The big vendor, one of the last really big technology players still based here in New England, has bought SourceLabs...
but not all of it
, and not some of the open source projects it has going.
Posted by Lee Pender on 01/07/20090 comments
Rarely do we dive into the intricacies, dramas and ongoing story lines of personnel moves at Microsoft. The org chart in Redmond tends to resemble an ant farm -- there's tons of activity, but trying to follow the activities of one particular participant in the chaos is nearly impossible. Or so it seems sometimes, anyway.
But this week, one of those executive stories popped up that was important enough to write about here because it could have an impact on a post-Steve Ballmer Microsoft universe. Bob Muglia, Redmond magazine's January cover subject and a longtime Microsoft executive, got a bump up to president of the company's insanely successful server and tools business.
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Posted by Lee Pender on 01/07/20090 comments
So, over the long holidays, while many of us were woofing down fatty foods and sleeping late, a Windows 7 beta version
leaked onto the Internet
. Already the critics are all over the spill...and, so far,
they like it
.
Posted by Lee Pender on 01/06/20090 comments
Remember the "Vista Capable" lawsuit that led to a series of hilarious e-mails being made public?
Sure you do
. Well, according to one expert, that Vista Capable label was apparently a
nice little earner
for Redmond.
Posted by Lee Pender on 01/06/20090 comments
Normally this wouldn't rate as much of a headline, but it does this week with Steve Jobs' pronunciation that his recent weight loss is down to a
hormonal problem
and that he's going to be just fine.
Posted by Lee Pender on 01/06/20091 comments
Happy New Year! Now, for the bad news: The economy is still, well, not great. And everybody's feeling the pinch, including the folks in Redmond.
Microsoft's going to have to tighten its belt, just like almost everybody else. The question at this point surrounds just how many notches are going to get cinched in Redmond. Rumors of big layoffs persist, but Microsoft says that that sort of thing won't be necessary. A few contractors here, some cost cutting there, and 2009 will be tough but manageable, the folks in Redmond insist.
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Posted by Lee Pender on 01/06/20090 comments
This is our last edition of the year, and with it I'd like to thank the people who make RCPU possible. That's right -- I'm dropping the royal "we" for today because this is personal. (That sounds sort of menacing, but it's about to get very sappy.)
First, to the readers, the e-mailers and the contributors to entries on the blog site, thank you for your attention and participation. I hope that at least you're entertained here and occasionally even informed. I love reading your comments and enjoy having e-mail discussions with you -- something I'm going to try to do more often in 2009. You are the lifeblood of RCPU, and I wouldn't have a newsletter (or possibly even a job) without you. So thanks for being part of our little community, and I hope to hear more from you in 2009. Â
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Posted by Lee Pender on 12/18/20081 comments
Well, how is this going to work now? This is like "Laverne & Shirley" after Cindy Williams left, except worse -- there's not even a Laverne to carry Macworld Expo, which is
losing both Apple and Steve Jobs
. It's sort of like Kentucky Fried Chicken without chicken or a wine bar without wine. Really, what's the point?
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/18/20082 comments
The CTP of the new SQL implementation is
due in January
from PASS. (Seriously, we can't get enough of acronyms.)
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/17/20080 comments
Sometimes we really do wonder why people pay so much for Office when there are free or cheaper alternatives out there. But then we remember that everybody has Office, and it can be something of a pain to exchange non-Office documents. Is that changing? With Microsoft seemingly willing to
open Office to other file formats
, maybe.
Posted by Lee Pender on 12/17/20080 comments