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Weekly #WhyMsft Round-Up 4/15/2011

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Welcome to the Why Microsoft Weekly Roundup! The roundup is a collection of news items from around the web this week. Our goal is to share a variety of conversations about Microsoft products in the community…Enjoy!

Top 5 Picks for This Week:

Announcing the Exchange ActiveSync Logo Program

Today, we launched the Exchange ActiveSync Logo Program to establish baseline for EAS functionality in mobile email devices. The program is designed for device manufacturers that license the EAS protocol from Microsoft for use in mobile email clients that connect to Exchange.

 

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Microsoft Empire?

A lot has happened to the company, its customers, its partners and its competitors over those three-plus decades. How well do you think you really know Microsoft? Take our quick quiz and match your wits against other Microsoft watchers.

 

Could Bing Overtake Google in 2012?

Google might still be the leading search engine in the U.S. by a large margin, but over the last six months, searches powered by Microsoft Bing are increasing at an impressive rate.

 

The Adoption Rate of IE9 is About 5 Times Higher Than IE8

Naturally, Microsoft has been quite pleased with the growth and adoption rate that the browser has been receiving. Currently IE9 holds 3.6% usage share on Windows 7 and is continuing to grow at a rapid pace.

 

Microsoft Rolls Out New Azure Cloud Services and Features

Microsoft announced several new Windows Azure features and services on April 12, the first day of its Mix ‘11 conference for developers and designers.

 

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