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	Research buries Microsoft's Bing-vs.-Google claim Microsoft's claim that people prefer Bing over Google by a 2-to-1 margin in blind taste tests always smelled fishy, but now a Yale professor and his students have shown it to be pure marketing malarkey by conducting their own survey ... and they did it using Microsoft's tool of choice. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel® Failover Cluster VRTX Deployment Guide The new Dell PowerEdge VRTX shared infrastructure offers a compact solution for small businesses or remote offices that is easy to configure, streamlines management and maintenance, and provides all necessary hardware resources in one spot. Read now! In this Issue Maybe Windows 7 isn't growing faster than Windows 8 New 'white spaces' research from Microsoft and China makes it easier to find vacant spectrum Evernote Touch vs. Microsoft OneNote Not even Microsofties trust Microsoft's approach to privacy Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he's in line to replace Ballmer Windows 8 brushes up against 10% user share mark Public release of IE exploit could spark widespread attacks Office Store app developers can now charge subscriptions Microsoft steers same strategic course in Surface do-over WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications View the new eBook: Evolution of the Ethernet Brocade and IDG bring you this exclusive eBook exploring the impact of today's IT and Data Center challenges on your network. With a focus on Ethernet Fabric, use this eBook to start your evolution toward a flatter, less complex and more agile network architecture—an architecture ready for the future. View Now Maybe Windows 7 isn't growing faster than Windows 8 Another month has ended, and everyone is breathlessly awaiting the latest Net Applications numbers to show what an abject failure Windows 8 continues to be. Well, they got their wish. But the numbers only tell half the story of the idiosyncrasies of the Internet. Read More New 'white spaces' research from Microsoft and China makes it easier to find vacant spectrum Identifying and using vacant "white space" spectrum for Wi-Fi may get simpler, more efficient, and cheaper thanks to a new project by Microsoft and a team of Chinese researchers. Read More Evernote Touch vs. Microsoft OneNote Which apps works better on Windows 8 touchscreens? Read More WHITE PAPER: FICO Deliver Customer Value with Big Data Analytics Big Data requires that companies adopt a different method in understanding today's consumer. Read this white paper to learn why Big Data is not just another passing trend. Learn more. Not even Microsofties trust Microsoft's approach to privacy Microsoft's former privacy chief says he no longer trusts Microsoft because of privacy concerns. He won't even use the software anymore. Read More Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman A trio of the top 20 investors in Microsoft, anxious about the selection of the company's next CEO, have asked the board to push Bill Gates out of his chairman's spot, according to a report by Reuters. Read More Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he's in line to replace Ballmer Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumors. Read More WHITE PAPER: AppNetta & NewRelic The Application Performance Management Challenge Web and mobile applications have a large number of moving parts, composed of multiple applications, running on different servers, and crossing multiple networks to respond to end-users. All it takes is one slow application, process or network to impact the end-user's response time, leading to unhappy end-users and decreased productivity. View Now Windows 8 brushes up against 10% user share mark Windows 8 powered almost 10% of all devices running Microsoft's OSes last month, even as its uptake pace slowed, according to analytics company Net Applications today. Read More Public release of IE exploit could spark widespread attacks An exploit for a vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer and has yet to be patched by Microsoft has been integrated into the open-source Metasploit penetration testing tool, a move that might spur an increasing number of attacks targeting the flaw. Read More Office Store app developers can now charge subscriptions Microsoft is adding subscription pricing for apps in its Office Store, besides opening eight new store fronts. Read More Microsoft steers same strategic course in Surface do-over Microsoft's refreshed Surface 2 tablets, which the company unveiled last week and will start selling Oct. 22, illustrate that Microsoft has not changed its ongoing strategy in mobile, analysts said. Read More
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