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# Patent confirmed in Microsoft XML fight
[07.29.2010 - 08:43am] - www.guardian.co.uk
In a statement to the press, Microsoft public affairs director Kevin Kutz said: "We continue to believe there are important matters of patent law that still need to be properly addressed and we are considering our options going forward." [...more]

# Microsoft Cries Foul Over Google Tie-up With Yahoo Japan
[07.28.2010 - 08:54am] - www.pcworld.com
Yahoo Japan's decision to replace Microsoft with Google as its main search partner has been met with protest from Microsoft, which called the deal "anticompetitive." [...more]

# Windows Phone 7 misses big-business support tools
[07.27.2010 - 08:45am] - www.theregister.co.uk
Microsoft's re-reinvention of Windows Mobile risks hurting Windows Phone 7's widespread adoption by large companies. [...more]

# Yahoo Japan switches to Google search
[07.27.2010 - 08:45am] - news.cnet.com
If there was any doubt that Yahoo Japan is separate from Yahoo in the United States, let this dispel it: Yahoo Japan has signed a deal to use Google's search engine rather than Microsoft's. [...more]

# Intel and Nokia's MeeGo Linux gets car boost
[07.26.2010 - 08:44am] - www.theregister.co.uk
Nokia and Intel's MeeGo mobile Linux effort has been given a leg up in cars. Car-industry alliance GENIVI has officially chosen MeeGo as the reference release for its In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. [...more]

# Virus writers are picking up new Microsoft attack
[07.23.2010 - 08:51am] - www.computerworld.com
As each new variant of the attack pops up, it adds pressure on Microsoft to patch the underlying vulnerability. Microsoft's next set of security patches is due Aug. 10, but if enough customers get infected, the company may be forced to rush out an emergency patch for the issue. [...more]

# Microsoft Windows flaw may put critical infrastructure at risk
[07.23.2010 - 08:50am] - www.guardian.co.uk
Critical infrastructure including power grids and manufacturing plants is at risk from a newly discovered flaw in Microsoft Windows that researchers warn has already been exploited by hackers. [...more]

# Cybercrime: one in 10 computers vulnerable to attack
[07.23.2010 - 08:50am] - www.telegraph.co.uk
The software targets known vulnerabilites, primarily in older versions of Microsoft’s web browser. Internet Explorer 6 alone accounted for one-third of all infections. [...more]

# Asus dumps Windows for its tablet
[07.21.2010 - 08:43am] - www.theinquirer.net
TAIWANESE ELECTRONICS HOUSE Asustek has ditched Windows in favour of Google's Android operating system on its Eeepad tablet. [...more]

# Technology Rivals Lobby to Break Microsoft’s Hold
[07.19.2010 - 08:49am] - www.nytimes.com
A European plan to advise governments on software purchases has set off a lobbying battle this summer between the U.S. software giant Microsoft and its rivals Google, I.B.M., Red Hat and Oracle over a set of guidelines that could redefine the competitive landscape for proprietary and open-source software. [...more]

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