The Blackeyed Peas compel the employees at the Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, California to break out in dance, let their hair down and have some fun. This is an amazing store, the employees seem really excited and engaged, almost happy to be at work.
(via Paul Watson)
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2009-11-18
2009-08-23
Microsoft Announces Food Search Cooperation With Cuil
Redmond, WA - Microsoft (MSFT) today announced a cooperation with Google killer Cuil Inc. The next major release of Microsoft's search engine, Bing 2012, will incorporate the special Cuil Theory developed by Cuil, along with recipe search technology by Google killer Powerset, which Microsoft acquired earlier in a $100 million deal.
In an interview with the press, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told reporters that Cuil Theory will further enhance Bing's standing as a so-called decision engine, especially when it comes to food-related decisions. "Others do nonfood searches quite OK, but the next big thing is food decisions," Mr. Ballmer said. "There is no better way to decide for, say, a grilled-meat restaurant, than Cuil's prized technology."
Mr. Ballmer declined to give any new information about .EAT, Microsoft's rumored major entry into the food decision market, but predicted that ".EAT will be bigger than Java" in an obvious blow to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. He also told the press that this will be an opportunity to sell some of the tablet computers stacked in Washington warehouses. "What's better for food decisions than a table—t," Mr. Ballmer jokingly asked the reporters. "Get it, you dumb _____?"
Analysts were cautious, however. While both Cuil and Powerset were "quite effective" as Google killers, they weren't as successful as Wolfram|Alpha and other newcomers to the scene, a Silicon Valley analyst noted. "Hunting and killing Google will remain a favorite pastime of startup companies for some time. There's still more than enough Google to go around. Happy hunting!"
In an interview with the press, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told reporters that Cuil Theory will further enhance Bing's standing as a so-called decision engine, especially when it comes to food-related decisions. "Others do nonfood searches quite OK, but the next big thing is food decisions," Mr. Ballmer said. "There is no better way to decide for, say, a grilled-meat restaurant, than Cuil's prized technology."
Mr. Ballmer declined to give any new information about .EAT, Microsoft's rumored major entry into the food decision market, but predicted that ".EAT will be bigger than Java" in an obvious blow to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. He also told the press that this will be an opportunity to sell some of the tablet computers stacked in Washington warehouses. "What's better for food decisions than a table—t," Mr. Ballmer jokingly asked the reporters. "Get it, you dumb _____?"
Analysts were cautious, however. While both Cuil and Powerset were "quite effective" as Google killers, they weren't as successful as Wolfram|Alpha and other newcomers to the scene, a Silicon Valley analyst noted. "Hunting and killing Google will remain a favorite pastime of startup companies for some time. There's still more than enough Google to go around. Happy hunting!"
2009-08-13
Microsoft and Nokia Announce Copy & Paste
Keilaniemi, Espoo - In a joint statement, Microsoft and Nokia today presented their plan to take the throne of mobile innovation from incumbent Apple Inc. Their latest effort, called Blebi, is designed to beat Apple with its own weapon – high-octane, shock-and-awe innovation.
Blebi is an effort to cross-license intellectual property and technical know-how regarding the coveted "copy & paste" feature of modern supercomputers.
The technological difficulty of introducing copy & paste in the mobile form factor (it took Apple years to "port" this technology from its desktop range to mobile) was underscored by an expletive-laden meeting with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in which he threatened to keelhaul the programmers if they don't come up with the feature fast enough. "I've done it before," Mr. Ballmer said.
Nokia appears to be in even more trouble, having to implement this far-reaching innovation across its range of operating systems: Maemo, Nokia WebLinux, MobileLinux, Symbian, UIQ, Symbian69, Symbian92, Symbian08, Moblin, UIQ2, and UIQ3. A Nokia spokesperson was unable to comment on a specific timeline for the introduction, and also declined to answer which of these operating systems were actually in use across Nokia's phones.
Blebi is an effort to cross-license intellectual property and technical know-how regarding the coveted "copy & paste" feature of modern supercomputers.
The technological difficulty of introducing copy & paste in the mobile form factor (it took Apple years to "port" this technology from its desktop range to mobile) was underscored by an expletive-laden meeting with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in which he threatened to keelhaul the programmers if they don't come up with the feature fast enough. "I've done it before," Mr. Ballmer said.
Nokia appears to be in even more trouble, having to implement this far-reaching innovation across its range of operating systems: Maemo, Nokia WebLinux, MobileLinux, Symbian, UIQ, Symbian69, Symbian92, Symbian08, Moblin, UIQ2, and UIQ3. A Nokia spokesperson was unable to comment on a specific timeline for the introduction, and also declined to answer which of these operating systems were actually in use across Nokia's phones.
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