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"I don't think makes handphone would be sensible for us (Microsoft)," said Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Steve Ballmer when talking in The Wall Street Journal conference.

According to Ballmer, than making handphone, strategy that is most acurate for Microsoft is always tries to reach for more market shares in segment of operating system mobile, that is cooperates with famous handset producer.

"In future will there is a planted operating system in every handphone. Can come from us or the other," said Ballmer.

Related to the development of Zune digital music gadget, Ballmer tells the company will do expansion in Zune product line. The purpose, to be more quickens the penetration of this peripheral so that can break the domination of iPod.

"We always commit for the shake of Zune development, and at this year Christmast we have owned line-up which it is of course would more pleasing," he said.

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According to Hank Janssen, Port 25 program manager in Microsoft laboratory which collaborating with open source, with instaling the plug-in, there is no problem again is experienced by Firefox user at Windows Vista like reported before. Besides Vista, the plug-in also usable at the operating system of Windows XP SP2 32 bit version and 64 bit version. This Plug-in can work for Windows Media Player to 6.4 version and supports OCX interface which can be applied by developer to enrich the application.

Now, Microsoft also develops various other plug-in to support Firefox. In last November 2006, Port 25 laboratory cooperating with Mozilla to build plug-in for CardSpace, made in Microsoft identity management technology.

Even stringency competes in market with Internet Explorer, likely Microsoft cannot close their eyes that Internet user also more and more using Firefox. Like or dislike Microsoft technology also must support the rival browser.

Mozilla Browser newest version of Firefox 3.0 scheduled will lauched to the market in this year-end. While newest Microsoft browser, Internet Explorer 7, already release some times ago.

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Instead, Microsoft applies voice sensor and touch to operate it. Thereby, desk screen with 30 inchs size will enable you to touch, moves object at screen, until ordering food menu in restaurant.

New technology from the biggest software producer in the world will be marketed for corporate user in November 2007 with selling price resides in the range of US$ 5000 until US$ 10000 for one units of Microsoft Surface. The price and segmentation of Microsoft surface is possible that will experience degradation.

Forwards, in next 3 or 4 year, possibility Microsoft Surface will be made also for individual user or consumer. But cause of cheaper price, indirectly also will minimize measure and the performance.

"Microsoft Surface can be conceived as multi billion product category. We are sure, forwards, this technology will extend, starts from surface of desk until mirror which located in street alleys," said Steve Balmer, Chief Executive Microsoft.

For first appearance, Microsoft has made it double-duty. Virtual Custodian at Las Vegas Casino Harrah’s Entertainment Inc, Hotel Starwood, and Sheraton Hotel.

The sell endded of course will affect to the computer producers. All XP versions, including for media center and tablet PC, will not available to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Microsoft had ensured that starts from 31 January 2008, the PC producers like Dell, HP, and Toshiba cannot buy OEM license to instaled in the product before sold to market. But, the PC producer is admited to obtain Windows XP license until 2009 if buying it from the supplier.

The step is taken by Microsoft though the market response to Windows Vista operating system still not great enough. The Poling by analyst firm Harris Interactive to market in US shows only 10 % of Windows XP user is planning changes over to Vista.

Microsoft claims the sale of Windows Vista excels Windows XP in certain time since release to market. Since launched, Windows Vista has been sold 20 million units to end of March, while Windows XP only 14 million.

The claim came from Jian Hu, a software researcher in Microsoft research laboratory in Beijing, China. According to Hu, surfing habit in internet has strong correlation with people personal character.

Analytical instrument, said Hu, can be applied to connect the various characters to guess internet user identity. "A good riddle about your identity can be done only by seeing the browsing history," said Hu in the World Wide Web 2007 conference in Canada, like reported by New Scientist.

This time Microsoft team has developed new cookie system for browser which able to be applied analyse. Besides, the data also can be found from web page cache which saved on computer or a proxy server.

Now, Hu and team research result has just can guess harshly the age and gender of web user. But the team is sure that soon they can guess accurately personal data like job, qualification, and location.

The instrument, even still in research phase, already makes a controversy. Especially if looks from security side and data privacy

Ross Anderson, computer security researcher in University of Cambridge, sees if the idea is realized it will end at the court. "They may be can say will impinge some laws in some states if making a software which beat safety procedure to protect privacy, starts from export control law and anti-hacking," said Anderson.

23/5/2007

Corporate Vice President Microsoft Game Studios, Shane Kim, estimates that Halo 3 can go beyond the sale of Halo 2. Halo 2 releases since November 2004 and can gain profit equal to US$ 125 million per day since the debut. Halo 2 also successfully popularizes Xbox Live online service.

Halo 3 is Microsoft expected can trigger the sale of Xbox 360. Even a number of gamer have made an advance to ensure that they can get the game at debut time.

"I hope Halo 3 can increase the sale of Xbox 360 and number of Xbox Live member," said Kim like reported by Reuters.

Kim also hopes that this war game can be pledged as great weapon for Microsoft to beat Sony and Nintendo from the domination in global video game industry equal to US$ 30 billions.

In Europe, Halo 3 will be launched in 26 Septembers. While for other country, Kim confess that they has not specified the launch date.

17/5/2007

Openoffice.Org claimed impinges 45 patents, e-mail program impinge 15 patents, and other open source programs impinge 68 patent.

Because of that, Microsoft push the big company of technology which relying on Linux to sign the patent agreement.

The patent agreements which cause the controversy have taken place at November, when company signs the agreement with Novell. Microsoft also mention has conducted the discussion, but does not outcome the agreement with Red Hat.

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, said that Microsoft competitor should have the same play rule in the business. "We live in the world that we respect, and hold the intellectual honor," said Ballmer, reported from ZDNet.

14/5/2007

XBox 360 Elite will be sold start from US $479 or US $80 costlier than Pro version of co specific console and it is rather costlier than PlayStation 3 minimum version which made by Sony. So, far costlier than Nintendo Wii, that till now is the rival in third generation video game peripheral business.

XBOX 360 Elite is equipped by newest technology with the support from interface multimedia IDIMI cable to present high definition video quality. The hardisk capacity is 120 gigabyte or six fold from capacities of standard XBox 360 and twofold from Sony PS3 capacities. Hardisk with these big capacities also sold separately to all standard XBox 360 user which wish to increase they console capacities.

Like standard console game, XBOX 360 Elite is also equipped with video component cable, XBox Live headset, and wireless long distance controller. What makes it is special, all of it, including HDMI cable, made in black color. But the WiFi adapter and ID-DVID reader must be bought separately because not included in the package. Mean, to enjoy high definition video, user must spend more money.

I'm not sure that XBox owner will change to this newest model, but new user possibly will consider choosing it," said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst from Jupiter Research as reported by NewsFactor. Nevertheless, according to him, feature and price is proportional enough.

02/05/2007