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BizSpark - Microsoft loves startups, too

November 5, 2008 14:59 by brandon
Microsoft made a formal announcement about BizSPpark today.  From their web site: Microsoft® BizSpark™ is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources when they need it the most: Basically, Microsoft is doing a solid for startups b... [More]

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PDC 2008 Day 3: Microsoft Research in the 21st century

October 29, 2008 06:00 by brandon
This morning's keynote speech started with one of those tingly-feel-good Microsoft Research commercials.  You know, the type of advertisement that really makes you believe that Microsoft can change the world.  This seemed very suitable, as the first speaker of the day was Rick Rashid, Sr... [More]

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PDC 2008 Day 2: I'm a PC

October 28, 2008 09:14 by brandon
Ray Ozzie opened PDC day 2 with a second keynote presentation -- today it's all about the PC, Windows and how much the Desktop has changed daily work and life.  Ozzie's speech was really about the ubiquity of personal computing, and how Microsoft will continue it's commitment to delivering the ... [More]

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Use your Mac Pro. Get cancer.

October 1, 2008 16:21 by brandon
This ought to get the Apple fanboys going.  The Libération of France has reported that a smell emitted by Apple's Mac Pro desktop line of computers is caused by a combination of toxins.  Turns out after some analysis, one of those is benzene, which is well known to cause leukemia.  Of... [More]

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Should Apple's marketing wizards work in politics?

September 19, 2008 09:29 by brandon
I'm beginning to think so.  I don't actually own an iPhone.  After all, I don't write software for any Apple products, and if I did I don't think I'd feel comfortable giving 30% of the revenue back to the mothership.  Hell, that feels downright communist to me, s... [More]

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