http://themoderatevoice.com/33820/new-search-from-microsoft-bing-in-beta/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/33820/new-search-from-microsoft-bing-in-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-186571 GreenDreams Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:56:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=33820#comment-186571 This is indicative of M$ change of direction, somewhat belatedly, into 'cloud computing' or as their pricey spread in the current Wired says, 'virtualization'. With the failure of Vista, M$ tried to force their Windows base to upgrade by threatening to discontinue support for XP (my new computer has the XP Pro 'downgrade' installed, instead of the bad dog Vista). Enough of their base said 'no way; we'd sooner Linux' that they've backed down from the discontinuance and are racing to get the new Windows out to replace Vista. But layoffs at the company have mostly been from the Windows and Office divisions. They seem to get it that their wildly successful model is dying. When you can edit your Word document from anywhere, for free, on Google Docs, or on your home computer with the freeware Open Office, the $500 office suite just doesn't sell that well. This is indicative of M$ change of direction, somewhat belatedly, into 'cloud computing' or as their pricey spread in the current Wired says, 'virtualization'. With the failure of Vista, M$ tried to force their Windows base to upgrade by threatening to discontinue support for XP (my new computer has the XP Pro 'downgrade' installed, instead of the bad dog Vista). Enough of their base said 'no way; we'd sooner Linux' that they've backed down from the discontinuance and are racing to get the new Windows out to replace Vista. But layoffs at the company have mostly been from the Windows and Office divisions. They seem to get it that their wildly successful model is dying. When you can edit your Word document from anywhere, for free, on Google Docs, or on your home computer with the freeware Open Office, the $500 office suite just doesn't sell that well.

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/33820/new-search-from-microsoft-bing-in-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-186542 New Search from Microsoft: Bing in Beta | NhanLife Search Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:43:12 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=33820#comment-186542 [...] Original post by New Search from Microsoft: Bing in Beta [...] [...] Original post by New Search from Microsoft: Bing in Beta [...]

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