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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Says VMware Takeover Would Suit Novell (Although...
Summary: SJVN adds his weight to speculators who reckon that Novell may negotiate a sale to VMware, which is run by Microsoft executives who left Microsoft Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (SJVN) believes...
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Novell’s SUSE Believed to be Bought by Former Microsoft Executives
“We are going to cut off their air supply. Everything they’re selling, we’re going to give away for free.” –Paul Maritz, former Microsoft Vice President, referring to Netscape Paul MaritzPhoto by...
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Bad September for Microsoft Security, Symantec Buyout Rumours
Summary: As loads of security problems occupy the world of Windows, Microsoft resorts to seeking help from security firms it competes with and more botnets thrive nonetheless Microsoft is having a...
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FBR Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley Both Cut Microsoft Estimates While...
Summary: Analysts take a close look at Microsoft and they don’t like what they see; Microsoft is apparently trying to hide losses by merging units; alleged Microsoft employees are suggesting that more...
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Apple, Oracle, and Software Patents of Convenience
Jobs image licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (version 1.2 or any later versions); Ellison patch By Thomas Hawk Summary: Rumours and speculations that Oracle might prepare to buy ARM...
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Milo Said to be Another Dead Microsoft Product
Professor Milo, Batman: The Animated Series Summary: Project Milo (KINect) has been killed by Microsoft’s Lionhead Studios, according to unconfirmed reports Dead products at Microsoft are a couple a...
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New Article Says Nokia Might be Bought by Microsoft After Appointing...
Summary: A German tabloid publishes a speculative piece about a Microsoft acquisition of Nokia “From the rumour mill,” writes a reader of ours, “Bild.de, Germany’s largest tabloid, is speculating that...
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Microsoft Watcher Source: Windows Live Spaces Had Been ‘Abandoned’ by...
Summary: The vast majority of Windows Live Spaces is about to get wiped out, according to a source familiar with those matters Windows Live Spaces became a notorious spam trap, as pointed out by blogs...
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Microsoft More Likely to Split Than to Merge With Adobe
Summary: A reality check amid rumours that Microsoft may be interested in Adobe’s assets and more bad news about Vista Phone 7 [sic] Due to some reports like this one, people have begun to speculate...
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Unsubstantiated Takeover Rumours
Summary: Why Microsoft will not manage to grab yet another Internet giant, not any time soon anyway CONSOLIDATION sounds like a nice word, but usually it means removal of choice and that’s not...
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Sitting on Their Hands
Summary: Unverified comments about internal problems at Microsoft, namely lack of activity AT Techrights we are very references based on the sense that we try to provide a lot of references...
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Microsoft President Bob Muglia Rumoured to Have Been Fired
Summary: Muglia’s exit bodes badly for the convicted monopolist and it may have been a sacking based on a person close to Microsoft YESTERDAY we wrote about the departure of Bob Muglia, which was...
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Rumour: Microsoft to Take Over Nokia’s Mobile Unit Thanks to Entryism
Summary: Rumours that Nokia is selling its mobile unit to Microsoft begin to surface A senior figure at Nokia was quoted as saying that the Microsoft/Nokia deal “isn’t a deal between Nokia and...
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Chairman of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) and EPO Vice-President of DG3...
Photo from EPO.org Summary: Rumours suggest that Benoît Battistelli’s affairs at the EPO may have something to do with Wim Van der Eijk’s longterm absence IT IS widely known by now that, due to...
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Commenters Provide Possible Explanations for Mr Van der Eijk Being on...
Photo from EPO.org Summary: Rumours are swirling around Wim Van der Eijk’s absence, suggesting that he too may be a victim of Benoît Battistelli’s iron fist THE EPO is out of touch and Van der Eijk...
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EPO: It’s Like a Family Business – Part IV
Summary: Some more background information about Elodie Bergot and Gilles Requena, who are married whilst also sharing positions of power at the EPO (and also strong connections/ties with the EPO’s...
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Rumour About Efforts to Dismiss a Board Judge by Intimidating Boards of Appeal
But did Jesper Kongstad actually do it? We need evidence if any exists. Jesper Kongstad. Photo from the Nordic Patent Institute. Summary: Comment found online accuses the Administrative Council of...
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Documents Needed: Contract or Information About EPO PR/Media Campaign to...
Is the EPO weaponising the media? Summary: Rumour that the EPO spends almost as much as a million US dollars “with some selected press agencies to refurbish the image of the EPO” LIKE a lot of large...
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Rumour: Administrative Council Advises Benoît Battistelli Not to Fire Staff...
Battistelli may risk losing his job if he sacks Ms. Hardon, Ms. Weaver and/or Mr. Brumme Summary: New rumours about Benoît Battistelli’s union-busting efforts, new complaints to the EPO about traffic...
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Battistelli’s Furious Love Affair With French Power: Part V
Summary: Allegations that Mr. Battistelli “traveled from Paris to Bordeaux to meet the party (Rothschild) to whom he granted this decision in order to help them to defend their case” Benoît...
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