Microsoft NewsNews on Microsoft continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Microsoft to build data center in Des Moines area- July 2, 2008 Microsoft Corp. confirmed plans Tuesday to build a data center in the Des Moines area, a move that comes about four months after the state approved a package of tax breaks designed to lure the company.http://www.topix.net/com/msft/2008/07/microsoft-to-build-data-center-in-des-moines-area?fr... Browser pioneer Andreessen joins Facebook board- July 1, 2008 Marc Andreessen, an entrepreneur and software engineer behind the Web's earliest browsers, has joined the board of the online hangout Facebook.http://www.topix.net/com/msft/2008/07/browser-pioneer-andreessen-joins-facebook-board?from... Microsoft's Plan B for Search- July 1, 2008 Still smarting from a failed attempt to buy Yahoo! , Microsoft is trying another tactic to gain on Google in Web search.http://www.topix.net/com/msft/2008/07/microsofts-plan-b-for-search?fromrss=1 Campaign Seeks To Save Windows XP- July 1, 2008 A San Francisco editor for a popular tech site says he is leading a campaign to stop Microsoft from discontinuing sales of Windows XP this week.http://www.topix.net/com/msft/2008/07/campaign-seeks-to-save-windows-xp?fromrss=1 Microsoft repairs PCs crippled by XP SP3 update- July 1, 2008 Nearly three weeks after security vendor Symantec Corp. released a free tool to clean up PCs crippled by the Windows XP Service Pack 3 update, Microsoft Corp.http://www.topix.net/com/msft/2008/07/microsoft-repairs-pcs-crippled-by-xp-sp3-update?from... Microsoft tactics push India toward Linux- July 1, 2008 One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there.http://www.topix.net/com/msft/2008/06/microsoft-tactics-push-india-toward-linux?fromrss=1 |