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 <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Appeals EC Fine]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/9/microsoft-appeals-ec-fine</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dawn Kawamoto reports that Mircosoft will appeal the $1.39 billion dollar fine levied against them by the European Commission.

Microsoft filed an application with the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, seeking to annul the Commission's deci...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/9/microsoft-appeals-ec-fine</comments>
 <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 19:20:26 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Office 2007 SP1 Automatic Updates Starting on June 16]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/9/office-2007-sp1-automatic-updates-starting-on-june-16</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the Office and Microsoft Update Teams:

Given our commitment to advance notice, we wanted to use this blog as one of many avenues to alert our customers to the fact that we will be distributing SP1 automatically via Automatic Update beginni...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/9/office-2007-sp1-automatic-updates-starting-on-june-16</comments>
 <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 11:06:02 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[XP and Vista Service Packs Available Again]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/7/xp-and-vista-service-packs-available-again</link>
<description><![CDATA[Joe Wilcox reports that Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 are available for download once again after the delay at the end of April.]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/7/xp-and-vista-service-packs-available-again</comments>
 <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 10:57:02 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Yang: "More Than Willing to Listen" to Microsoft; Top 2 Shareholders Not Happy]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/6/yang-more-than-willing-to-listen-to-microsoft-top-2-shareholders-not-happy</link>
<description><![CDATA[From Reuters:

Asked if Yahoo would still leave a door open for Microsoft to return, [Yahoo! CEO Jerry] Yang said: &quot;If they have anything new to say, we would be open. ... I am more than willing to listen.&quot;
And then later in the article:

But...]]></description>
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<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/6/yang-more-than-willing-to-listen-to-microsoft-top-2-shareholders-not-happy</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 10:47:46 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Announce Long Term Agreement]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/6/microsoft-and-hyundai-kia-announce-long-term-agreement</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the press release:

Today, Microsoft Corp. and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group (HKAG) entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment systems. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and Mongku Chung, cha...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/6/microsoft-and-hyundai-kia-announce-long-term-agreement</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 10:44:39 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Zune Media Library Growing]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/6/zune-media-library-growing</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the press release:

Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company’s all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to the Zune online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription se...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/6/zune-media-library-growing</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 10:32:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[More on Microsoft/Yahoo! Timeline: Sources say Yahoo! Ignored Microsoft Much of the Time]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/5/more-on-microsoft-yahoo-timeline-sources-say-yahoo-ignored-microsoft-much-of-the-time</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jim Goldman of CNBC reports on the timeline of the proposed Microsoft/Yahoo! deal. According to sources, Yahoo! ignored Microsoft much of the time. And, though the Yahoo! board was willing to go to $37, Yahoo! Co-Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/5/more-on-microsoft-yahoo-timeline-sources-say-yahoo-ignored-microsoft-much-of-the-time</comments>
 <pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 09:28:54 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Pulls Yahoo! Bid]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/4/microsoft-pulls-yahoo-bid</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday night, Microsoft announced that it has withdrawn it's offer to buy out Yahoo! Steve Ballmer sent a letter to Jerry Yang, which was posted on the Microsoft website and is quoted below.

Todd Bishop has an internal e-mail that Ballmer se...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/4/microsoft-pulls-yahoo-bid</comments>
 <pubDate>Sun, 4 May 2008 10:04:31 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Source: Microsoft and Yahoo! Talking Turkey]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/2/source-microsoft-and-yahoo-talking-turkey</link>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Times is reporting that, according to a source, Yahoo! and Microsoft are in serious talks regarding the merger. They say:

Microsoft, which had threatened to abandon its bid, has increased its offer “by several dollars,” this person...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/2/source-microsoft-and-yahoo-talking-turkey</comments>
 <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 18:42:38 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Ships Expression Studio 2]]></title>
 <link>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/1/microsoft-ships-expression-studio-2</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the press release:

Microsoft Corp. today delivered on its commitment to rapid innovation for the newest Microsoft platforms and latest Web technologies by announcing the release of Expression Studio 2.

The suite of professional design t...]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://www.microsoftblog.com/item/2008/5/1/microsoft-ships-expression-studio-2</comments>
 <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 19:04:15 -0400</pubDate>
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