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Mary-Jo Foley

Mary-Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 25 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline. She has kept close tabs on Microsoft strategy, products and technologies for the past 10 years. In the late 1990s, she penned the award-winning "At The Evil Empire" column for ZDNet, and more recently the Microsoft Watch blog for Ziff Davis.

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About All About Microsoft

Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley's blog covers the products, people and strategies that make Microsoft tick.

  • One of Windows Server 2012's secret weapons: Hyper-V Replica

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 21, 2012, 6:00am PDT

    There are more than 300 new features coming in Windows Server 2012. One worth noting is Hyper-V Replica. Here’s why.

  • Microsoft's shifting priorities: It's about time

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 18, 2012, 6:00am PDT

    I’ve asked a few illustrious members of the worldwide Microsoft community to share their insights via guest posts on a variety of topics — from Windows Phone, to Hyper-V.

  • Windows 8: Does Metro actually work?

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 17, 2012, 6:00am PDT

    Using Microsoft’s Metro technology in Windows 8 is like going to a flashy restaurant where your plate is delivered with a tiny morsel of food in the middle, but the rest of the plate is...

  • Group policy update comes to Windows 8

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 16, 2012, 6:00am PDT

    The new Group Policy Update feature in Windows 8 could be a real time-saver for IT admins. Here’s how it works.

  • Get ready for Microsoft's coming UK price increase

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 15, 2012, 6:00am PDT

    Starting July 1, Microsoft’s raising substantially the prices it will be charging its UK business customers for software and services. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Why Microsoft’s Open Data Protocol matters

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 14, 2012, 6:37am PDT

    Microsoft’s newest version of the Open Data Protocol (OData) is something both developers and IT managers should check out.

  • Microsoft announces its latest Bing search overhaul plans

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 10, 2012, 2:15pm PDT

    The latest Bing update, coming to U.S. users soon, includes a less-cluttered results page, plus new social features displayed in a three-column layout.

  • When is a version of Windows not Windows?

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 10, 2012, 6:52am PDT

    Mozilla and Google are just now complaining about Microsoft’s design decisions with Windows RT. But Microsoft’s response seems a bit flimsy.

  • Microsoft quietly rolls out Silverlight 5.1

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 9, 2012, 5:59am PDT

    Microsoft made available for download Silverlight 5.1 on May 8. Here’s what’s included in this minor update.

  • Microsoft: We have 'high tens of thousands' of Azure customers

    By Mary Jo Foley | May 8, 2012, 2:47pm PDT

    Microsoft is planning to host Dynamics CRM on Azure, according to a Microsoft Azure VP. And the expected Linux on Azure capability sounds like it is still on the roadmap, too.

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