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Microsoft denies extending Windows XP support for China
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-03-04 01:10
On Monday, Microsoft China made statements on a Chinese social network that have been misinterpreted in reports in the West. Microsoft in Redmond told ZDNet that they are not extending support for Windows XP in China.
Microsoft translates the actual language used in the post as:
Microsoft China has taken special actions to closely work with leading Chinese internet security and anti-virus companies including Tencent for them to provide security protection for Chinese Windows XP users before they upgrade to modern operating system.
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Two top Microsoft executives reportedly quitting after CEO shakeup
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-03 00:45
Microsoft's internal reorganization after the ascension of Satya Nadella to the CEO role continues. Tony Bates, the company's executive vice president for business development and evangelism, and Tami Reller, its marketing chief, are both leaving the company, according to Re/code. The moves are expected to be announced next week.
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Microsoft misjudges customer loyalty with kill-XP plea
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-03 00:35
Microsoft grossly overestimated the loyalty of those it thought were its most steadfast customers when it asked for their help in getting friends and family members to dump Windows XP, a corporate communications expert said Friday.
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Microsoft giving 100GB of OneDrive storage to Bing Rewards members
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2014-02-28 00:37
When Microsoft was forced to change the name of its cloud storage from SkyDrive, many people thought it was unfair -- myself included. After all, SkyTV is an entirely different product. But oh well, what's done is done. Truth be told, I like the OneDrive name better; it was a blessing in disguise.
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Microsoft ships Office 2013 SP1 the old-fashioned way
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-02-27 03:30
Microsoft delivered the first service pack for Office 2013 on Tuesday, making good on a promise last year to ship the update in early 2014 and synchronizing its release with prior editions' initial service packs.
Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was accompanied by similar updates for Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013, the two most important server-side products that tie in with Office in enterprises.
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