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Make Use Of[^]:

Do you wish you could run your favorite Android apps from the comfort of your Windows computer?

The Verge[^]:

Steve Ballmer is retiring from Microsoft within the next 12 months, and he's had some time to reflect on his 13-year experience as CEO. In an interview with ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, Ballmer reveals his proudest achievement over his 33 years at Microsoft is being "a significant part even of the birth of intelligent personal computing." Detailing his regrets, he lays the blame solely on Windows Vista. "I would say probably the thing I regret most is the, what shall I call it, the loopedy-loo that we did that was sort of Longhorn to Vista," says Ballmer. "I would say that's probably the thing I regret most."

Pravda[^]:

August 23, 2013 is the day, for which the infamous Grigory Rasputin predicted the end of the world in the beginning of the last century. Rasputin predicted a "terrible storm" in which fire would swallow all life on land, and then life would die on the whole planet. He also said that Jesus Christ would come down to Earth to comfort people in distress.

All Things D[^]:

A U.S. investigation into Microsoft Corp.’s relationships with business partners that allegedly bribed foreign officials in return for contracts includes activity in Russia and Pakistan, a sign that the probe is wider reaching than previously known, according to people familiar with the matter.

Rob Conery[^]:

Here’s the thing – people like to say whatever framework their not using sucks. "Sucks", really? Two-way binding, route handlers, and dynamic events pushing data into a remote API within an hour - that used to take thirty years to do that and you thought you would die on the way there and have a baby. You’d be a whole different group of developers when you got there.