<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : microsoft : ATOM 0.3</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/12987/1/" /><id>12987</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft!]]></summary><issued>2007-03-13T05:07:15+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-13T05:07:15+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft group president Jeff Raikes told an audience in San Francisco last week that the company hopes people, if they&#8217;re going to pirate software, choose to pirate Microsoft software. What&#8217;s Raikes thinking?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Is Vista ready? Microsoft testers weigh in ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/4283/1/" /><id>4283</id><summary><![CDATA[Is Vista ready? Microsoft testers weigh in ]]></summary><issued>2006-10-24T13:43:28+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-24T13:43:28+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft officials obviously believe Windows Vista is ready, given that it is set to release it to manufacturing within weeks, if not days.  But what do some of its toughest testers think?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft unplugs oral sex talking Santa chat bot]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/43354/1/" /><id>43354</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft unplugs oral sex talking Santa chat bot]]></summary><issued>2007-12-05T13:50:05+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-05T13:50:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An artificial-intelligence Santa bot operated by Microsoft to talk to children wavered off topic saying: &quot;It's fun to talk about oral sex, but I want to chat about something else....&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Surface]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/56167/1/" /><id>56167</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft Surface]]></summary><issued>2008-03-28T17:15:42+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-28T17:15:42+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft Surface is a crazy futuristic way to interact with your computer.  Microsoft has never done anything quite like this before.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft bounty for worm creator ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/94403/1/" /><id>94403</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft bounty for worm creator ]]></summary><issued>2009-02-13T10:46:35+01:00</issued><modified>2009-02-13T10:46:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A reward of $250,000 (&#163;172,000) has been offered by Microsoft to find who is behind the Downadup/Conficker virus.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Nintendo, Microsoft, Philips Fail Greenpeace Toxic Test]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42789/1/" /><id>42789</id><summary><![CDATA[Nintendo, Microsoft, Philips Fail Greenpeace Toxic Test]]></summary><issued>2007-11-28T21:49:01+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-28T21:49:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Nintendo completely failed to show any environmental credentials, while Microsoft and Philips do little better.<br/><br/>*Note: Sony scored second highest, at 7.3 (Take that Nintendope and Microshaft)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft warns of serious Internet Explorer security hole]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/126951/1/" /><id>126951</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft warns of serious Internet Explorer security hole]]></summary><issued>2009-07-07T12:19:31+01:00</issued><modified>2009-07-07T12:19:31+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[50 Advanced Microsoft Technologies Interview Questions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/12185/1/" /><id>12185</id><summary><![CDATA[50 Advanced Microsoft Technologies Interview Questions]]></summary><issued>2007-03-04T04:10:54+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-04T04:10:54+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A nice set of 50 Advanced Microsoft Technologies Interview Questions which should help any budding Microsoft newbie]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft not fixing 360s, only sending replacements]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/34523/1/" /><id>34523</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft not fixing 360s, only sending replacements]]></summary><issued>2007-09-04T21:55:18+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-04T21:55:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A new consumer report alleges that Microsoft is merely sending new faulty Xbox 360 machines as warranty replacements instead of fixing the &quot;Red Ring of Death&quot; error that renders the console useless.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Yahoo Rejected Google One Day Before Microsoft Made Offer]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/64123/1/" /><id>64123</id><summary><![CDATA[Yahoo Rejected Google One Day Before Microsoft Made Offer]]></summary><issued>2008-06-03T06:57:36+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-03T06:57:36+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Yahoo Inc executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft Corp made its takeover offer earlier this year.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[All 1st Gen Zunes Locked up at the same time]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/87177/1/" /><id>87177</id><summary><![CDATA[All 1st Gen Zunes Locked up at the same time]]></summary><issued>2008-12-31T10:39:39+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-31T10:39:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Apparently Microsoft has screwed us all.<br/>I have yet to see a fix for the issue but its happening to everyone who owns a first gen Zune.<br/>Where the HELL is Microsoft? It has gotten so bad CNN is now covering the story!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft shocked by Family Guy's offensive content]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/135186/1/" /><id>135186</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft shocked by Family Guy's offensive content]]></summary><issued>2009-10-28T17:14:21+01:00</issued><modified>2009-10-28T17:14:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft makes a deal to air a Family Guy special. Microsoft watches the special and discovers it's -- oh no! -- raunchy and offensive. Microsoft drops the deal, gets mocked by nerds.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft to Acquire Medstory]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/11727/1/" /><id>11727</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft to Acquire Medstory]]></summary><issued>2007-02-27T09:05:28+01:00</issued><modified>2007-02-27T09:05:28+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft looks forward to enter health care market. One of its goals is a search engine that will provide useful medical information. This is why the company decided to buy Medstory Inc., the developer of Web-search technology that searches information on health. Microsoft did not disclose any details on Medstory acquisition.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft WGA servers down]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/33096/1/" /><id>33096</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft WGA servers down]]></summary><issued>2007-08-25T13:45:09+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-25T13:45:09+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft is having WGA server problems and people with Vista are losing features (like Aero) because the installation is being marked as counterfeit when it tries to check in.  Probably not a good idea to reboot right now!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft eyes 'Big Brother' software]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/47444/1/" /><id>47444</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft eyes 'Big Brother' software]]></summary><issued>2008-01-16T08:00:43+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-16T08:00:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software able to remotely monitor a worker's productivity, physical wellbeing and competence.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Xbox 360 Sales Plunge 60% As Problems Mount ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/28812/1/" /><id>28812</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft Xbox 360 Sales Plunge 60% As Problems Mount ]]></summary><issued>2007-07-25T00:55:12+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-25T00:55:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In its earnings statement for the quarter, Microsoft said it shipped 700,000 Xbox 360 units during the period, compared to 1.8 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2006 -- a fall off of 61%.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft halts Longhorn Reloaded]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/24997/1/" /><id>24997</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft halts Longhorn Reloaded]]></summary><issued>2007-06-24T11:47:42+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-24T11:47:42+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Longhorn Reloaded - a project that aimed to finish off Microsoft's Longhorn OS (a precursor to Vista) - has received a cease-and-decist letter from Microsoft. What a surprise!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The best job interview questions from Microsoft, Google&#8230; and IKEA]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/72544/1/" /><id>72544</id><summary><![CDATA[The best job interview questions from Microsoft, Google&#8230; and IKEA]]></summary><issued>2008-08-16T11:15:17+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-16T11:15:17+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[or possibly the worst job interview questions from Microsoft &amp; Google.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates to Step Down from Microsoft]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/67046/1/" /><id>67046</id><summary><![CDATA[Bill Gates to Step Down from Microsoft]]></summary><issued>2008-06-28T15:30:36+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-28T15:30:36+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The chairman of Microsoft and one of the world's richest men, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his job running the world's largest software company.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft to Release Free Anti-Virus Software]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/122088/1/" /><id>122088</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft to Release Free Anti-Virus Software]]></summary><issued>2009-06-11T15:28:00+01:00</issued><modified>2009-06-11T15:28:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta &#8220;soon&#8221; and will likely have similar features to other companies&#8217; entry-level products that cost about $40 a year.]]></content></entry></items></xml>