Microsoft Announces Cross-Platform Ad Strategy
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| ...will allow marketers to reach customers across Microsoft's many
| platforms, including MSN, the XBox, Microsoft Live, Office Online,
| Windows Mobile, and Microsoft TV.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/indie/060926/293_id.html?.v=2
Good for a chuckle. Yet another word/term that Microsoft redefines. It has
already ruined 'Release Candidate', among other recent examples.
Analysts: Microsoft Changes Meaning Of 'Release Candidate'
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| Two industry watchers say Microsoft is corrupting the term, leading to
| major confusion among customers and others about whether the operating
| system is truly ready to evaluate.
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| Two analysts Thursday accused Microsoft Corp. of changing the meaning
| of "release candidate" by pushing out a version of Windows Vista that
| still needs major work.
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| Joe Wilcox, an analyst with JupiterResearch, said that Microsoft's
| corrupted the term.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192700055&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
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