Incidentally, as much as the software giant had requested it, these firms will not be obliged to leave the room when extracts of Microsoft's technical documents are shown.

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While there's room for plenty of discussion for the technical and strategic reasons for the two losses in New York, one fact remains indisputable: The doubts are inevitably growing among the paying customers, and the players have to make sure those doubts don't seep into the locker room.

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Last week the ache was unmistakable--and even touching--but the 300 media types watching in the press room at Dartmouth were, to use the appropriate technical term, totally grossed out by it.

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Romney could give his PowerPoint presentation in every living room in Iowa and New Hampshire until every Republican understood the technical differences between the two plans, and it would not change the core of his dilemma.

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This leaves plenty of room for potential upgrades, should the shares maintain their footing atop established technical support levels.

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All four of these start-ups are still in the midst of being mentored by Microsoft's finest business and technical minds, but they're currently on schedule to pitch their ideas to a room full of deep pockets come June 28th.

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Two days later I was sitting on the bed in my hotel room, looking down on revelers in Times Square, as I sat on hold awaiting advice from IBM technical support.

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