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	Ballmer's exit from Microsoft's board expected, boosts Nadella's standing, analysts say   It's not surprising that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer abruptly gave up his board seat some six months after leaving the top job, and the move should help cement the regime and strategy of his successor Satya Nadella, according to several industry observers. Read More   WEBCAST: Dell Inc. Office 365 and Dell Services: Productivity and ROI for SMBs We're on the go. With cloud technology and virtual apps, Office 365 makes it easier to work remotely from any device, anytime. This webcast highlights the new features of Microsoft Office 365 and Dell Services, driving greater productivity, efficiency and ROI in any workplace. View Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's 5 greatest YouTube hits Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board 17 ways to hate Microsoft Outlook 2013 less Richi Jennings: Steve Ballmer quits Microsoft BofD. But bloggers read between the lines Richi Jennings: HP's $199 Windows notebook vs. Chromebooks: FIGHT! Jonny Evans: 6 Apple lessons Microsoft never learned Preston Gralla: Is the Windows-based HP Stream 14 a Chromebook killer? HP reports surprise growth as PC sales climb In his own words: Best quotes of Steve Ballmer Why HTC put Windows on its M8 smartphone Microsoft offers custom Windows OS to all first-gen Intel Galileo owners : Aerohive Navigating the New Wireless Landscape Wireless LAN controllers are about to become obsolete—a fate sealed by the advent of 802.11ac. This KnowledgeVault is packed with informative short videos, webcasts and white papers that show how you can capitalize on this emerging trend. View Now>> Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's 5 greatest YouTube hits With Steve Ballmer leaving the Microsoft board, it's time to bid him a fond farewell -- and the best way to do it is with a look at five of his greatest YouTube hits. Read More   Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board About six months after retiring as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer has relinquished his seat on the company's board of directors effective immediately, citing a busy schedule and confidence in the company's current and future financial performance. Read More   17 ways to hate Microsoft Outlook 2013 less Few software products draw such universal -- and deserved -- scorn as Outlook 2013. Here¿s how to tame the beast. Read More   Richi Jennings: Steve Ballmer quits Microsoft BofD. But bloggers read between the lines A lot of words, but what do they mean? Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has lost a key Board member. He's called Steve Ballmer -- you might remember him. Resigning his seat on the Board of Directors, Ballmer cited the pressure of his other commitments, but included some pointed warnings to his protégé, Satya Nadella. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers say the words that, while said, remained unsaid. Not to mention: developersdevelopersdevelopersdevelopers… Read More   Richi Jennings: HP's $199 Windows notebook vs. Chromebooks: FIGHT! Microsoft and HP: Ripping off the head of Chrome OS? HP (NYSE:HPQ) seems almost ready to launch its low-cost Windows laptop. Vanguard of the next phase in Microsoft's battle against the ever-growing threat of the Google Chromebook advance, the HP Stream 14 has fairly decent specs at a dirt-cheap price. We were expecting some sub-$250 units, but aggressive pricing like this is bound to make the market pay attention. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch the movie, but forget the popcorn. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Spanning Warning: Cloud Data at Risk Experts agree that relying on SaaS vendors to backup and restore your data is dangerous. Yet that's exactly what huge portions of the business world are doing, according to the results of an exclusive new survey from IDG Research. Learn More Jonny Evans: 6 Apple lessons Microsoft never learned If only Microsoft had been able to learn from Apple across the last few decades, it's possible the company wouldn't be in the state it is in. Read More   Preston Gralla: Is the Windows-based HP Stream 14 a Chromebook killer? Microsoft may have the answer to the Chromebook surge: An under-$200 laptop from HP with full-on Windows 8.1, a 14-inch screen, and 100 GB of free cloud-base storage. Will this be the machine that kills off Chromebooks? Read More   HP reports surprise growth as PC sales climb Hewlett-Packard reported a slight uptick in revenue for the second calendar quarter as its PC sales increased. Read More   In his own words: Best quotes of Steve Ballmer Steve Ballmer's decision to step down from Microsoft's board draws to a close a 34 year-long career that took him from business manager to CEO. Read More   Why HTC put Windows on its M8 smartphone HTC announced the HTC One (M8) smartphone for Windows todayl it's available exclusively at Verizon Wireless for $99 on a two-year contract. Read More   Microsoft offers custom Windows OS to all first-gen Intel Galileo owners Microsoft is encouraging more hardware hackers to develop Windows-based smart devices and appliances with expanded availability of a preview OS to all owners of Intel's Galileo board. Read More
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