Microsoft employees raised $105M for 19K non-profits in 2012

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For the second year in a row, Microsoft employees eclipsed the $100 million mark in charitable donations, raising $105 million for nearly 19,000 nonprofit organizations. The announcement comes nearly four months after the Redmond software giant brought in Bill Gates to help celebrate raising $1 billion in cash since 1983 for approximately 31,000 nonprofits and community organizations worldwide…. Read More…

Gas Powered Games cancels Kickstarter for ‘Wildman’

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Gas Powered Games unplugged its Kickstarter campaign for ‘WIldman‘ this afternoon with four days left and more than $500,000 to raise. We’ve been reporting for the past month about how CEO Chris Taylor had to let go of nearly his entire staff in January due to poor funding on Kickstarter. But then a week later, Taylor told us that he… Read More…

Microsoft milestone: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer mark $1 billion in giving (Photos)

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REDMOND, WASH. — Before he began another exciting week running Microsoft, a young Bill Gates sat down at a Sunday evening dinner with the folks and heard a question from his mother. “When are you going to get involved in giving?” Mary Gates asked her son. Back then, more than 30 years ago, Gates was reluctant… Read More…

New Windows ads will battle old nemesis: Yesterday’s PCs

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Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” campaign was originally launched as a counterpoint to Apple, embracing the phrase from the Mac maker’s commercials as a point of pride for Windows PC users. Subsequent installments challenged Macs on points including price. Tonight, the Redmond company is launching a new consumer Windows ad campaign, but with a different target… Read More…