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Microsoft slaps its silver and gold partners

[German]Microsoft is currently slapping its Silver and Gold partners and Action Pack buyer with some changes to the 'terms and conditions' that make them much worse. Internal use licenses of Action Pack will be removed, and support calls are charged. … Continue reading

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Microsoft closes Mixed Reality Studio in Berlin

It was just a short episode that Microsoft did there in Berlin. The Mixed Reality Studio in Berlin is closed after 2 1/2 years, 10 employees have to look for a new job.

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Copyright take down for Microsoft Youtube video

Gotcha: That went pretty stupid. Microsoft uploaded a video with a presentation to YouTube. And suddenly the video was blocked because of suspected copyright violation.

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Bye, bye Google+

The social network Google+ has been history since yesterday, when public user accounts were deleted on April 2, 2019. The end of a short excursion in which Google wanted to compete with Facebook.

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Happy New Year 2019

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Merry Christmas…

to all of my blog readers.

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IBM acquires Red Hat

IBM acquires Linux vendor Red Hat and will integrate Red Hat as a unit into its hybrid cloud division. Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst joins IBM's senior management team and reports to IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. The deal is worth … Continue reading

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died at 65

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, died of cancer on Monday, October 15, 2018, at the age of 65, according to CNBC. Born in 1953, Allen left Microsoft as early as 1983 after being diagnosed with … Continue reading

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October the 1st, a historic day

Somehow, looking at the calendar, I noticed that today is October 1st. A date with historical significance, not only that today the Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to two cancer researchers.

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Ups, Linus Torvalds says sorry for his rude behavior

[German]Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system and till now the kernel maintainer, is known and feared by developers for his often harsh words and reactions.  Now Torvalds has apologized for his rude behavior of recent years.

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