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Windows Strata?

Long Zheng is reporting that Microsoft added 8 sessions for something called Windows Strata to their public PDC 2008 sessions list . Interesting. But I don’t see it there now, suggesting that Microsoft inadvertently let the cat out of the bag: Is Windows Strata the name of Microsoft’s upcoming cloud...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-08-2008
Picking a Microsoft document sync solution

Obviously this is fodder for a future article, but here's a mile-high view of Microsoft's three document sync solutions. Right now, the company makes three: Live Mesh (pre-beta "technical preview") Windows Live FolderShare Beta SyncToy 2.0 For starters, they're all free. The first...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-14-2008
FY09 Strategic Update

Only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could send such an important message out and give it a subject line that boring. But you'll want to read this one. I've highlighted some bits I feel are particularly interesting. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: Microsoft–All Employees...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-25-2008
Microsoft to load HP PCs with crapware

So… Let me see if I’m parsing this one correctly. In the buildup to Windows Vista, Microsoft complained that PC makers were putting too much crapware on their PCs, thereby ruining the "user experience" of Windows for new users. "We can't do anything about it because it would be illegal...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-03-2008
Bill Gates talks Windows 7 ... Again

I want to qualify what I'm about to describe here with the following: Bill Gates is leaving (full-time) Microsoft. Soon. I get the feeling he doesn't necessarily ever accurately describe what's going on at the company. For example, he was recently (mis)quoted as saying that Windows 7 would...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-14-2008
What might have been: A look back at Microsoft/Yahoo! coverage in WinInfo

Well, it looks like Microsoft's attempt at a hostile takeover of Yahoo! is over. And really, thank God for that one: Yahoo! is the tech equivalent of a bad loan, something that would have come back to bite Microsoft sooner rather than later. So while it's unclear what the future holds--I'm...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-04-2008
Go figure ... Joel doesn't get Live Mesh

While I agree with part of Joel Spolsky's take on Live Mesh, overall it's pretty clear he just doesn't get it : Ray Ozzie's big achievement arrives and what is it? (drumroll...) Microsoft Live Mesh. The future of everything. Microsoft is "moving into the cloud." And what is...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-01-2008
The Great Windows Collapse of 2011

I've gotten a lot email this week about the over-hyped Gartner report that said, essentially, that Windows is collapsing under its own weight. My reaction to this is two-fold. Before we get to that, here's a typical story about this report from ZD's Larry Dignan, who, I'm happy to report...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-12-2008

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