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Defaulting to .doc File Format in Word 2007
Up until recently, Microsoft has been pretty good at maintaining binary compatiblity across releases of Microsoft Office. Binary compatiblity simply means that documents saved in a newer version of Office are readable in previous iterations. This has actually been the case from Office 97 through Office 2003 – but as you are likely aware of [...]
Metadata and Privacy in Microsoft Office
Ever heard of the term metadata? Quite literally, metadata is data about data – that is to say, data that typically is used to describe another piece of data. Metadata is typically encapsulated inside the data it is describing. Photo tagging is quite popular and a now accepted way of tagging and organizing your myriad [...]
Another! Statement! from Microsoft! Regarding! Yahoo!
Here we go again! The money continues to burn a hole in Microsoft’s pocket so it’s time for another public statement concerning their bid for Yahoo.
In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and [...]
Icahn Leads Campaign to Oust Yahoo Board
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is buying up Yahoo shares after Yahoo shareholders had urged him to lead a campaign to replace Yahoo’s 10 directors at the company’s July 3 annual meeting in hopes of bringing Microsoft back to the bargaining table. Here’s another thought, if there shareholders are so upset with the current board – [...]
Cinco de Uh-Oh for Microsoft, Yahoo
Microsoft and Yahoo, like Romeo and Juliet, it just wasn’t meant to be. The courtship came to an end on Saturday when Microsoft yanked its proposal to Yahoo, saying the struggling Internet giant refused to budget on its requested selling price – even after Microsoft upped it’s original offer by 5 billion. Thus the love [...]
