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Category Archives: Office
Sing along! On the 12th day of Microsoft’s Christmas, Bill Gates gave to me: Twelve monthly patches Eleven vulnerabilities Ten security breaches Nine Vista promises Eight suits a-counterfeiting Seven point-“uh-oh” browser Six serendipities Five Mobile Palms Four acquisitions Three flaws … Continue reading
I spent about two hours answering questions on washingtonpost.com online on Dec. 16, hosted by Kevin Dumouchelle. Here is the transcript of the entire interview. The questions were remarkably technical and not surprisingly focused on standards — which are a … Continue reading
You would think that the killer application that launched an industry more than 15 years ago would be mostly free of flaws and vulnerabilities, but the complexities of Excel and the other applications in Microsoft Office are even more bewildering … Continue reading
Microsoft’s April Fools joke came four months early, and the governor of Massachusetts, as well as many in the press, fell for it. The governor even issued this statement on Nov. 28: “The commonwealth is very pleased with Microsoft’s progress … Continue reading
True to form, Microsoft is spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the standards process, the decision by Massachusetts to move away from Microsoft Office, and the nature of “open” standards with respect to file formats. The spread of FUD … Continue reading
Microsoft is talking about getting back to where it once belonged: providing better tools for developers to help them grow new business opportunities using Microsoft technology. I think the company’s move to offer a services platform for developers puts Microsoft … Continue reading
In his Nerd’s Eye View column Microsoft Live: Dead on Arrival, Fred Davis points out that Microsoft is between a rock and a hard place with Windows Live and Office Live: Although Microsoft has done well with its copy-cat strategy … Continue reading
Microsoft’s free services won’t replace its commercial software and therefore won’t make a difference.
Continue readingYou can’t make this stuff up: Microsoft demonstrated its Windows Live service to the top 200 journalists and analysts in the computer industry at a conference today [Nov. 1, 2005] in San Francisco, and the demo failed. Sometimes I wonder … Continue reading