benshangu73
04-04-2011, 05:23 PM
A fast compendium of Microsoft-related news from around the Web that I haven;t had time for you to weblog in full:
CEO Steve Ballmer is nonetheless not buying the concept that Microsoft really should break itself up voluntarily to turn into more agile. Ballmer didn;t like the notion when Goldman Sachs recommended it lately, and he nevertheless doesn;t, he told folks attending the Microsoft shareholders meeting on November 16. Ballmer made the case that Microsoft;s main competitors all offer you plays that span PCs, TVs and phones,Microsoft Office Standard (http://www.msoffice2010key.com/), and Microsoft requirements to retain its present structure to proceed to present cross-group synergies. Ballmer also mentioned that a few of Microsoft;s goods,Buy Office 2010 (http://www.key-office-2010.de/), like Workplace, are neither consumer-only nor enterprise-only (generating it difficult to complete a split along consumer/business lines). Ballmer did note that each time the break-up suggestion comes up, he offers the thought a “proper, disciplined look.”
Microsoft is adding Windows Azure support to its Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) platform. Service pack (SP) 1 for Windows HPC Server 2008 R2,Microsoft Office Home And Business 2010 (http://www.key-office-2010.de/), due out before the end of calendar 2010, will add the capability to “burst” workloads to the Azure cloud. This seems to be Microsoft;s HPC cloud play. I;m thinking there will be additional coming along those lines once Microsoft announces officially its plan to make its Dryad distributed-computing stack available on top of Windows HPC Server. (A first test build of that capability was/is slated for November,Purchase Office 2007 (http://www.msoffice2007key.com), last we heard.)
Here are a lot more details on how HPC Server users can connect with Windows Azure, courtesy of Microsoft developer division chief Soma Somasegar.
Microsoft is nevertheless advising Windows Phone 7 customers not to use microSD cards that aren;t supplied with their phones (even though some users have been trying like heck to complete so). Here;s the latest official statement on the matter from a Microsoft spokesperson:
“Windows Phone 7 does not support swapping microSD cards in and out. SD cards inserted into a Windows Phone 7 device are integrated into the device’s file system and are intended to be a permanent modification to the device. Once an SD card has been integrated into a Windows Phone 7 device’s file system, it will no longer be readable or writable on any other device. This behavior is by design and is intended to ensure a consistently high-quality and secure end-user experience.”
There;s nevertheless no official word on which microSD cards can be swapped (as it seems some can be). Update: Sandisk is now listing Windows Phone 7 compatible microSD cards.
Microsoft has sold 1 million Kinects in the first 10 days it was available via retail. (Only four million to go before December 31,Windows 7 Ultimate Product Key (http://www.windows7-key.in/), 2010, if Microsoft;s predictions of 5 million by year-end hold true.) While the Kinect is a sensor for the Xbox, it;s quite a bit more (to Microsoft, at least). It;s one of the first examples of a natural user interface (NUI) from the company that seems to resonate with the public. It;s also Microsoft;s latest favorite example of company innovation.
The Kinect also is going to get key to Microsoft;s Live and advertising strategies, going forward, as company execs told Wall Street not too long ago. I also tend to agree with Forbes; Oliver Chiang that Microsoft;s ultimate goal with Kinect is to cement the position of Xbox as an entertainment hub. I;m wondering whether we;ll see Microsoft give different hubs (PC vs. Xbox) to different customer segments in the future… or whether it;ll be a contest between Windows Client and Entertainment & Devices as to which organization unit becomes the main focus for Microsoft;s three-screens-and-a-cloud vision.
CEO Steve Ballmer is nonetheless not buying the concept that Microsoft really should break itself up voluntarily to turn into more agile. Ballmer didn;t like the notion when Goldman Sachs recommended it lately, and he nevertheless doesn;t, he told folks attending the Microsoft shareholders meeting on November 16. Ballmer made the case that Microsoft;s main competitors all offer you plays that span PCs, TVs and phones,Microsoft Office Standard (http://www.msoffice2010key.com/), and Microsoft requirements to retain its present structure to proceed to present cross-group synergies. Ballmer also mentioned that a few of Microsoft;s goods,Buy Office 2010 (http://www.key-office-2010.de/), like Workplace, are neither consumer-only nor enterprise-only (generating it difficult to complete a split along consumer/business lines). Ballmer did note that each time the break-up suggestion comes up, he offers the thought a “proper, disciplined look.”
Microsoft is adding Windows Azure support to its Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) platform. Service pack (SP) 1 for Windows HPC Server 2008 R2,Microsoft Office Home And Business 2010 (http://www.key-office-2010.de/), due out before the end of calendar 2010, will add the capability to “burst” workloads to the Azure cloud. This seems to be Microsoft;s HPC cloud play. I;m thinking there will be additional coming along those lines once Microsoft announces officially its plan to make its Dryad distributed-computing stack available on top of Windows HPC Server. (A first test build of that capability was/is slated for November,Purchase Office 2007 (http://www.msoffice2007key.com), last we heard.)
Here are a lot more details on how HPC Server users can connect with Windows Azure, courtesy of Microsoft developer division chief Soma Somasegar.
Microsoft is nevertheless advising Windows Phone 7 customers not to use microSD cards that aren;t supplied with their phones (even though some users have been trying like heck to complete so). Here;s the latest official statement on the matter from a Microsoft spokesperson:
“Windows Phone 7 does not support swapping microSD cards in and out. SD cards inserted into a Windows Phone 7 device are integrated into the device’s file system and are intended to be a permanent modification to the device. Once an SD card has been integrated into a Windows Phone 7 device’s file system, it will no longer be readable or writable on any other device. This behavior is by design and is intended to ensure a consistently high-quality and secure end-user experience.”
There;s nevertheless no official word on which microSD cards can be swapped (as it seems some can be). Update: Sandisk is now listing Windows Phone 7 compatible microSD cards.
Microsoft has sold 1 million Kinects in the first 10 days it was available via retail. (Only four million to go before December 31,Windows 7 Ultimate Product Key (http://www.windows7-key.in/), 2010, if Microsoft;s predictions of 5 million by year-end hold true.) While the Kinect is a sensor for the Xbox, it;s quite a bit more (to Microsoft, at least). It;s one of the first examples of a natural user interface (NUI) from the company that seems to resonate with the public. It;s also Microsoft;s latest favorite example of company innovation.
The Kinect also is going to get key to Microsoft;s Live and advertising strategies, going forward, as company execs told Wall Street not too long ago. I also tend to agree with Forbes; Oliver Chiang that Microsoft;s ultimate goal with Kinect is to cement the position of Xbox as an entertainment hub. I;m wondering whether we;ll see Microsoft give different hubs (PC vs. Xbox) to different customer segments in the future… or whether it;ll be a contest between Windows Client and Entertainment & Devices as to which organization unit becomes the main focus for Microsoft;s three-screens-and-a-cloud vision.