A Microsoft developer, Intersoft in Indonesia, has developed a Mac Aqua clone … in Microsoft’s Sliverlight.
The product, WebAqua, doesn’t hide its similarity to Apple’s Aqua interface, it even celebrates it with phrases like, “perfect for helping you bringing Mac-OS look and feel to your next-generation Web application.”
Shares in Internet old skoolsters Yahoo crashed by fifteen per cent on the weekend after Microsoft walked away from protracted takeover negotiations.
Microsoft had been waving a fearsomely hefty £24bn wad in Yahoo’s face since January, but gave out a firm “talk to the hand” instruction after their takeover deal failed to be accepted.
Microsoft’s long serving XP operating system is set to be given its final set of tweaks with the Windows XP SP3 system update expected to be unleashed to Joe Public on April 29th.
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It may be six years old and primed for official retirement, but fans of the venerable Microsoft Windows XP are hell bent on keeping the operating system alive.
With Microsoft set to start taking XP off shop shelves in June this year, users have been loudly pointing to its superiority over its successor Windows Vista, which has garnered lukewarm reviews since its January 2007 launch.
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The tussle between Yahoo and Microsoft has gone through a couple of extra rounds of late. We thought we’d bring you up to date with the current state of play.
Back in Feb Microsoft offered Yahoo $44Bn. Yahoo said no thanks.
Swivel action corporate types are five times more likely to declare that they are “very satisfied” with their OS if they’re tip-tip-typing away on a Mac OSX machine rather than one running Microsoft’s Windows Vista, according to a report by ChangeWave Research.
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Google’s climb into near-ubiquity continues with the news that it is now the UK’s top business brand.
The claim comes from Superbrands, who survey 1,500 professionals every year to find out who are the big shots in the brand world and which companies enjoy the best reputation.
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The Nintendo Wii looks set to overtake Microsoft’s XBox 360 as the dominant console system this year, according to the white-coated analyst bods at research firm iSuppli.
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Microsoft’s wad may have failed to woo Yahoo yesterday, but they’ve had more luck flashing the cash at the software firm Danger Inc, makers of the software that powers T-Mobile’s hugely successful SideKick web phone.
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The next twist in the Microsoft wants Yahoo story has just come to light.
Yahoo has filed a Form 8-K with the US SEC saying that after a jolly good think about it, Yahoo has decided that Microsoft’s unsolicited proposal to purchase them is not in the best interest of Yahoo.
Their detailed response was …
After careful evaluation, the Board believes that Microsoft’s proposal substantially undervalues Yahoo! including our global brand, large worldwide audience, significant recent investments in advertising platforms and future growth prospects, free cash flow and earnings potential, as well as our substantial unconsolidated investments. The Board of Directors is continually evaluating all of its strategic options in the context of the rapidly evolving industry environment and we remain committed to pursuing initiatives that maximize value for all stockholders.