Why Microsoft's anti-iPad strategy will backfire

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	Why Microsoft's anti-iPad strategy will backfire It appears that Microsoft has concluded that for Windows to survive, the iPad has to lose. This mindset will only make Windows, Office, and SharePoint less relevant to users. Read More WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how In this Issue Google and Microsoft: A race for the bottom Microsoft revamps UI on Visual Studio IDE upgrade Windows Live's demise creates Windows 8 problems Windows 8 won't be able to play DVDs Windows 8 contacts cache exposes personal data WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud - Learn How! This white paper discusses how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, & run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Learn More! Google and Microsoft: A race for the bottom Who should be more ashamed: Google for Wi-Fi spying or Microsoft for general ineptitude? Cringely readers weigh in. Read More Microsoft revamps UI on Visual Studio IDE upgrade Microsoft is making changes to the user interface for the planned Visual Studio 11 IDE, which impact coloring, icon usability, and application of the Metro look and feel. Read More Windows Live's demise creates Windows 8 problems Unless the Metro apps turn out to be a lot more powerful than what's on offer right now, Windows 8 will be an even harder sell. Read More Windows 8 won't be able to play DVDs Microsoft says users must pay for a Windows Media Center add-in to Windows 8 Pro if they want to play video DVDs, citing codec costs as the reason. Read More Windows 8 contacts cache exposes personal data New Windows 8 Forensics Guide shows how a lingering cache of automatically collected contacts are stored unencrypted on a Windows 8 client. Read More
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