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Microsoft: MD5 hack poses no major threats to users
Microsoft said the disclosure that researchers have found a way to spoof the digital certificates that secure many Web sites doesn't significantly increase the dangers faced by Internet users.
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Survey: Amazon, Netflix tops at satisfying online holiday shoppers
Out of 40 online retailers, only Amazon.com and Netflix scored above 80 on a 100-point customer satisfaction scale during the holiday shopping season, according to research firm Foresee Results.
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Downloads of pirated Windows 7 beta candidate soar
Searches on BitTorrent sites show that thousands of systems are now pulling pirated copies of a new Windows 7 build that Microsoft identifies as a beta candidate.
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Microsoft and Google execs donate $450,000 to the Obama inauguration
When President-elect Obama is inaugurated in the next few weeks, he'll have current and former Microsoft executives and their wives to thank for the bash --- they've donated in excess of $300,000. Google execs have dug deep into their pockets as well, and have given $150,000. I've got the list of donors and details in my blog.
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Google's woes extend to Microsoft's backyard
Google's attempt to make a big move into Microsoft's backyard appear to be failing --- because of Google's economic woes, the company has been forced to try and sublease one entire building and part of another in its Kirkland, Washington campus, just up the street from Microsoft headquarters.
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Logic, shmogic, we've got a procedure
This company's wired network is being upgraded, so pilot fish has a pretty good idea what's wrong when she comes in one morning and she can't connect.
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Google Apps: Still Second Banana to Microsoft Office
Critics, including me, have berated Microsoft for being slow to move Office to the Web. But the truth is, Google Apps is so far behind Microsoft Office that when Microsoft launches a Web-based version of Office later this year, Google Apps still won't be a blip on the radar
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