And the winner of ‘best way to follow the World Cup when you’re stuck at your desk’ is… remarkably… Microsoft. Their desktop widget has all the scores, all the groups, the full playoff tree, and a built-in RSS reader for whatever news feed takes your fancy. Full marks, too, for switching from ‘soccer’ to ‘football’ depending on your language preference (US or UK English). Ah well, anything to keep people away from the official World Cup site, brought to you by one of their main competitors…