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Windows Phone 8 Ads Show That Microsoft Needs To Recruit New Customers ...
Huffington Post
In a new series of videos posted on YouTube Monday, Microsoft rep Ben Rudolph hits the streets and pitches Windows Phone 8 individually to iPhone and Android lovers, in an effort to convince them that their phones are just terrible. For example ...
Oprah Tweets Love for Microsoft Surface (from an iPad)
TIME
"Gotta say love that SURFACE! Have bought 12 already for Christmas gifts. #FavoriteThings," the talk show host tweeted to more than 14.8 million followers on Nov. 18. The controversial tweet, noticed by Zagg and The Next Web early on, has received more ...

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Skype updates Android app with Microsoft log-in
CNET (blog)
Skype released a new app for Android devices today, and the update boasts a new design for tablets, the ability to sign in and merge with a Microsoft account, and better audio. This is the 3.0 version of Skype, a popular choice for video chatting and ...
Microsoft Announces New VP of International Research
All Things Digital
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the company has hired Jeanette Wing to lead Microsoft Research International, the company's applied computing research arm, spanning 13 offices globally with more than 850 PhD researchers in the organization.
Microsoft Empowers Children Worldwide, Inspires 1 Million Facebook Likes
Huffington Post (blog)
The digital divide has arguably never been greater: only 25 percent of the world's inhabitants were online as of 2011, and even the U.K., the world's 12th most technologically advanced nation, 16 million people lack basic digital skills. Throughout the ...
Hmmm, really? Oprah tweets her love for Microsoft's Surface... using an iPad
Daily Mail
Oprah Winfrey has been vocal about her love for Microsoft's new Surface tablet, claiming earlier this month that it was one of her favourite things. But that didn't stop the chat show queen sending a tweet claiming she'd bought 12 as Christmas gifts ...

Daily Mail
BLASPHEMY: Gandalf Exploited to Shill for Microsoft Phones
Betabeat
The Next Web reports that Gandalf–an absolutely critical figure in most nerds' adolescences, the motherfucking Merlin of the 20th century–has been pimped out to promote Microsoft's line of Windows Phones: Microsoft has partnered with Wunderman to ...

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Microsoft Wants To Power The Internet With Farts, Basically
Uproxx
OK, so it's not technically "farts" so much, but it might as well be. Microsoft wants to power the data centers of the future, the beating heart of the Internet by, among other things, letting your feces rot and give off methane. This is also how ...
Fuzzy math: VMware cost calculator can show Microsoft is cheaper
Network World
Network World - Which is cheaper: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or VMware vSphere 5.1? Well, that depends on who's doing the math. A Microsoft general manager recently wrote a blog post pointing out that a cost calculator on VMware's website shows ...
Microsoft Uses Hobbit Characters To Market Windows Phone
Fast Company
Microsoft is to buddy up with Gandalf to market its Phone brand. The partnership, with Warner Bros, the studio behind The Hobbit, which opens next month, will cover print, digital and outdoor advertising in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany. We're ...
Alabama Department of Education and Microsoft Announce New Statewide ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Alabama's Microsoft IT Academy will provide opportunities for students to earn certifications in Microsoft product areas, such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. This program will be available in all high schools statewide and ...
German city dumps OpenOffice and switches to Microsoft
PC Advisor
A majority of the city council in Freiburg, Germany, has voted in favor of ditching the open source suite OpenOffice to return to Microsoft Office after severe problems and complaints from employees. Related Articles. German city says OpenOffice ...
Microsoft knew Kin phones were terrible before launch, according to leaked videos
VentureBeat
Judging from the timestamps, the testing occurred in December 2009, several months before Microsoft launched the phones and killed them after just 48 days on the market. The Kin phones were Microsoft's clumsy attempt at building a hip phone line for kids.

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