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Microsoft's social network

This week, Microsoft radically extended the services offered on their live.com service. Previously it was but a humble search portal, but overnight it’s been transformed into a plaxo/facebook/yahoo hybrid that’s so socially networked it sensed I’m writing this and has already added me as a friend.

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Don't get stranded

Being first in the queue for new gadgets puts you at the mercy of industry

Judgment day

First on the market doesn't always fit with fair play and the diktat of the law

The human touch

A user-friendly version of Linux renders Microsoft obsolete.

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A licence to leave you out

The BBC plan to use software that works only with Windows is anti-competitive.

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Send in the lawyers

Linux users have stood up to Microsoft and won - for now

Hasta la Vista, baby

Let Microsoft take control of my computer? That's one upgrade too far

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The free and easy revolution

The full potential of open-source software is only just starting to emerge

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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