| Why Microsoft Should Buy Facebook Facebook is in trouble and Microsoft can solve those troubles, at least for now, by taking over the company. Yes, it is hard to believe that a company growing as rapidly as Facebook is growing should be in trouble, but it is. 3 Reasons Why Microsoft's App Store Will Thrive Microsoft's plans for its mobile application store just may change the way consumers look at apps and the Windows Mobile operating system. Not only has Microsoft changed contentious policies still enacted in Google and Apple's respective app stores, it has partnered with some of the most popular contemporary content providers and introduced original strategies for businesses. Here are three major reasons why I think Microsoft could blow its competition out of the water. Microsoft to Buy Sun Microsystems (spoof alert) Glenn Weadock wrote in his Microsoft Subnet blog that a highly-placed source in Redmond hinted to me that Microsoft is planning to undercut the IBM deal and buy Sun itself. April Fool's joke or not? Where is Microsoft's booth at VoiceCon? Instead of a flashy booth at VoiceCon, Joe Schurman notes that Microsoft put its money to better use by bringing in top voice program management teams to talk up its place in the voice marketplace. While it was a bold move to not have a booth, everyone was thankful for the comfy chairs in its stead! Microsoft says phones are bad Microsoft used its VoiceCon Orlando keynote today to attack the desk phone and traditional telephony vendors in general as a hindrance to cost savings that... Windows server targets branch, small office users Microsoft Wednesday rounded out its server lineup for small and midsized businesses by releasing Windows Foundations. TomTom caves, will pay Microsoft license fees; may force more open source patents Microsoft Subnet reports that GPS navigation device vendor TomTom has agreed to settle its lawsuit with Microsoft by paying Microsoft license fees. Financial terms were not disclosed. The patents at the center of Microsoft's infringement claims involved technologies found in a version of the Linux OS that TomTom's portable devices run on. Free Microsoft Developer Tools for High School and College Students Microsoft Subnet blogger Randy Muller has found a program from Microsoft for high school and college students looking to get into the programming field. Microsoft slates May date for Windows 7 RC download Microsoft will issue a public release candidate of Windows 7 in May, according to the company's Web site. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Courses All about Microsoft certifications blogger Randy Muller lists the new courses recently released by Microsoft Learning - covering Windows Server 2008, and the much anticipated Windows 7. Reach Out And Touch Windows 7 Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley gets all touchy-feely with Windows 7 by uncovering the added support for touch user interfaces. WS2008 Server Core registry hacks, Part II Becauser Server Core lacks GUI admin tools, you'll need to get creative when modifying registry settings. Microsoft Subnet blogger Glenn Weadock offers some secret tricks. Give your Outlook the power it deserves! Ron Barrett is constantly scouring the Web looking for new exciting tools for Windows that make things work faster, more efficiently and if possible make sitting at your computer all day a bit fun! He has found it in Xobni. Charter Communications goes Chapter 11; establishes millions in exec bonuses Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's cable company, Charter Communications, has filed for bankruptcy to clean up $8 billion in debt. That didn't stop it from planning more than $9 million in bonuses for executives, reports Microsoft Subnet. April giveaways galore
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