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NORAD switches to Bing Maps to help you track Santa’s journey on Christmas Eve Google apparently hasn’t been naughty in Santa’s eyes, but Microsoft must have been pretty nice. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, will switch from using Google Maps to Bing Maps to track Santa Claus on […]
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Steve Ballmer’s Nightmare Is Coming True Almost one year ago today, we laid out the nightmare scenario for Microsoft (MSFT) that could lead to its business collapsing. After laying it all out, we concluded, “Fortunately for Microsoft, none of this is going to happen.” We were wrong. A lot changed […]
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Security firms warn of spreading Windows AutoRun malware Antivirus vendors are warning customers of a spreading malware that can infect computers through a well-known bug in the Windows AutoRun software used to automatically launch programs on a DVD or USB device. The significant increase in infection is curious because Windows […]
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In certain configurations, Windows Server 2012 is cheaper than vSphere Which is cheaper: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or VMware vSphere 5.1? Well, that depends on who’s doing the math. A Microsoft general manager recently wrote a blog post pointing out that a cost calculator on VMware’s website shows that if […]
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IT jobs on the other side of the cloud As companies turn increasingly toward the cloud, corporate IT staffers wonder if the grass is greener working for a service provider. Jake Robinson remembers the day when he really understood what it means to work on “the other side of the […]
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Analysis Why SmartGlass is Microsoft’s killer app The launch of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system was an unprecedented moment for the industry giant. It is, after all, the first major version of Windows to be built from the ground up with smartphones and tablets in mind rather than being […]