Between Steve Jobs taking medical leave and Apple’s earning coming out today it seems that the tech world; or at least the Microsoft portion of it, is quiet as anything. Unless of course you have been following the nonsense about the Bing affiliate scam that isn’t really a scam as it is a perfect example of users not paying attention and just clicking blindly.

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• Microsoft Kinect ‘core contributor’ goes Google – Mary Jo Foley
• Microsoft warns of further Kinect shortages – Winrumors
• Microsoft Announce Gears of War Triple Pack – Gaming Union
• Report: Top Facebook Advertiser A Bing Scam – Media Post Raw
• Old School ad scam hits Facebook; switches users to Microsoft’s Bing – ZDNet
• Microsoft makes OneNote free on the iPhone. Is iPad next? – Mary Jo Foley
• Windows Phone 7 Needs A Flagship Phone – EverythingWM