Monthly Archives: July 2014

Microsoft Says What They Really Think

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Biggus Dickus

Thanx to Debra over at Contextures for letting me know about this presentation from the Office 365 Garage Series: http://blog.contextures.com/archives/2014/07/28/excel-roundup-20140728/ What we’re seeing here is an open statement by Microsoft that full-featured client Office is dead and that we must all … Continue reading →

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The Microsoft Rapture

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Biggus Dickus

Read this link before reading my comments here: http://www.geekwire.com/2014/internal-memo-microsoft-cut-external-staff-18-months-requiring-six-month-break/ I believe that this (even more than the 18000 announced last week – most of whom are at Nokia) will force a HUGE reorg of Microsoft before the end of 2014 … Continue reading →

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Data Access Is STILL The Problem

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Biggus Dickus

Below is a replay of a posting I made here waaaay back in 2011.  It discusses an issue that is not only STILL a problem for people trying to help businesses analyze their data but that is now exponentially worse … Continue reading →

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