Lettera aperta di Steve Ballmer sul tema: Customer Focus: Comparing Windows with Linux and UNIX

La trovate qui: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/

Webcasts sul tema 64 bit

http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/events/series/msdn64bitwin.mspx

Tune in to this webcast series and take advantage of the sweeping change in technology offered by 64-bit computing.

  • Run existing 32-bit code without modification on 64-bit Windows.
  • Write native 64-bit code (managed and unmanaged).
  • Learn about the next generation of development tools.
  • Find out about 64-bit processor architectures.

Bonus Attend a live webcast in this series and submit an evaluation to be entered for a chance to win one of many great prizes (U.S. only), including the first prize—one 64-bit Acer Ferrari laptop. Other prizes include Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultants, Kensington WiFi Finders, and FM Auto Scan Radios. See the official rules for more details.

SQL Server 2005 per Developers partono i webcast

http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/2005Webcasts

A partire dal 6 Dicembre, maglietta speciale per i primi 1500 che guardano almeno 5 webcast della serie.

Riporto l'email che mi è arrivata:

Initially there will be a week of 15 WebCasts introducing all the new features of SQL Server 2005 for Developers.
Starting in January, we will be doing at least 1 web cast per week focused on specific developer topics for SQL Server 2005.

Everyone who attends a WebCast will receive a copy of the Beta 2 Resource Kit and the Beta 3 Resource Kit when it ships. Also, the first 1500 people that watch 5 or more WebCasts will also receive a special, limited edition SQL Server 2005 WebCast T-shirt. Additionally, all WebCast viewers will be entered into a competition to win an XBOX, one for each day of the week. (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/WebcastRules.aspx)