It is an old news now and to be honest I know that very well. So far, a lot has been said and written on this sad incident, the youngest Microsoft professional Arfa Kareem died last week. I should have responded to this news earlier this week but I am purposefully writing about it now. [...]
“If the stock market is not going to reverse on these results tomorrow, then we do have a problem.”-Tal Liani, analyst at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, speaking on Wednesday’s Cisco conference call.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) after the close yesterday posted stunningly good results for its January quarter, and provided April quarter guidance that was way above [...]
Browser wars are back. Where Internet Explorer came out victorious in the first battle of the browser giants, it might not remain the leader by the end of this year. What side are you on?
Listing down the most anticipated games of Fall 2009!
Yesterday, Yahoo and Microsoft finally announced the big deal that would transform their “search platforms into a market competitor.” Microsoft will power Yahoo Search, while Yahoo gets a revenue sharing agreement. How did Wall Street react? While Microsoft investors and shareholders had a mildly positive reaction to the deal, Yahoo shares sunk. By billions [...]
Last month we wrote about OffiSync, a powerful plugin that directly ties Microsoft Office to Google Docs, allowing you to save your desktop files to the cloud automatically. Since launch the plugin has fared quite well, with over 50,000 downloads. And today it’s releasing a new version that could prove immensely useful for those of [...]
Laloo Prasad sent his Bio Data - to apply for a post in
Microsoft Corporation, USA…
A few days later he got this reply:
Dear Mr. Laloo Prasad,
You do not meet our requirements.
Please do not send any further correspondence.
No phone call shall be entertained.
Thanks
Bill Gates.
Laloo Prasad jumped with joy on receiving this reply.
He arranged a press conference:
“Bhaiyon aur [...]
Google is to search what Kleenex is to tissues. Even if you’re in the habit of using another search engine like Yahoo to look up something online, you probably say you “Googled” it because everyone knows what you mean. Microsoft Corp. is hoping you’ll change your habits and start “Binging” for that which you once [...]
I watched the unveiling of Microsoft’s Bing at AllThingsD yesterday, and was way more impressed than I expected. Of course, I should have known: Basically, it was Powerset repotted in fertile soil with lots of nutrients… I was an investor in Powerset, and it was a gratifying moment: like seeing your kid up on stage [...]
Well, the software giant of the universe has followed the footprints of yet another giant Oracle in banning it’s software to be used in US-specified so-called rogue countries: Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
According to ZDNET, Microsoft is confirming that it is cutting off Windows Live Messenger service for users in five countries that [...]
