Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Microsoft buys 2% of FaceBook !!
OK - it’s official. After weeks (months?) of speculation, Microsoft and Facebook today announced a deal in which Microsoft has taken a 2% stake in Facebook for a cool $240 million. Doing the math suggests a current valuation for the social network enfant terrible of $15 billion. The deal opens up additional ad sales opportunities for the Microsoft ad sales team in international Facebook properties which are now (or about) come online.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Microsoft Offers IE7 to all, Pirates Included
From the moment it released IE7 almost a year ago, Microsoft has restricted the browser to users who can prove they own a legitimate copy of the operating system. Before Microsoft allows the browser to download, it runs the user's PC through a Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation test, a prime part of XP's antipiracy software.
When it instituted the requirement in 2006, Microsoft said rights to IE7 was one of the rewards for being legal. It changed its mind Thursday, saying the move is in users' best interest.
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