Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.
[Microsoft.weblogsinc.com] Paying by the drink in Redmond - The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog ...: This would likely have significant impact on revenue projections for Microsoft, but more importantly, it could signal that MS recognizes that Utility Computing is going to be a dominant model for consuming computer resources in the future. Further, Microsoft likely wants to show their enterprise customers that they are flexible and willing to work with them.
[Blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com] seattlepi.com Microsoft Blog: Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported this week on RealNetworks' ongoing contention that Microsoft should be required to sell the special version of Windows without Windows Media Player for less than it sells the full-fledged version. The commission ordered Microsoft to sell the stripped-down version, potentially opening the door to alternative digital media players, but Microsoft says the order doesn't prevent it from offering both versions for the same price. Logically speaking, computer makers and consumers would have less incentive to buy Windows without the media player for the same price as they could buy Windows with the media player.
[Theregister.co.uk] Mac fan's blog leads to layoff in Redmond | The Register: Earlier this week, Michael Hanscom posted a picture of several Power Mac G5s being off-loaded outside of the MSCopy print facility. Four days later, someone at Microsoft caught wind of the blog post and asked that Hanscom be removed from his position doing temp work for Xerox in the Microsoft shop.
[Blogs.msdn.com] Aaron Elder's WebLog :: Warning: This change is unsupported and will be stomped on during a v1.0 to v1.2 or v2.0 upgrade. The good news is that since the hack I am showing you is very similar to our CRM 2005 fix, the code you write in your files that depend on this should work just fine in both v1.x (with hack) and in CRM 2005 (no promises of course).
[Winplanet.com] Microsoft XP SP2 Blog Watch - WinPlanet Windows Software Reviews: In one item posted and removed in Tuesday, a Norwegian Microsoft manager published an e-mail from Redmond to partners detailing its distribution plans for the service pack. In a separate blog, a Microsoft developer explains how the team honed its vision for what Windows XP SP2 should encompass.
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