Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 2/15/2013

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections.

Microsoft: Office 365 Sees Growing Adoption in India
Indian firms of all sizes are choosing Office 365 over Google Apps.

Google App Store Policy Raises Privacy Concerns
Google’s privacy practices draw heat after an Australian software developer said the company was providing him with personal information, including email addresses, of everyone who purchased his mobile app.

Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Data Privacy Rules Explained
While Google search-mines customer data for the betterment of its product, Microsoft has worked to assure customers of the cloud data privacy protection and security standards that Office 365 meets.

Microsoft Launches New Scroogled Video for Valentine’s Day, Says Google Will Read Your Love Letters
Don’t want Google snooping on your Valentine? That’s the question Microsoft asks with its latest “Scroogled” video.

Skype Adds E-Gifting to its Mac and Windows Applications
New updates allow Skype users to send each other gifts in the form of Skype credit gift cards.

7 Things About SharePoint 2013 All IT Pros Should Know
SharePoint 2013 provides useful enhancements “including some that have the power to transform the level of understanding you have about your business.”

Surface Pro Sells Out at Microsoft's Online U.S. Site
Microsoft's new Surface Pro sells out online at Microsoft's website in the U.S., hours after becoming available.