$8.5 Billion!
Microsoft tweeted” Hey @Skype: Should we do this thing?” confirming there purchase of the communcation company. At least we now know how much our conversations cost 
For our Microsoft phone users, expect some new features coming along
Microsoft: IE 9 is the most important IE launch in company history
“Microsoft’s Internet Explorer platform is hurting; it is facing stiff competition from Google, Mozilla, and a host of other vendors who want their piece of the consumer pie. While Microsoft has been publicly pushing IE 9, internally, Microsoft knows that if this version of IE doesn’t make waves with the consumers, it will give up the title as the most used platform for browsing the web.”
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-ie-9-is-the-most-important-launch-of-ie-in-company-history
Microsoft announces Lync, new Office Communications Server
Known previously as Communications Server, Communications Online and Communicator, the new Lync branding brings together the products and now includes Lync Web App, and Lync Online. Lync 2010 unifies enterprise voice, instant messaging and web, audio and video conference – all within the same user experience and back-end infrastructure.
Anything Hosted will be deployed a Lync server for our Exchange customers to take advantage of (additional costs may apply).
Microsoft: 175 million Windows 7 licenses sold
“Microsoft reported a strong Q4 revenue thanks to Windows 7, and with that they announced they have sold 175 million licenses for Windows 7, the fastest selling operating system in history.
Windows 7 was released nine months ago, on October 22, 2009. The OS originally released to manufacturing one year ago. Microsoft announced that Windows 7 is the fastest selling operating system in history, selling over 175 million licenses to date. The company is projected to sell 300 million by the end of 2010.
Microsoft’s success with Windows 7 began before the product was even widely available. Released in October 2009, the operating system has received praise from consumers, businesses, and the media. In November 2009, Windows 7 managed to surpass Apple’s Snow Leopard market share in just two weeks. In early February, it was revealed that Windows 7 had reached 10% market share in just three months.”
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-175-million-windows-7-licenses-sold
Windows Mobile 6.5
We are really pleased that Vodafone, WEBIT’s chosen mobile carrier has released a ROM update for the new version of Windows Mobile 6.5. The improved benefits WM6.5 will become apparant when we switch to Exchange 2010 before the end of the year -namely being able to push Outlook Mobile updates to the phone and synchronising SMS.
If you have this phone (Touch Pro II on Vodafone), you can get the update here: http://devicehelp.vodafone.co.uk/firmwaredevice.php?ModelID=384&e=0
Microsoft Launches OneApp
New software has been announced that allows feature phones to access mobile apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger and other popular apps and games. Happy days for all windows based mobile users!
Cheeky Microsoft
Microsoft will be opening retail stores right near their greatest competitor Apple. These new stores will sell Microsoft products, much like Apple and Sony do so now. Although no dates have been confirmed for the opening of these stores, we expect it to be around the same as the release of Windows 7 later this year.
Microsoft Still Going Strong
Microsoft has regained its poll position as the strongest superbrand in the UK, knocking Google into 3rd place thanks to ‘Superbrands UK’ . We’re not surprised really.