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...Redmond-based software giant has responded by deciding to stop offering Vista’s popular predecessor, Windows Experience (XP), for sale in retail and other channels. This move is not only a poorly concealed ploy to boost flagging Vista sales, but is also a policy that will hurt Microsoft in the long...
...overcome challenges, and the audience will hear about how each of these panelists overcame their own challenges,” said Khaire. Other panels on Sunday will include business leaders like the chairman of the U.S.-India Business Council, executives from Goldman Sachs, and a Bollywood director. Chairman of Microsoft India Ravi Venkatesan said he was excited to participate in one of the panels. “It’s exhilarating to interact with bright and passionate young minds and get them excited about the amazing opportunities unfolding in India,” Venkatesan said in a press release...
...field, how it was going to impact [Publicis'] business and why they needed to make an early major move into that field," says Messier. Since then, he points out, every large player has followed the trend: Google with DoubleClick, Yahoo! with Right Media, WPP with 24/7 Real Media, and Microsoft with aQuantive. "We were first in online. Publicis was the only major player to have made an acquisition in this field at less than three times turnover [sales], whereas Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft had to fight for the remaining acquisitions with multiples of 10 to 12 times turnover...
...never have too many porn mags...third time’s the charm? 7) “Anonymous” gossip bloggers—You don’t even have to get your facts straight! 8) Future billionaires—Got an idea for the next Facebook or Microsoft? Come to Harvard! (At least for a year or two). 9) Future Unabombers—Harvard promotes diversity; not everyone can be a handsome i-banker-in-training. 10) Folklore and Mythology concentrators—There’s a huge demand for Roman mythology experts in today?...
...what's the catch? While many of the free word processors, photo-editing programs and games lack the rich features of their retail counterparts--the word processor in Google Docs, for example, has just 11 fonts vs. the dozens in Microsoft Word--chances are you won't miss what's missing. After all, most people use only a small fraction of the features available. "Software went through a period where it got way too complex. We have a concept that focuses on simplicity," says Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google's free Web applications...