Microsoft’s Latest Invention: The iPhone

Patent application from Microsoft. Words fail me. Read what Wired.Com had to say.

Microsoft: These are our Competitors…

Microsoft succinctly and clearly identifies many of its major competitors. Why should anyone outside of Microsoft or among shareholders care about this information? Partners can identify areas of Microsoft strength or weakness that could impact their businesses. For IT organizations, Microsoft loosely identifies alternatives to its own products through its list of competitors. Read more.

Dvorak: Microsoft: End of an Era

Personally, I wonder if the company can survive without Gates there on a day-to-day basis, berating the masochistic coders with his chiding. Two of his favorites include, “Do we actually pay you to work here?” and “That’s the stupidest thing I’ve EVER heard.” People always complain that Steve Jobs is a big meanie to the staff, but Gates is just as bad. Read more.

70% of Zune users plan to switch to iPhone

A new study from the Eagle Research Group says that a whopping 70% of Zune users are actually planning a switch to the iPhone. And perhaps even more revealing, 36% of Zune users say they never would have bought one if they’d have known Apple would produce something as “ground-breaking” as the iPhone. Read more.

Anti-Theft: Hide your iPod or iPhone inside a gutted Zune!

We’ve all heard the stories about iPods being targets for theft. What if you could disguise your iPod as something people wouldn’t want to steal? Put it in a $30 Hide-a-pod, carefully constructed from a Microsoft Zune. Hide-a-pod is also available for your iPhone. Read more.

Microsoft employees buy iPhones for “Research”

Adrian, who asked that his last name not be used, was among the Microsoft employees standing in line at an Apple Store. Though he wouldn’t point them out, he said that two other Microsofties from the Windows Mobile division were in line, planning to buy phones for competitive research. Read more.

Microsoft offers Amnesty Bin for iPods

From the entry way at Microsoft’s Zune headquarters: the iPod Amnesty Bin. It’s like seeing adorable puppies in a pound. I instinctively wanted to grab those poor sweet neglected iPods into my arms and give them a proper home. Someone ought to notify the association for the prevention of iPod cruelty.

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Costco turned Zune boxes into tables to sell iPods

Costco found a use for Microsoft’s Zune.

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