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	Google wages war on Microsoft's Office with free iOS, Android apps Google on Thursday released new Android and iOS versions of its Quickoffice app, a mobile-only alternative to Microsoft's Office suite, and announced they are now free for the taking. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Network World Report: Getting Ahead of BYOD Organizations are being flooded with employee-owned gadgets and valiantly trying to accommodate requests to provide access to corporate resources while maintaining control enough to minimize risk and meet compliance requirements. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2: Too-high prices mean they're non-starters New Dell won't abandon the PC Preston Gralla: Time to break up Microsoft? Not so fast Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer finally admits Microsoft blew it by focusing too much on Windows Microsoft OS chief says goal is one API to rule them all Four needling questions for Microsoft as it hosts Wall Street analysts Microsoft inches toward Office on iPad, Android tablets Microsoft expands buyback deal to goose sales of Surface, Windows phones HP's first Windows 8.1 tablet to hit stores in November WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Anatomy Of A CyberAttack As the severity of cyber-attacks continues to grow, it pays to know the strategies cyber-criminals use to attack your network, the types of malware they favor and the tools you need to stop them. Read our new e-book "The Anatomy of a Cyber-Attack" to learn the latest strategies cyber-criminals are using. Read Now Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2: Too-high prices mean they're non-starters Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 have gotten some nice hardware refreshes, but they're still priced too high -- so high that it's unlikely they'll seriously compete against the iPad or Android tablets. Think of them as Ballmer's last stand. Read More New Dell won't abandon the PC Dell officials vow that the company will continue making acquisitions and will remain committed to its struggling PC business once its $24.9 billion deal to go private is complete. Read More Preston Gralla: Time to break up Microsoft? Not so fast There are increasing calls for Microsoft to sell off Bing and walk away from mobile. Would those moves be good in the long term? Read More Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer finally admits Microsoft blew it by focusing too much on Windows Steve Ballmer is one of the least reflective people in the tech world, and among the least willing to admit errors. So it was startling to hear him say yesterday that his biggest regret as Microsoft CEO was focusing too much on Windows, which harmed the company overall. Read More WEBCAST: VCE Reduced Costs & Improve Asset Utilization with Vblock IDC suggests IT organizations deploy converged infrastructure systems that manage server, storage and network as unified IT assets. Learn about the significant business benefits 5 companies experienced when doing so. Learn More. Microsoft OS chief says goal is one API to rule them all Microsoft is pursuing the ideal of OS platforms: a unified code base that runs from smartphones to servers, giving users a consistent experience across devices at home and at work, and developers a common tool set for building applications. Read More Four needling questions for Microsoft as it hosts Wall Street analysts Microsoft will host financial analysts on Thursday for an afternoon of executive presentations and question-and-answer sessions. Here are four uncomfortable issues CEO Steve Ballmer and his lieutenants should address when they face the Wall Street crowd at the Meydenbauer Convention Center in Bellevue, Washington: Read More Microsoft inches toward Office on iPad, Android tablets Microsoft executives last week came the closest yet to saying that the company will release Office on iPads and Android tablets, but stopped short of specifics. Read More Microsoft expands buyback deal to goose sales of Surface, Windows phones Microsoft has expanded a buyback program to boost sales of Windows smartphones and tablets, and will pay up to $350 for a wide variety of rival hardware powered by Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Read More HP's first Windows 8.1 tablet to hit stores in November Hewlett-Packard's first Windows 8.1 tablet will ship in November, along with Android tablets that have smaller screens and powerful graphics. Read More
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