It looks like Microsoft has won another customer for its Surface touch-sensing tabletop PCs. The BMW Blog points to a video on how BMW is implementing the Surface for product configuration. “BMW is the first car manufacturer worldwide to use this product commercially. By interacting with this multi-touch external part that runs on especial hardware and software provided through Microsoft, customers can configure their BMW and instantly see their results.”
ZDNet UK is reporting that a Dutch software dealer filed a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft, alleging that the company charges added in Europe than it does in the U.S., a policy that violates Europe’s antitrust laws. The history goes on to scholium that the dealer was sued by Microsoft earlier this year for allegedly selling unlicensed software in the U.S.
The Times of London Magazine ran a lengthy story upon the body Melinda Gates that calls her in the sub headline: “no ordinary valuable man’s wife. With husband Bill, she has used her business acumen to husband millions of lives. Janice Turner meets her to canvass philanthropy, wealth, parenthood — and why Bill at intervals cries”.
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