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		<title>March Madness &#8211; Microsoft v TomTom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone, some how needs to make a change to the patent madness in the US.  Have seen some of these patents ragarding this dispute. 6,175,789 (16 January, 2001) Vehicle computer system with open platform architecture 7,054,745 (30 May, 2006) Method and system for generating driving directions 6,704,032 (9 March, 2004) Methods and arrangements for interacting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RumorMill: Microsoft to Rollout EC2 for Windows</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RumorMill: Microsoft to Rollout EC2 for Windows in October 2008 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud may squeeze margins, says Microsoft exec</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 10:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cloud may squeeze margins, says Microsoft exec]]></description>
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		<title>IT Management Podcast #11 &#8211; Tivoli Training and Zenoss</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 07:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As always lots-o-fun getting the 11th podcast done. For more details see Cote&#8217;s write up. IT Management Podcast #11 &#8211; Tivoli Training, Zenoss in Austin, System Center Podcast here&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft &#8211; CIM Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always been impressed with Microsoft&#8217;s early adoption of CIM (ala. WMI). While everyone else was talking the talk back in the day Microsoft was getting it done with WMI. ESM and performance guys like me were able to make a lot of use out of Microsoft&#8217;s WMI implementation specifically with thier encapsulation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing &#8230; Cloud Patents!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read over at datacenterknowlege.com that Microsoft is trying to get six patents on the use of &#8220;Cloud&#8221;. Cloud computing is not even clearly defined yet. This is insane. Hopefully the dopes at the USPTO are not foolish enough to grant patents on these. [Editor's Note: This can't be far behind.]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Computing Vendors A to Z</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I HAVE A REVISED VERSION OF THIS POST&#8230; Cloud Vendors A to Z (Revised) Cloud Vendor Level Type Status Based Off Beta Status Notes 3Tera 3 Server Not a Provider (1) Software Based Production 3Tera does provide hostingÂ however their goal is to be a software solution not a hosting solution Adobe Air 1 Application [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazonâ€™s SimpleDB</title>
		<link>http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/microsoft-launches-its-alternative-to-amazon%e2%80%99s-simpledb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazonâ€™s SimpleDB Microsoft has begun signing up testers for SQL Server Data Services (SSDS), a forthcoming service that will allow customers and developers to host their data in a Microsoft-hosted database.]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Switching Office to SaaS? Makes Total Financial Sense!</title>
		<link>http://www.johnmwillis.com/microsoft/microsoft-switching-office-to-saas-makes-total-financial-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johnmwillis.com/microsoft/microsoft-switching-office-to-saas-makes-total-financial-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SaaS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Switching Office to SaaS? Makes Total Financial Sense!]]></description>
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		<title>YAHOO! HOO-HA</title>
		<link>http://www.johnmwillis.com/microsoft/yahoo-hoo-ha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Â YAHOO! HOO-HA Mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price, which owns 18 million shares of Yahoo! said yesterday that it would be &#8220;very vocal&#8221; if Microsoft raises its offer and Yahoo! rejects it again.]]></description>
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