Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 184 of 234

Oct 18, 2012, 1:14 PM

Microsoft misses targets in buildup to Windows 8

Microsoft just reported financial results below Wall Street’s expectations for the September quarter, posting $16.01 billion in revenue and profits… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 11:51 AM

Poll: Would you buy a Microsoft Surface tablet?

GeekWire’s Todd Bishop just made the leap. Will you? Microsoft is turning on the marketing engines for its new tablet… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 8:18 AM

Nokia CEO: A Microsoft device could boost Windows Phone ecosystem overall

Microsoft is poised to release its first Surface tablet, so of course, speculation in the tech industry is turning once… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 12:50 AM

Remembering Bill Hill: The most important operating system is Homo Sapiens 1.0

“I always talk about this to folks at Microsoft, especially to developers. What’s the most important operating system you’ll write… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 11:02 AM

No pressure, Microsoft, but I just spent my family’s iPad budget on a $599 Surface

The stakes for Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Surface launch just got a lot higher, at least in my house. Here’s… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 8:38 AM

Skating on Surface, Rapping with Too Short: How Windows execs are blowing off steam

The debut of Windows 8 next week will represent one of the biggest moments in the careers of Microsoft’s Windows… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 11:12 PM

Surface: Here’s the litmus test for Microsoft’s tablet

OK, so Microsoft now has its own stores, and its own tablet. But will it have its own lines, too?… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 12:41 PM

Windows 8 gets Start menu back, via Pokki app store

SweetLabs, a startup funded by big names such as Intel Capital and Google Ventures, is aiming to make Microsoft’s Windows… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 11:05 AM

Microsoft buys cloud storage startup StorSimple

Microsoft is bolstering its cloud storage business, acquiring Santa Clara, California-based appliance maker StorSimple in a deal of undisclosed size. In… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 10:09 AM

iPad Mini? Apple confirms Oct. 23 media event

Just hours after Microsoft’s price announcement of Windows 8, Apple has just announced a media event for next Tuesday, Oct.… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 7:00 AM

Microsoft Surface pricing revealed, starting at $499 without keyboard cover

A listing that appeared briefly on the online Microsoft Store this morning revealed the long-awaited prices for the first Surface… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 9:48 PM

Video: Microsoft’s new Surface tablet gets first ad

Microsoft is less than two weeks away from releasing its first computer, the Surface tablet running Windows 8, and tonight… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 5:37 PM

Suit aims to block Microsoft vote — part of ‘troubling’ trend in securities litigation

A suit filed by a Microsoft shareholder in King County Superior Court seeks to prevent the company from holding upcoming… Read More

Oct 14, 2012, 9:04 PM

Xbox Music: Windows 8 plays lead as Microsoft debuts new service

It’s called Xbox Music, but make no mistake — the frontman in this band is Windows 8. Microsoft is taking… Read More

Oct 14, 2012, 10:58 AM

First Windows 8 ad touts ‘reimagined’ operating system, focuses on touch

With the release of Windows 8 now less than two weeks away, Microsoft is giving the first glimpse of the… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 3:11 PM

Microsoft will sue Google directly in Android case

Microsoft and Google have fighting for a while over the Redmond company’s claim that the Android mobile operating system violates… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 12:40 PM

iPad fans react to a Windows 8 tablet — will they switch?

Will iPad lovers give Windows 8 tablets a chance? That’s the question we asked for this week’s installment of Geek on… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 10:35 AM

Ready for Windows 8? Here comes Microsoft’s big $1.5 billion marketing push

Microsoft needs Windows 8 to do well, really well. And it’s going to spend a pretty penny to make sure… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 9:14 AM

Microsoft Surface and iPad Mini on a collision course?

Microsoft is two weeks away from the Oct. 26 debut of Windows 8 and the new Microsoft Surface tablet, but… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 1:08 PM

Google, Apple and Microsoft top LinkedIn survey of ‘most in-demand employers’

Four of the top five most desirable places to work in LinkedIn’s new survey are in the tech industry. And… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 10:43 AM

Chart: This is what the ‘Post-PC Era’ looks like, so far

Worldwide PC shipments declined by 8 percent in the third quarter, in advance of the Windows 8 release, according to… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 9:03 AM

Analyst on Windows 8: ‘I wouldn’t want Start menu back, even if I could have it’

Some early users, including me, have complained about Microsoft’s decision to get rid of the traditional Start menu in Windows… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 8:52 PM

Google’s Schmidt: Microsoft Surface could be meaningful ‘if the product works’

Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, delivered the obligatory Microsoft zingers tonight during an interview in New York with the Wall… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 3:55 PM

Microsoft Office on iPad: Why it’s so hard to pin down

Once again, the tech world is abuzz with speculation about the possibility of Microsoft Office for the iPad — and… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 10:55 AM

Annual PC shipments to drop for 1st time since 2001

Despite the upcoming launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, worldwide shipments of personal computers are now projected to decline… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 9:17 AM

Shareholder proposal aims to shake up Microsoft board

A Microsoft shareholder is proposing to move the company to a different method of electing board members, with the goal… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 3:34 PM

Ballmer makes it official: Microsoft is a ‘devices and services’ company

Microsoft became one of the largest technology companies in the world by focusing almost exclusively on software, but the company… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 2:49 PM

Microsoft board trims Ballmer’s bonus, citing EU browser screwup

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been dinged by the company’s board for Microsoft’s failure to comply with a European antitrust… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 2:06 PM

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings leaving Microsoft’s board

Reed Hastings, the chairman and CEO of Netflix, has decided to leave Microsoft’s board, according to a regulatory filing and… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 3:18 PM

Microsoft project tracks hand from wrist, could alter how we control devices

Motion tracking and gesture controls have become common with the rollout of Microsoft Kinect and other sensor-based devices. But what… Read More