But with Microsoft's aggressive targeting of the browser market, Netscape's posture is rapidly changing.
Android and iOS account for a combined 85% of the market but the near-duopoly could break in the coming years, with Microsoft making a reinvigorated assault on the mobile space with its Windows Phone 8 OS. But with Microsoft going with Qualcomm as the sole supplier of chipsets for WP8 handsets, Qualcomm has that base covered as well.
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Such viruses can be blocked with Sendmail -- but not with Microsoft Exchange.
But as happened with Microsoft itself some years ago, Google seems now to have reached the stage where it is so dominant that its every move arouses suspicion.
Mr Richter settled the attorney general case in July 2004 but the legal fight with Microsoft is continuing.
These two dead technologies have proved to be substantial obstacles for the firm in its fight to generate profits, but as the deal with Microsoft evidenced, they are committed to reworking their business model to succeed in the new environment.
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Google has shown no interest in leasing out its vast infrastructure, but it is challenging Microsoft with a suite of online applications akin to Office.
At the same time, the connection couldn't be so strong that the keyboard would be difficult to remove. (Hence the Moleskine comparison: the designers wanted a book-like cover that users could easily peel away.) Presented that way, it sounds like a compromise, but Microsoft seems pleased with the results.
But with Sony exploring virtual reality and Microsoft experimenting with technology like WMP, things could get very interesting.
But there are no current negotiations with Microsoft to buy Yahoo!
Microsoft's online car, travel and finance services all leave third parties to handle the final transactions, but Microsoft retains the bond with the consumer thanks to the value it has added.
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But, Microsoft took its time with the transition from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone, and by the time Windows Phone launched most of the potential customers had already chosen sides and invested in either the iOS or Android ecosystem.
Live Screenshot Widgets in arcplan can display important metrics with real-time data, similar to what Microsoft is doing with its live tiles, but with graphics.
The terms are complex, but would involve splitting the company, with Microsoft taking the search engine.
But what has this to do with the Microsoft Surface?
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There's no word on any possible IR blaster (or IR GamePad, Wii U-style) integration, but thanks to Microsoft's partnerships with cable TV providers, it's trying to provide integration that goes a "step further" than what we've seen so far.
Hard to imagine Xbox 360 doing for PC-free online movie downloads what all the other companies couldn't or haven't (we're looking at you TiVo, Netflix, iTV, etc.), but then again Microsoft did start up with that Xbox Live music video download thing last year.
But there are some avenues Microsoft could take with Skype that some folks might not immediately recognize.
But as they run into Sony with PlayStation2 and Microsoft with its Xbox, will the South Koreans be treated as allies or as invaders?
But this year, Microsoft has teamed up with Nokia, the biggest cell phone maker in the world, to push a new line of Windows Phones.
By making the Kinect compatible with Windows 8, Microsoft will not only boost sales of the Kinect, but also provide consumers with yet another reason to buy Windows 8.
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Microsoft partnered with hardware companies but never owned them.
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In financial services and health care there is a strong move toward providing tablets to staff who deal with customers or patients, but they want Microsoft devices because of concerns about regulation and security.
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But the social networking giant has a close relationship with Microsoft, which acquired Skype last month.
But a source familiar with the situation said Tuesday that Microsoft is not trying to acquire all of Yahoo!
Mark of the Ninja was published by Microsoft Studios, but Klei has worked with other large publishers in the past.
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