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Microsoft is fiercely competitive, but the field is more challenging. Microsoft is competing with Google on search via its Bing effort and Apple in the mobile market. Meanwhile, the software giant is positioning its wares for cloud computing with software and services. The company's two cash cows---operating systems and the Office productivity suite---are performing well.
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Line-of-business application developers -- including those working at Microsoft -- have two possible paths to follow to make their Metro-style apps Windows 8 compatible.
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How might Microsoft deliver the four Office 15 apps that the company is promising to "include" with Windows 8 on ARM tablets and PCs? Here are my best guesses as to how it could happen.
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The joint venture created by Microsoft and GE Healthcare late last year, now known officially as Caradigm, is moving forward with products and plans.
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Whatever happened to all those Microsoft incubators, the research-product group mash-ups known as the Labs?
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New Microsoft Office University product comes with tougher verification rules
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Microsoft gets it right with Windows 8 on ARM, and why Apple should be worried
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Microsoft gets specific about Windows on ARM, or Windows Lite
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Microsoft: Windows 8 on ARM to 'include' some Office 15 apps
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Microsoft: Windows 8 on ARM to launch simultaneously with Windows 8 on Intel
Windows 8 on ARM devices will ship simultaneously with Windows 8 on x86/x64 PCs, Microsoft officials said.
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Microsoft's plan to bring its ERP users slowly but surely to the cloud
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to host its ERP products on Azure, but isn't rushing users to make the jump.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview due February 29: why it's not called beta
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