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	Tim Cook to Microsoft: Better late than never for Office on iPad Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks Microsoft could have benefitted from bringing the Office suite to iPads earlier, but it was better late than never. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software MyIT- Consumer Cool for Business Apps Rich Ptak discusses how BMC's MyIT combines the ease and familiarity of accessing today's consumer apps with the stability, security and strengths of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Leaker claims that free cloud-based Windows is headed our way Russian leaker resurfaces, claims Microsoft will issue second Windows update this year Violin and Microsoft use an all-flash storage array to speed up apps Nadella departs from predecessor's practice, will do earnings call today WHITE PAPER: BMC Software The Future of IT: A Customer First Approach Explore how customer-first policies can make use of social, mobile and cloud technologies to give workers the freedom and flexibility they desire to drive company productivity. Learn More. Preston Gralla: Leaker claims that free cloud-based Windows is headed our way Microsoft is at work on a free, cloud-based version of Windows called Windows Cloud that requires an Internet connection for full functionality, and whose full features beyond base ones would only be unlocked if you paid for a subscription. So claims a Russian leaker who has often been right before. Is he right again, or is this just a false rumor? Read More Russian leaker resurfaces, claims Microsoft will issue second Windows update this year A notorious Windows leaker dubbed 'Wzor' says Microsoft will issue yet another update to Windows 8.1 later this year, evidence of an even-faster acceleration in the company's development tempo. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software IT Friction and Your Organization This report outlines key issues that cause friction between business users and IT. Learn More Violin and Microsoft use an all-flash storage array to speed up apps A partnership between Microsoft and Violin Memory will let enterprises tightly tie a new all-flash storage array to their servers, speeding up popular Microsoft applications. Read More Nadella departs from predecessor's practice, will do earnings call today Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will participate in today's quarterly earnings call, a departure from the company's past practice, when former chief executive Steve Ballmer rarely joined calls with Wall Street analysts. Read More
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