Microsoft WIndows 7 launch video
This is just so bad…so very, very atrocious.
The best office suite for people with no money and/or a deep unabiding hatred for Microsoft is available. Features include:
ODF 1.2 Support
Microsoft Office 2007 Import Filters
Solver component which allows solving optimization problems
Support for displaying custom error bars and regression equations
Improved Crop Feature in Draw and Impress
God help me, if only I could convince the higher-ups to switch over.
via TUAW
In what has to be one of the first apps to utilize the MS Virtual Earth software (why?) , ‘Nearby‘ strives to do what about 100 other apps are currently doing, which is to create a social network based on location.
Unfortunately, based on the initial tests, it’s not so great, much less social. Unless you are dead – in which case you’re in luck!

Expect the Google/Yahoo merger any day now…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Microsoft Corp. said Saturday it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Internet portal Yahoo Inc.
In a statement, Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) CEO Steve Ballmer said “After careful consideration, we believe the economics demanded by Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) do not make sense for us.”
via CNN
Microsoft is seriously investigating the prospect of opening a self-branded set of retail stores, according to a new claim. Alleged sources near Microsoft say that the company hopes to boost its brand by launching a retail chain that presents an ideal Microsoft experience, similar to Apple’s own outlets.
What the store is likely to contain is unknown, though the company is likely to promote Windows and its software. It may also use the strategy to tout its own hardware, including the Xbox 360, the Zune, and potentially its smaller peripherals.
This guy in the Electronista comment section got it mostly right:
If …
Ok, it’s obviously fake, but how could I *not* post it? You know you want it, don’t be shy.
Someone should tell him that April Fools is the 1st, not the 2nd…
Now that Apple has officially added Exchange/ActiveSync support to the iPhone, how long will it be before it becomes part of Apples Mail client?
Imagine synching iCal, Mail and Address Book with your company Exchange server and finally giving Entourage the kiss off.
I can hardly contain myself at the thought of losing that 900 lb. gorilla. Oh boy.
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