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12:40 AM ET, July 27, 2007

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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft: Expect Windows installed base to hit 1 billion by mid-2008  —  The Windows installed base will hit the 1 billion mark by the end of Microsoft's fiscal 2008 (which ends on June 30), according to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO.  —  "There will be more PCs running Windows than automobiles …
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John Markoff / New York Times:
Microsoft Offers a Web-Based Strategy  —  Microsoft executives said Thursday that they intend to respond to the growing threat to its software posed by new rivals like Google that offer Web-based versions of its applications.  —  The executives said Microsoft would add similar Internet services …
Discussion: TechBizMedia and TechFold
Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Ballmer: We are 'hell-bent' on succeeding in ads  —  Hefty investments in online services and consumer electronics will let Microsoft maintain its historically rapid growth rate, CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts on Thursday.  —  The largest software company is hosting its Financial Analysts …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Another new Window Live buzzword is born
Discussion: InsideMicrosoft
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Reuters:   Microsoft CEO defends move beyond desktop
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Microsoft FAM: The Search for Growth
Microsoft:
Microsoft to Acquire AdECN, Inc.  —  Deal furthers Microsoft commitment to provide advertisers and publishers with a comprehensive search and display advertising platform.  —  Microsoft Corp. today announced it has agreed to acquire AdECN, Inc., an advertising exchange platform company based …
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Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft buying AdECN online ad exchange (Updated)  —  Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division, just told financial analysts here in Redmond that the company is acquiring AdECN, an online ad exchange.  There's no official word yet.  Here's what he said:
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Microsoft FAM: Kevin Johnson On Online Advertising; Buying AdECN Ad Exchange
Fred Wilson / Union Square Ventures:
Twitter  —  The Internet is largely a communications medium.  It's also used for content distribution, commerce, and a number of other things.  But the thing I do most on the Internet is communicate.  Via email, Skype, instant messaging, blogging, commenting, and twittering.  It makes sense.
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Jack / Twitter Blog:
Taking a bite out of the big apple  —  First, Twitter was a fun side project, then it was cared for lovingly at Obvious until it was time to form Twitter, Inc. Today, we're excited to announce an important moment for Twitter.  We've raised funding from our friends in New York City at Union Square Ventures.
Charles / Channel 9:
S. Somasegar (Soma) and Scott Guthrie on Orcas Beta 2: What's in it?  —  Visual Studio 2008 Code Name "Orcas" Beta 2 has just hit the wire and, since it's Beta 2, this means VS2008 is feature complete (oh, and it's GoLive! as well)!!!  —  "Orcas" represents a major evolution for Visual Studio and our suite of .NET languages.
Discussion: Mix Online
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Somasegar / Somasegar's WebLog:
Announcing the release of Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET FX 3.5 Beta 2, and Silverlight 1.0 RC  —  I am pleased to announce the release of Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2, and Silverlight 1.0 RC.  —  You can download Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 and the .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 from here.
Scott Gu / ScottGu's Blog:
VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 Beta 2 Released  —  I'm very pleased to announce that the Beta 2 release of VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 Beta2 is now available for download.  You can download the Visual Studio 2008 product here.  You can alternatively download the smaller VS 2008 Express Editions here.
Mitchell / mitchell's blog:
Email Call to Action  —  Do you think email is important part of Internet life?  Are you interested in seeing something interesting and exciting happen in the mail space?  Believe that Thunderbird provides a much-needed option for open source email alternatives and want to see it get more attention on its own?
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Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
Mozilla to push Thunderbird out of the nest  —  In a blog entry written yesterday, Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker discusses plans to create a new organizational structure for Thunderbird so that Mozilla can focus exclusively on the Firefox web browser.  —  Mozilla's CEO is concerned …
Discussion: Download Squad and PC World
Peter Galli / eWEEK.com:
Microsoft to Submit Licenses for OSI Approval  —  Microsoft will submit its Shared Source licenses to the Open Source Initiative for review and approval as open-source licenses.  —  Bill Hilf, general manager of platform strategy at Microsoft, used his keynote address at the annual O'Reilly …
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Matt Asay / CNET News.com:
Microsoft decides 'open' is better than 'shared': What this says about OSI
Discussion: O'Reilly Radar
Jonrosenberg / Port 25:
Intelligent Design, the OSI and Microsoft
Discussion: Matusow's Blog and Just code
Adario Strange / Epicenter:
Video Podcasting Nearly Killed The Tech Blog Star  —  Anyone can read between the lines of my many Revision3 posts and tell I'm a big fan of the network.  I've also been a fan of Om Malik's tech writing.  That's why I've been struggling since yesterday trying to decide whether or not to post a review of the new Om Malik show.
Discussion: bub.blicio.us
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John C. Dvorak / PC Magazine:
Me and My Mac  —  That's right.  I'm using a Mac, and, surprise, I like it.  Deal.  —  Not too long ago, while beginning work on some projects for a company, I was asked whether I wanted a PC or a Mac—laptop or desktop—to use while in the office.  Since the place was essentially a Macintosh shop …
Noah Doyle / Google LatLong:
The newest Google Earth Enterprise  —  Today, we're pleased to announce the newest version of Google Earth Enterprise.  The enterprise solution brings us into close contact with some of the most advanced users of geospatial tools, and by meeting their needs, it helps make the product better for everyone.
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Miguel Helft / New York Times:   With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Mapmaking
Marc Gunther / Fortune:
Washington Post's survival fight  —  Newspapers are dying.  At the Washington Post Co., CEO Donald Graham is banking on the Internet to save serious journalism.  If he can't figure this out, nobody can.  Fortune's Marc Gunther reports.  —  (Fortune Magazine) — Barry Svrluga …
 
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UberPulse:
Cisco kills Linksys brand, plans agressive move into consumer markets (video)
Discussion: Gizmodo, SolSie.com and Slashdot
Comcast:
Comcast Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
W. David Gardner / InformationWeek:
Verizon Supports Some 'Open' Measures Of 700-MHz Auction
Erica Ogg / CNET News.com:
Blu-ray v. HD DVD: Where do we stand?
Year / TradeDoubler:
TRADEDOUBLER ACQUIRES THE SEARCH WORKS
Reuters:
EU issues antitrust charge sheet against Intel
Discussion: The Register and Engadget
Kristopher Kubicki / DailyTech:
AMD Demonstrates 3.0 GHz Quad-core
Discussion: CNET News.com
Yahoo! Search Blog:
Time to hit the beaches  —  I visited the Search blog …
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Christopher S. Rugaber / Associated Press:
Government warns public on fake e-mails
Anh Huynh / DailyTech:
Bulldozing the Competition in 2009  —  AMD talks details of …
Think Secret:
iPod update on the horizon
Matt Freestone / Windows Connected:
Why all the secrecy about Vista SP1?
Karl / Press Esc:
US Senators call for universal Internet filtering
Dan Nystedt / PC World:
Microsoft Cuts Price of HD DVD Player, Offers Free Movies