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  Don’t waste your money on Office 2019 (says Microsoft)

  Enterprise Software

  We’ve all had a chuckle at the expense of Microsoft Office, with the ’90s debuts of Bob and Clippy being particularly hilarious (at least in hindsight). But now it is Microsoft itself that is making fun of Office 2019, the latest version of its iconic office suite. Although Office 2019 was just released this past September, Microsoft is urging you to replace it — and your older versions of Office — with Office 365.

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  Why Amazon's dream of a New York City headquarters imploded

  E-business/E-commerce

  Not long ago -- three months to be exact -- Amazon's giant HQ2 project was considered a national prize.

  The largest e-commerce company in the world had planned to create a second major campus outside its Seattle mothership as it worked toward even more expansion. City leaders across the country clamored for the attention of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in their quest to land the $5 billion development and its promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs.

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