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	Microsoft won't guarantee buy-not-rent Office for next decade Microsoft took a swipe at long-time partner Adobe for the latter's wholesale shift to rent-not-buy software subscriptions, and along the way seemed to promise it would Office as old-school perpetual licenses for the next 10 years. A day later, however, Microsoft declined to put that in stone. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Adopt SDNs without Losing Network Control Riverbed Technology and VMware have joined forces to help address these problems and make it easy to deploy and manage VXLAN overlay networks in highly virtualized data centers. Learn more. In this Issue Start button's return to Windows 8? Probably, but there's no guarantee Five issues Microsoft must fix in Office Web Apps Inside the i-mate Intelegent, the audacious phone that runs Windows 8 Windows Blue preview due at end of June Windows chief's comments hint at a desktop resurgence in Windows Blue $300M investment in Nook delivers next to nothing for Microsoft Last place you want to see a Windows error message: Las Vegas hotel elevator, 20th floor Windows 8 tip: Restore the merge-folders option Microsoft: What are people really asking for when they ask for a Start button? Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo WHITE PAPER: 8x8 What Phone Features Should Every Small Business Have? In this this informative eBook, USA TODAY small business columnist Steve Strauss explains in plain English why VoIP is such a good idea for small business and shows how the many powerful, affordable features available from 8x8 can make your business more efficient. Read Now. Start button's return to Windows 8? Probably, but there's no guarantee Microsoft's head of Windows development came close to promising that the iconic Start button would return to the Windows 8 desktop, but never made a guarantee. Read More Five issues Microsoft must fix in Office Web Apps I'm all in with Microsoft. I've got Windows 8 running on my primary work machine, I subscribe to Office 365 Home Premium , and I use almost every online consumer service that the company offers. Read More Inside the i-mate Intelegent, the audacious phone that runs Windows 8 Two months ago, everything about i-mate's Intelegent Windows 8 phone screamed vaporware. Today, the handset is back, with specs that suggest it's very much real. Shoot, PCWorld has even seen videos of it in action. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Best Practices for the Hyperconverged Enterprise Network Hyperconvergence is defined as the state of a network that follows the adoption of modern computing initiatives. Now organizations can embrace each and every modern computing initiative with confidence, and build a hyperconverged enterprise network into strategic corporate asset by implementing WAN optimization best practices. View Now Windows Blue preview due at end of June Microsoft plans to release a preview version of Windows 8's update, code-named Windows Blue, at the end of June, according to Julie Larson-Green, a corporate vice president in charge of the OS's development. Read More Windows chief's comments hint at a desktop resurgence in Windows Blue Don't give up hope just yet, all ye desktop faithful. Read More $300M investment in Nook delivers next to nothing for Microsoft Microsoft has gotten little from a 2012 investment of $300 million with Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it's poised to reap some rewards as it and its partners start to ship smaller tablets. 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Read More Windows 8 tip: Restore the merge-folders option Recently I told you how to take advantage of Windows 8's cool new file-copy feature. What I didn't mention was a small, but potentially significant, change in the way Windows 8 handles certain folder-copy functions. Read More Microsoft: What are people really asking for when they ask for a Start button? Microsoft sold more than 100 million licenses for Windows 8, keeping up with Windows 7 sales at the six month mark. In June, people who have Windows 8 will be able to preview Windows Blue. Read More Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo Microsoft has extended a search revenue guarantee agreement with Yahoo for one more year, amid reports that the Internet company is trying to break its 10-year agreement with Microsoft. Read More
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