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Microsoft Corp. has put on hold any interest in further expanding its operations in Seattle because of the deteriorating economy, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The loss for now of Microsoft as a potential tenant is expected to put additional downward pressure on office rental rates in Seattle.
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At heart I’m a software developer so I love the fact that I can still get in and actively build features for the platform almost every day.”
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Joseph Tartakoff on Microsoft
· Microsoft puts search for more Seattle space on hold
· Noted: Windows 7 beta to be released by next Tuesday
· Microsoft's MacBU touts the 'software + services' mantra
Andrea James on Amazon
· Retailers seek tax-free shopping for 30 days
· Want sales growth? Sell purple things.
· Online retail's big downer: Late shipments
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· Finding a lost iPhone with a Bluetooth-enabled car
· Sleepless in Quebec
· Why we fall for financial scams
Chron.com TechBlog
· Today's entertainment: First Jobs-free keynote since 1996
· Linkpost | 1.6.2009
· Steve Jobs: Hormone imbalance has caused my weight loss
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· The Wii Version Will Come With a WiiBong and WiiSyringe
· Xohm: No Long-Term Commitments Besides Baltimore Residency
· Black Monday
Ars Technica
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· Inside assisted GPS: helping GPS help you
· "Skanks in NYC" blog post leads to lawsuit against Google
· Kiwis rally opposition to NZ copyright bill
Epicenter
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· Apple's Entry Into Online Office Apps Is Confusing, Laughable
· Apple Embraces Social Networks With iLife '09
· iTunes Music Store Finally Ditches DRM, Adds New Prices
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· Oprah Sued For Infringing "Touch and Feel" Patent
· Obama Picks RIAA's Favorite Lawyer For Top DoJ Post
· Phishing Is a Minimum-Wage Job

There was no Steve Jobs or game-changing gadget at Macworld's keynote presentation.
San Francisco Chronicle
Twitter hacker exploited employee's weak password
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Green technology feels the pinch
San Francisco Chronicle
Company seeks to study drawing power from waves
Scripps Howard
Online store finds success selling all things purple
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

· Agilent Cuts 120 Jobs Near Spokane
· FEI Buys Intellection for $2.8M
· Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
· Model wants Google to identify anonymous commenter
· Social Security begins taking online applications
· Berlin Philharmonic offers digital concerts
· Ohio company chosen for Ala. broadband project
· Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
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Apple may have announced that Steve Jobs is treating an hormone imbalance, but as WSJ.com explains, the lack of details in the diagnosis leaves room for a lot of questions.



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