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Microsoft preps mystery "significant" news

updated 09:00 am EST, Thu February 21, 2008

MS Significant Announcemen

Microsoft will make a "significant company announcement" within hours, the firm announced today. Without providing details, the software developer notes that it will hold a mid-day conference and makes clear that the news is unrelated to its attempted acquisition of Yahoo. However, the presentation will include both Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer, chief software architect Ray Ozzie, and legal counsel Brad Smith, suggesting that the news will involve legal issues relating to the company's core Windows or Office businesses. Servers and Tools senior VP Bob Muglia is also said to be involved.

The company has lately been the target of a new EU investigation that may relate to the impending announcement. European officials accuse Microsoft of failing to provide enough source code to competitors for Excel and Word as well as the .NET framework and some server products, preventing rivals from developing Windows-based software that works as closely with Windows as Microsoft's own.

 
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Closing up?

02/21, 09:24am reply

or OSS'ing Windows?

We could only dream of MS closing up. :)

itguy05

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Baller Stepping Down

02/21, 09:26am reply

That would actually help the company!!

MiMiC

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rebranding the zune

02/21, 09:28am reply

they're going to call it the zPod.

jpellino

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GDC 08

02/21, 09:29am reply

Probably just opening up the Zune and Xbox 360 for third-party games, in addition to the new PC gaming Alliance with companies like Dell and Alienware.

ShadowKatana

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Re: baller[sic]

02/21, 09:52am reply

They really should dump Ballmer. MS has really gone downhill since he became CEO.

PBG4 User

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XP

02/21, 09:57am reply

They are going to announce they are halting support of Vista and going back to XP.

ClevelandAdv

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HD

02/21, 10:04am reply

Bet Balmer's going to announce that they're staying with HD on the XBox. :)

gskibum3

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Annoucement...

02/21, 10:06am reply

Steve Ballmar: "We have located the planet of the rebel base and are moving the death star into position now..."

Bermy

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Steve Baalmer

02/21, 10:13am reply

(had to be done because nobody else could spell his name right) should really have kept this even lower-profile... it's great that this announcement of a pending announcement comes after this Guardian article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/21/apple.marketingandpr?gusrc=rss&feed=technology

UnCal

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I know...

02/21, 10:24am reply

Ballmer has signed up on "Dancing with the stars".

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