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Google have officially started phasing out Windows OS from its corporate environment, employees now have to choose Mac OS X or Linux.

Security concerns have been cited as the reason behind the move-

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2010%2F05%2F31%2Fbusinessinsider-henry-blodget-google-dumping-microsoft-windows-company-wide-blames-windows-for-china-hacking-attack-2010-5.DTL

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20006400-265.html

Microsoft have unveiled their Windows 7 phone. They have ditched the previous interface and started from scratch-

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/

Samsung have also released their own smartphone-

http://wave.samsungmobile.com/

Kodak is suing Apple and RIM-

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100114005746&newsLang=en

Nokia suing Apple-

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/

Apple strike back-

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-on-nokia-phones/

Microsoft infringe xml copyright-

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/13/microsoft_office_2007_yanked/

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/12/microsoft-office-word-2007-banned-from-sale-starting-january-11/

MS have announced a free anti virus service for release later in 2009, based on a stripped down version of its One Care product that never got off the ground. More here-

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/11/microsoft_announces_free_anti_virus_service_for_windows.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10249364-56.html

Microsoft have been aggresively marketing against Apple recently with a number of ads showing how much more an Apple Mac costs-

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/10/microsoft-remains-on-offensive-with-apple-tax-report-and-latest-laptop-ad/

They have even commisioned a document by Roger Kay to show price differences-

http://www.ndpta.com/files/AppleTax.pdf

Ina Fried took issue with some of the points raised in this article here-

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2009/04/09/avoid-the-apple-tax-cash-in-on-the-value-of-windows.aspx

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10216096-56.html