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Why Windows 8 Will Be a Hit for Microsoft Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is scheduled to launch later this year. And when it does, consumers and even enterprise users can expect to adopt it fairly quickly, without the significant holdouts such as Microsoft faced with Vista. Microsoft's Office 15 Now in Technical Preview Microsoft's Office 15, the next version of its popular Office software, has entered the technical preview stage. Microsoft Offers $60K in Azure Cloud Services to Startups, Launches BizSpark Plus Microsoft announces BizSpark Plus, an extension of its BizSpark program, and teams with startup accelerator TechStars to offer $60,000 in cloud computing services to startups. Microsoft Business Software Sales Up, Windows Weak Microsoft's quarter saw robust business software and entertainment-product sales, although Windows sales remain soft. Microsoft System Center 2012 Bridges Hybrid Cloud Microsoft rolled out the release candidate for System Center 2012, the company announced, enabling customers and partners to build out private cloud infrastructure and benefit from a single pane of glass management for hybrid clouds. What Steve Ballmer Must Prove This Year to Save His Job Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has the next 12 months to prove himself. Or maybe less. Among investors, confidence in Ballmer is slipping. He may not believe that matters much. After all, they’ve been complaining about him for years. But a difficult 2012 for Microsoft could be the final straw that makes for the board replace him with someone new. Ballmer has a little time to make things right and. a host of products are coming this year to help him achieve his goal of turning Microsoft around and cementing its position as the dominant company in the industry again. On his to-do list, Ballmer must get Windows 8-based tablets on store shelves, prove his Nokia deal makes sense, and deliver improvements to his company’s cloud solutions to take on Google. It’s do or die time. Here’s what Ballmer must prove if he wants to save his job. Microsoft CEO Talks Windows in CES Keynote Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spent his possibly last Consumer Electronics Show keynote playing up Windows Phone and the upcoming Windows 8. CES: Windows Phone, Windows 8 Likely Focus of Ballmer Keynote Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Jan. 9 keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show will almost certainly focus on Windows 8, Xbox and Windows Phone. Microsoft to Allow Linux on Windows Azure: Report According to published reports, Microsoft is working on delivering a capability to run Linux on its Windows Azure cloud platform. Windows Phone Road Map Details 'Tango,' 'Apollo' Microsoft's Windows Phone will undergo two significant updates in 2012, according to a purportedly leaked road map for the smartphone platform. Microsoft Releases Workarounds for DoS Zero-Day Bug in ASP.NET The newly disclosed vulnerability in Web application frameworks such as Microsoft's ASP.NET can be exploited to trigger a denial of service on vulnerable Web servers. The State of Windows 7 Deployments: 2011 Still working on a Windows XP machine? You’re not alone. Even though Windows 7 was released more than two years ago, plenty of users are still stuck on older operating systems. And that’s in spite of the fact that Microsoft plans to roll out Windows 8 in 2012. But that’s beginning to change, finally. Microsoft partner Softchoice recently released 'in the wild' data from over 1.6 million PC systems it managed over the past year to provide some perspective on what the real Windows 7 adoption rate is like in corporate North America. While Windows XP has been & an operating system that has been the 'comfortable pair of jeans' for corporate North American desktops for the better part of a decade,& says Dean Williams, manager of services development. Here’s a look at the state of Windows. Windows Phone Marketplace Reaches 50,000 Apps Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has passed the 50,000 apps mark, according to a report. Microsoft, MasterCard Partner on Office 365 Program MasterCard will provide a 10 percent savings to small business cardholders when they purchase Office 365. Microsoft Giving Final CES Keynote in 2012 After 2012, Microsoft apparently will no longer be the commanding presence that it has been at the Consumer Electronics Show. Microsoft Details Windows 8 Picture Password Feature Microsoft has detailed its Windows 8 Picture Password protection, insisting that it's as secure as traditional numbers-and-letters input. Microsoft Releases Silverlight 5 Microsoft delivers Silverlight 5, a new version of the company's plug-in for developers for delivering applications for the Web, desktop and mobile devices. Microsoft, GE to Form Joint Health Care IT Company Microsoft and GE will create a health care IT joint venture focused on patient population management and chronic conditions. Microsoft's Windows 8 App Store to Challenge Apple, Google Microsoft's newly unveiled Windows 8 app store will challenge Apple's App Store and Google's Android Marketplace. Microsoft Cloud Services Get Service Updates, New Customers Features include support for Lync for Mac, SharePoint Business Connectivity Services and support for Windows Phone 7.5.