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Microsoft Corp and Yahoo! Inc are joining the Open Book Alliance, a newly formed group of opponents to a class action settlement the Google Book settlement that gives Google Inc the right to commercialize digital copies of millions of books. Today, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) disclosed the details about the highly anticipated Windows 7 operation system, which is expected to be in the stores on October 22, 2009. Starting Friday, consumers in U.S. will be able to pre-order Windows 7 at discounts of more than 50%. Microsoft announced their new Zune HD, surprisingly months in advance. This could be a way to get a head start in the race with the dominant Apple iPhone. Microsoft said that the new Zune music player will be due in fall. The price is not yet announced. The Zune HD has an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting [...] Facebook is taking $200 million investment from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian investment group. The investment will take a 1.96 percent stake in the company, giving Facebook a $10 billion valuation. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg managed not to give up a board seat to DST in return for the cash. But, DST has the option [...] There are reports that chip giant Intel and software giant Microsoft have hatched a cunning plan to limit netbooks running Windows 7 to 10.2-inch screens. According to the reports circulating in press, machines with screens larger than 10.2-inches won’t qualify for the licensing rates that Microsoft will offer to vendors wanting to produce systems running [...] Fifteen-year veteran, Richard Teversham, head of video game strategy for Microsoft in Europe, has left the company to join Apple to take on an education-related role. |
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