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According to a report, Microsoft considered buying the Slack collaboration service for an incredible $8 billion. But pushback from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and CEO Satya Nadella apparently ended the talks.

In this introductory article, Aidan Finn explains what Microsoft Azure is and isn’t, along with key features of the service.

Because years of Call of Duty are finally paying off, this edition of Short Takes focuses on IDC’s comeuppance on Windows phone, misunderstandings about Microsoft’s Xbox strategy, HPE beats estimates, Oculus Rift CEO mocks high-end Macs, and more hand-wringing about the Apple iPhone case.

On this episode, I cover the all the news that Microsoft announced this week including all the announcements around HoloLens, success in education and a trip to Redmond filled with video, executives and delicious beer.

Use these tools to reduce the amount of “email work” you do every day.

Documentation for Microsoft’s HoloLens has been released and it offers up several new details about the device including working with the color black and peripheral support.

Microsoft is set to release its spring wave of updates for Dynamics which will included several new features from its recent acquisitions.

While showing off Device Guard during the Technet Virtual Conference, support for Windows 10 RT was spotted inside the feature.

Microsoft has expanded the availability of the Type cover that has a finger printer reader that enables Windows Hello support on a Surface Pro 3.

Here’s quick tip on how to join Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory (AAD) and why you might want to do that.

In strong words, Microsoft’s Brad Smith further backed Apple and his company’s position at RSA’s annual security conference.

Improve your DevOps processes with this free tool from Sonatype for calculating developmental waste.