Thursday, April 1, 2010

PImail (Business Stories) for 4/1/2010

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Moving a Soyuz rocket to the launch pad
Russia's latest Soyuz rocket is set to blast off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome Friday for the International Space Station carrying U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko.

Microsoft sues Datel over Xbox 360 controllers
Microsoft has sued Datel, the gaming-accessory company, over its third-party Xbox 360 controllers, alleging the U.K. company infringed five Microsoft patents.

Appeals court denies 12-judge review of i4i v. Microsoft
A federal appeals court has denied Microsoft's request for en banc review of its patent-infringement loss to i4i Inc., which required the software juggernaut to strip some XML capabilities from Word.

Australia's Virgin Blue to buy up to 105 Boeing 737s
Australia's Virgin Blue airline will buy up to 105 Boeing 737 jets over six years, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Thursday.

April Fools! A collection of today's fake Microsoft news
I'll admit, I nearly had a heart attack when I rolled over in bed this morning, checked my e-mail and saw an article on Microsoft's giving $750 million to civic improvement in the Seattle area. Then I woke up a bit and realized it was April 1.

Why did Qantas A380 have just 244 passengers?
The details of Wednesday night's two burst tires on a Qantas A380 landing at Sydney Airport included one detail that jumped out at me.

Boeing "disappointed" with EADS' tanker delay
Boeing Thursday responded to the Pentagon's Wednesday announcement that it would delay its aerial refueling tanker bid deadline by 60 days to facilitate a bid from European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. with a carefully worded statement that criticized EADS but not the Defense Department.

Denver, San Diego to get next Microsoft retail stores
Nearly six months after opening its first two (recent) retail stores, Microsoft announced it will open its third and fourth in Denver and San Diego.

Microsoft (poorly) attacks Google over Chrome privacy
No doubt Microsoft and Mozilla are getting a little antsy over the strong growth of Google's Web browser, Chrome. Microsoft, of course, has the most-used browser in Internet Explorer, but its market share is shrinking as Firefox and Chrome gain in popularity.

Boeing names new China executive
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Wednesday named Ian Chang as its vice president -- China Operations and Business Development.

 

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