Microsoft buys used iPhones in latest attempt to get consumers to switch to Windows

	Preston Gralla: Incroyable! Windows Phone rockets to double-digit share in European markets | Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil
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	Microsoft buys used iPhones in latest attempt to get consumers to switch to Windows Microsoft on Friday launched yet another trade-in program to convince consumers to switch to a Windows device, this time aimed at iPhone owners. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Amerijet Case Study Technology may have made the world smaller, but it's still a big place. When commercial and personal shippers need to move cargo quickly and reliably they often turn to Amerijet International. Learn how Amerijet can get planes in the air faster and meet more customs cutoff times for freight clearance with their new Dell infrastructure. Read now! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Incroyable! Windows Phone rockets to double-digit share in European markets Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil Preston Gralla: Is it time for Bill Gates to retire as Microsoft chairman? Microsoft's Surface to be under revenue microscope Windows touchscreen laptops, Chromebooks save back-to-school Microsoft wants to scan your JavaScript libraries Microsoft gets 37,000 requests for user data in first half of year Microsoft vows greater financial transparency WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel® SQL Server VRTX Deployment Guide When considering a highly available solution for database needs, the Dell PowerEdge VRTX provides small businesses and remote offices a combination of servers, networking, and storage that can save IT administrators significant configuration and management time. Read now! Preston Gralla: Incroyable! Windows Phone rockets to double-digit share in European markets Windows Phone continues to make big gains in Europe, rocketing to double-digit market share in France and Great Britain, and nearly hitting 10% across key markets. Will it be able to soon replicate its success in the U.S. and across the world? Read More Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil Microsoft handed out nearly $60 million in stock grants to eight executives on the same day it filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that the board had authorized special incentives to keep senior management from jumping ship. Read More Preston Gralla: Is it time for Bill Gates to retire as Microsoft chairman? A prominent columnist argues that Bill Gates should follow Steve Ballmer out the door at Microsoft and retire as the company's chairman. Is it really time for Gates to go, or would his leaving seriously harm Microsoft? Read More Microsoft's Surface to be under revenue microscope Microsoft plans to make it easier for Wall Street and industry analysts to track revenue generated by the company's struggling Surface line of tablets. Read More WEBCAST: VCE Converged Infrastructure: The CIO's Next ICT Advantage Is your Datacenter Draining your Time and Energy? Is IT and business aligned at your organization? Three experts share their insights regarding Converged Infrastructure for Datacenters. Their key findings are based on IDC research. Learn More. Windows touchscreen laptops, Chromebooks save back-to-school Touch-enabled Windows notebooks and Chrome OS-powered Chromebooks contributed to better-than-expected PC sales during the back-to-school period and may hint at a less dismal holiday-selling season than once thought, a retail analyst said. Read More Microsoft wants to scan your JavaScript libraries Microsoft wants to help Web application framework developers tackle one of their thorniest problems, that of testing their libraries to ensure they work correctly across today's dizzying combination of available browsers and operating systems (OSes). Read More Microsoft gets 37,000 requests for user data in first half of year Judges and police investigators are on track to submit about the same number of requests to Microsoft for end user data this year as they did in 2012, according to figures released Friday. Read More Microsoft vows greater financial transparency Microsoft has said a new way of reporting its financial results will be better aligned with its corporate reorganization and offer more insight into its business. Read More
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