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Redmond has released the beta of Morro, or Microsoft Security Essentials. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers and Slashdotters download and dissect the free malware protection program. It raises questions of trust and anti-trust; plus analogies with cars and, yes, Nazis.

By Richi Jennings, your humble blogwatcher, who has selected these bloggy tidbits for your enjoyment. Not to mention a futuristic movie timeline...

Microsoft has stopped reimbursing employees for Apple iPhone or RIM BlackBerry data plans. In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers laugh at the news and at employees forced to use Windows Mobile.

But then we wondered if it's really a cost-cutting measure, or something more sinister.

Not to mention ShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatnerShatner...

Is Google scared of Microsoft Bing? In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers debate Sergey Brin's rumored reaction to new competition.

Not to mention Post-it® stop-motion awesomeness...

Russia investigates Microsoft (MSFT) for antitrust violations with Windows XP. In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers ask if Redmond-ski is an illegal monopoly in the land of onion domes and Vilena photos. [With apologies for the bastardized Russian reversal.]

Not to mention the best ever source code comments...

The Windows 7 release date is October 22, says Microsoft. In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers react to the news (and notes that the date is as previously rumored). The 7 bits will be baked in July, so perhaps the download will be in August? Not to mention real-life Jenga...

Yesterday, Microsoft showed off its super-secret Project Natal motion controller at the 2009 E3 Expo. In IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Peter Molyneux introduce a whole-body, controller-free way to play Xbox 360 games. And, yes: there is an IT angle.

Not to mention Twitcaps...

Microsoft's been telling us how new and exciting the new Live Search, aka Kumo, aka Bing will be. Seems like we've been waiting ages to catch more than just a glimpse.

In today's IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch the long-awaited Ballmer demo, and tell us what they think. Not to mention the cutout of delight...

It's IT Blogwatch, and bloggers are all fired up about a true Google "killer." Codenamed Kumo, Microsoft is expected to announce its new search engine next week, perhaps renaming it Bing. Not to mention Pod Trumps...

Sales of video games and gaming hardware continue to fall: 17% down year-on-year. IT Blogwatch Extra tells you all you need to know in one page...

Yesterday, market researchers NPD said April sales of consoles and games dropped to $1 billion. Richi Jennings watches bloggers wonder what it all means for Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, and their (ahem) ecosystem partners.

Not to mention more things with faces.

In Tuesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft laugh at how iTunes users pay through the nose for music. Not to mention DickensURL.com...

In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches phase II of the Microsoft layoffs: another 3,000 redundancies worldwide. Not to mention Microsoft's "painful lack of self awareness"...

In Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches last week's reactions to XP Mode in Windows 7 -- now that the dust has settled, what do bloggers think? Not to mention an Ich Bin 8-Bit installation timelapse...

In Friday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches the early reviews of Windows 7 and hears rumors of the final release date. Not to mention Vince, remixed and auto-tuned...

In Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches the official release of the Windows 7 release candidate be... uhh, officially released. Not to mention a phone bill for $0.00...

In Friday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft suffer its first ever drop in revenue. Not to mention fun with auto-tuning...