Archive for the ‘Windows Live’ Category
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Microsoft execs don't miss any opportunity to claim that Microsoft is one of the biggest innovators in the tech world. Officials routinely cite Microsoft's multi-billion annual research and development spending as proof that Microsoft is an Innovator (with a capital "I").
As I note in Microsoft 2.0, R&D spending doesn't necessarily ...
Posted in Office, Research, Windows Live | 3 Comments »
Monday, April 28th, 2008
When Microsoft began rolling out its primarily consumer-focused Windows Live service line-up, there seemed to be little rhyme or reason to the company’s plans. Enter Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live Experience. In 2007, Jones, along with colleagues David Treadwell, Corporate Vice President of Live Platform Services, and ...
Posted in Cloud Computing, Live Mesh, Office, Supporting Documentation, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Live | 2 Comments »
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
When Microsoft began rolling out its primarily consumer-focused Windows Live service line-up, there seemed to be little rhyme or reason to the company's plans. Enter Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live Experience. In 2007, Jones, along with colleagues David Treadwell, Corporate Vice President of Live Platform Services, and ...
Posted in Cloud Computing, Supporting Documentation, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Live | 16 Comments »
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Twice a year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was known for going off on sequestered "Think Weeks" to read papers submitted by Microsoft employees with ideas for new products and technologies which they believed Microsoft should be considering, going forward.
In the early Microsoft days, these papers were secret. But in the ...
Posted in Cloud Computing, Supporting Documentation, Windows Live | 5 Comments »
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
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You've come to the right place if you are looking for the book site/blog that is meant to complement the book Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era. The book is due out in early May 2008 from John Wiley & Sons, just a couple ...
Posted in Cloud Computing, Live Mesh, Windows 7 | No Comments »