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Top 10 IT headlines for July 3: Michael Dell buys $100 million in Dell stock, Microsoft opens XP to more low-cost PCs

July 3, 2008, 6:46 AM PDT

Takeaway: Top 10 IT headlines for Thursday, July 3, 2008: Michael Dell makes a $100 million statement, the best ways to get an iPhone 3G on July 11, Microsoft eases restrictions for XP on low-cost PCs, Firefox market shares surges, and more.

IT employment holds steady despite job losses in broader U.S. economy (TechRepublic)
Michael Dell’s a believer: Makes a $100 million statement (ZDNet)
What is the best method for picking up an iPhone 3G on July 11th? (ZDNet)
Microsoft eases hardware terms for XP on low-cost PCs (Computerworld)
Firefox 3 boosts browser’s market share over 19% (TechWeb)
Microsoft to sell Office ‘value pack’ for $70 per year (Computerworld)
Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the cost (ZDNet)
Mac OS X market share surges 32% in one year (Computerworld)
Microsoft: Silverlight content is searchable, too (ZDNet)
Five signs that your layoff-spared job sucks (TechRepublic)

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