Winextra – WinExtra on Windows Ep 9: Balls and vision

As usual Paul and I have quite the selection of items lined up to talk about in this weekend’s show and as usual we will probably only get through about half of them; but at least it is the really interesting half.

One of the things that seems to have gone under the radar this week is the European Union’s announcement regarding their Digital Agenda for Europe but Paul gives us the low down on how this new initiative from the EU can have an effect on not just Microsoft but all technology companies.

From there we take a look at the recent round of lay-offs at Microsoft and how they were probably all from the wrong part of the company. As well we take a look at what it would take to return Microsoft to that start-up mentality.

Post referred to in today’s show

A Digital Agenda for Europe – EurLex
EU May Force Flash Onto Apple Products – ReadWriteWeb
The Microsoft Lay-off Game where the managers are the winners as usual – WinExtra
The KIN-fusing KIN-clusion to KIN, and FY11 Microsoft Layoff Rumors – Mini-Microsoft
Microsoft job cuts in hundreds, scattered across the company – TechFlash
XBox Live Drives $1 Billion in Revenue (and Consumer Adoption of Private Clouds) – WinExtra
Is Microsoft heading the way of the dinosaur? – Globe and Mail

Enjoy the show.

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