| Microsoft patch rate surged in second half of 2008 Microsoft was forced to pick up the patching pace in the second half of 2008, the company admitted Wednesday, as it fixed 67% more flaws and released 17% more security updates in the period than it had in the first six months of the year. Linux Foundation declares war on Windows FAT file system When TomTom settled with Microsoft over a patent turf dispute, it created some interesting repercussions. One of the technologies involved in the tussle was the ancient Windows FAT file system. Funny thing is, even though Microsoft moved away from FAT years ago (in favor of NTFS), tons of devices still use FAT, notes blogger John Carl Villanueva of APC Magazine. These include USB flash drives and memory cards in devices like cell phones, cameras, MP3 players. Linux operating systems that don't support FAT would become inoperable with FAT-based devices. Therefore, the Linux Foundation is declaring war on the FAT file system -- or if not an all-out war, than at least abandonment. Microsoft limits Windows 7 upgrade options for enterprises without maintenance contracts Microsoft will restrict Windows 7 "upgrade rights" for Vista and XP users to 25 machines at any single street address, meaning that larger companies will have to go through... President of Microsoft Business Division on Online Office Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division, spoke to attendees at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on the status of a fully web-based version of Microsoft Office, the business models for selling software on the Web and the company's efforts to make its products more interoperable. Office 14 Web Apps: Microsoft Takes on Google Docs, Netbooks The next version of Microsoft Office, code-named Office 14, will include lightweight but fully-functional versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that can run in a browser. Windows Azure: Microsoft banks on programmer loyalty Microsoft's long hold on power in the software industry has depended on its solid grip on developers. Programmers have written uncountable desktop and client/server applications over the decades that have ... Microsoft backs local carbon emission scheme tenderer Microsoft has signaled its support for carbon trading in Australia by announcing it will back Melbourne-based carbon technology management firm Tradeslot for its tender to implement and operate Australia's proposed ... ExMon: A Free Exchange Tool for Monitoring Individual Users! Ron Barrett, author of a Better Windows World blog, reviews Microsoft's newest adminstrative tool: Exmon. It helps in monitoring real-time usage, determines client patterns of usage, and in future planning for Exchange Server. Microsoft to spend up to $100M advertising Kumo, its new search engine Microsoft Subnet reports that Microsoft will reportedly spend $80 million to $100 million on a new advertising campaign to help hawk the new incarnation of Live Search known as Kumo, reports AdvertisingAge. Microsoft Risks Being Stuck in a Netbook Price War Netbook has become as trendy a word as "cloud" and analysts predict sales are will grow 65% this year from 2008's totals. But the netbook pricing game is getting complicated as OEMs try to simultaneously add features and keep prices down. The bad news for Microsoft? No matter whether the OEMs stick to $300 price points or push higher, Microsoft's overall profits are vulnerable, say industry analysts. They're going to have to start giving him frequent-flyer miles Microsoft Subnet reports how Charles Simonyi, a 21-year Microsoft veteran who helped Microsoft develop both Word and Excel, is a busy space traveler in just returning from his second trip to the International Space Station. April giveaways galore
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