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June 10, 2009

Microsoft’s Worst Mistakes | Sherweb blog

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"Microsoft Bob was voted #7 in PC World Magazine’s 25 Worst Products of All Time. The cartoon interface designed to create a chummy virtual experience, with programs and documents represented by everyday objects was high up on Microsoft’s low point list. Microsoft promptly destroyed as many copies of the software as it could get its hands on. “Clippy” was the only feature to survive." I remember Microsoft Bob

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June 1, 2009

Hands On With Microsoft’s New Search Engine: Bing, But No Boom | Epicenter

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"Wired.com was invited to test-drive the new search engine last week during its beta phase, under the old moniker, Kumo, and we discovered lots of little gems like these. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled Bing.com to the public on Thursday, as expected, at the All Things D conference in San Diego. It will go live worldwide by June 3."

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