Microsoft's worst third quarter ever

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April 24, 2009
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In this issue:

1. IT Blogwatch: Microsoft's worst third quarter ever

2. Preston Gralla: Apple: We think netbooks are junk

3. Lisa Hoover: The newcomer's guide to social networking

4. Jeff Boles: Shootout with TwinStrata: Google Apps or Microsoft Office

5. Robert L. Mitchell: Vonage: How to get two "lines" for the price of one

6. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The fall of Microsoft

7. Mike Elgan: Earth Class Fail

8. Mitch Betts: Cloud computing: How to decide 'when to cloud'

9. Shark Tank: That would explain it

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IT Blogwatch: Microsoft's worst third quarter ever

In Friday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft suffer its first ever
drop in revenue. Not to mention fun with auto-tuning...
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Preston Gralla: Apple: We think netbooks are junk

Rumors may be rife that Apple is hard at work on a netbook, but you couldn't
tell that from what Chief Operating Office Tim Cook said in yesterday's earnings
call. But even though he essentially called netbooks junk, expect to see a
netbook-like product from Apple.
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Lisa Hoover: The newcomer's guide to social networking

If you're thinking of signing up for Twitter or Facebook to give your company a
competitive edge, what I'm about to say may surprise you. Before you wade
hip-deep into the social networking waters, make sure you need to be there in
the first place.
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Jeff Boles: Shootout with TwinStrata: Google Apps or Microsoft Office

The hidden costs of cloud computing. There is always lots of buzz around Google
Apps availability and the tradeoffs versus Microsoft Office. TwinStrata throws
out an interesting analysis, built from real infrastructure metrics.
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Robert L. Mitchell: Vonage: How to get two "lines" for the price of one

Here's how Vonage customers can use one telephone number at two different
locations without moving equipment - or paying additional monthly fees.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The fall of Microsoft

Believe it Microsoft fan-boys. Microsoft's decline is starting to look like a
dive.
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Mike Elgan: Earth Class Fail

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Mitch Betts: Cloud computing: How to decide 'when to cloud'

Some say cloud computing will become ubiquitous. Others say it's hype. But it's
not an all-or-nothing proposition. Here's a scorecard for figuring out "when to
cloud" on an application-by-application, project-by-project basis.
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Shark Tank: That would explain it

Help desk pilot fish gets a call from a user who can't connect to the corporate
VPN from home. Fish determines that it's the Internet connection -- but the user
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