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Microsoft's top executives have promised not to sue open source developers who create non-commercial software based on Microsoft's protocols, but skeptics say it's a ploy to soften its image before the upcoming OOXML vote.
Microsoft and Cisco plan to work more closely together to ensure their products interoperate, while remaining fierce rivals in other markets.
Microsoft on Friday said it is shifting its server and tools unit, currently grouped with desktop Windows and Microsoft's ad business, into the unit that houses Office and other business software.
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Dell and Microsoft have launched a joint development project to improve the management of Dell servers with Microsoft software.
The software giant's decision to extend product support to 10 years reflects customers using software longer and Microsoft taking more time to develop new products.
Microsoft's OS is in development, and Bob Muglia has little latitude for more slips.
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