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	TV ads touting Microsoft's Windows 8 leak to Internet Four purported Microsoft TV advertisements for Windows 8 have leaked to the Web, and strut the operating system's new "Modern" user interface. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW VMware Quick-Start to Data Recovery As with many enterprises today, your data center houses critical IT components that your business depends on. But are they fully secure and protected from potential threats such as intruders or natural disasters? A data recovery plan is very important to be fully prepared in the event of a disaster. Learn more. In this Issue Microsoft move hints at the death of Windows service packs Preston Gralla: Microsoft Office for the iPad is trouble for Windows 8 tablets but good news for Microsoft Ballmer: Microsoft's a 'devices and services' company now Richi Jennings: Analysis: Microsoft Surface tablet price range, RT and Pro Lenovo announces new Windows 8, RT hybrid laptop/tablet devices Preston Gralla: At $400 to $500, Surface RT tablets won't overtake the iPad Microsoft patches 20 bugs, including critical Word flaw Analyst: Microsoft to price Surface RT tablet at $400 to $500 Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The shocker that wasn't: Intel CEO disses Windows 8 Windows 7 malware infection rate soars in 2012 Preston Gralla: Microsoft: We're making no projections about Windows 8 sales Microsoft says Motorola Android phones infringe its mapping patent Microsoft terms talk of Office on iPad 'inaccurate' WEBCAST: VMware 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop his paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users' needs, and ready for new and future technology. Read Now! Microsoft move hints at the death of Windows service packs Microsoft's first-time move Tuesday to update Windows 8 before the OS launches is a sign of the company's continued edging toward practices long held by rivals Apple and Google. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft Office for the iPad is trouble for Windows 8 tablets but good news for Microsoft Microsoft is already facing an uphill fight trying to eat into the iPad and Android tablets' market share. An announcement that Office will be available for iOS and Android next year  makes the fight that much harder for Windows 8 tablets. Despite that, though, bringing Office to iOS and Android is a very good move for Microsoft. Read More Ballmer: Microsoft's a 'devices and services' company now Stop thinking of Microsoft as just a software company; it's not anymore, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. Read More Richi Jennings: Analysis: Microsoft Surface tablet price range, RT and Pro Here's the price range for the Microsoft Surface tablet (RT and Pro); at least, as cooked up by an analyst making some reasonable-sounding assumptions. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is staying schtumm, natch. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder whether, at $400-$500, Surface RT can compete with Apple's iPad. Read More Lenovo announces new Windows 8, RT hybrid laptop/tablet devices Lenovo on Tuesday announced a new range of Windows 8 and RT hybrid computing devices that can function as tablets or laptops. Read More Preston Gralla: At $400 to $500, Surface RT tablets won't overtake the iPad Microsoft is betting the farm that its Windows RT tablets will help eat into the iPad's dominant market share. But an analyst estimates that Microsoft's Surface RT tablets will likely cost essentially the same as the iPad and upcoming iPad mini, at $399 to $499. At that price, it's not likely they'll make many inroads. 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But since when did anyone believe Windows 8 would ever be ready to ship? Read More Windows 7 malware infection rate soars in 2012 Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by as much as 182% this year, Microsoft said today. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft: We're making no projections about Windows 8 sales A top Microsoft executive said that the company will sell 400 million Windows 8 devices in its first nine months -- but Microsoft has officially disavowed that projection, saying that "we aren't making any predictions" about Windows 8 sales before launch. Read More Microsoft says Motorola Android phones infringe its mapping patent Microsoft is suing Motorola Mobility in Germany over a mapping patent that Microsoft alleges covers the Google Maps app that ships on Motorola phones. Read More Microsoft terms talk of Office on iPad 'inaccurate' Microsoft today disavowed comments made by its Czech subsidiary that the company will roll out iOS and Android apps of its Office suite early next year. Read More
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