Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 213 of 234

Oct 26, 2011, 12:37 AM

Isaacson on Gates and Jobs: One guy made the Zune, the other made the iPod

A lot has been written and said about the rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs over the past couple… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 3:17 PM

Practical Nerd: Microsoft toys with itself, again

A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 8:43 AM

Ten years later, Microsoft celebrates Windows XP by asking everyone to move on

Ten years ago today, on Oct. 25, 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP to the world. A decade later, much of the… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 7:28 AM

MSN executive Scott Moore leaves Microsoft for Yell Group

Scott Moore, the executive producer who headed up Microsoft’s MSN portal in the U.S., is leaving the company to join… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 5:58 PM

Admit it, Apple fans: Microsoft’s stores are pretty darn fun

After covering the grand opening of Microsoft’s first Seattle store last week, I got a chance to stop by the… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 2:49 PM

Microsoft chart: Android patent deals outpacing disputes

Announcing its latest patent agreement with an Android device maker, Microsoft over the weekend released a series of statistics and charts making… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 8:26 AM

Ex-Microsoft mobile exec Charlie Kindel to advise Buddy Platform

Charlie Kindel, a Seattle angel investor and former general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit, has joined the advisory board… Read More

Oct 23, 2011, 9:48 AM

Microsoft YouTube channel hacked

Updated below with Microsoft’s statement saying it has regained control. Unless this is some elaborate publicity stunt, Microsoft’s official YouTube… Read More

Oct 23, 2011, 9:42 AM

Another day, another Android licensing deal for Microsoft

Microsoft today announced its 10th Android patent licensing agreement in the past 18 months, sealing a deal with Taiwan-based electronics… Read More

Oct 22, 2011, 5:56 AM

GeekWire Radio: Steve Jobs bio, Microsoft Store, TechStars, and Pioneer Square’s tech future

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we look ahead to the upcoming Steve Jobs biography, and go… Read More

Oct 21, 2011, 4:49 PM

Microsoft Store ‘fans’ scalping free passes to Seattle concerts

We knew that most of the people waiting for the Microsoft Store grand opening in Seattle this week weren’t actually… Read More

Oct 21, 2011, 3:13 PM

Jobs: Microsoft ‘mostly irrelevant’ with Ballmer in charge

Say this for Steve Jobs: He didn’t sugarcoat things, even in his final days. But the soon-to-be-released biography of the… Read More

Oct 21, 2011, 8:33 AM

First details from Steve Jobs book critical of Gates, Google

Steve Jobs appears to have made peace with Microsoft’s Bill Gates by the end of the Apple co-founder’s life, with… Read More

Oct 20, 2011, 2:34 PM

Microsoft results show how iPad is cutting into Windows PCs

Microsoft says in its quarterly regulatory filing today that sales of PCs to businesses were actually up 5 percent last… Read More

Oct 20, 2011, 1:27 PM

Microsoft hits profit estimates, lifted by Office and servers

Microsoft’s quarterly profits met Wall Street expectations, riding strong results in its Microsoft Business and Server & Tools groups, even… Read More

Oct 20, 2011, 10:08 AM

BlueStacks raises cash to run Android apps on Windows PCs

BlueStacks wants to make it easier to get your Android apps, in full-screen mind you, on Windows PCs. And the… Read More

Oct 20, 2011, 10:03 AM

On the scene: Microsoft opens its first Seattle store

Microsoft opened a new store at University Village in Seattle this morning — the 12th in its fledgling retail chain… Read More

Oct 19, 2011, 2:44 PM

Microsoft’s Seattle store: Wait, you’re not in line for a PC?

Microsoft’s first store inside the Seattle city limits will open Thursday morning, and as with other Microsoft store openings around… Read More

Oct 19, 2011, 12:52 PM

EMC boss Joe Tucci loves being in the backyard of Amazon and Microsoft

EMC Chief Executive Joe Tucci is in Seattle today, celebrating the grand opening of the company’s new 140,000 square foot… Read More

Oct 19, 2011, 12:30 PM

News flash: Google, Microsoft don’t like each other’s phones

Speaking at the Web 2.0 conference yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t hold back when asked for his take on… Read More

Oct 19, 2011, 9:24 AM

Microsoft ‘HoloDesk’ project takes us closer to Star Trek

It’s not nearly as big as the Holodeck, but a Microsoft Research project called “HoloDesk” will look very familiar to… Read More

Oct 19, 2011, 6:12 AM

Ballmer says Microsoft is ‘winning, winning, winning’ in rivalry with Google Apps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de8en0Sqy9s Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is consistently beating Google in online productivity and communications applications, a market… Read More

Oct 18, 2011, 2:41 PM

Apple’s Cook confident vs. Kindle Fire, sees tablet market eventually bigger than PCs

Apple CEO Tim Cook was just asked on the company’s earnings call to offer his thoughts on Amazon’s upcoming Kindle… Read More

Oct 18, 2011, 1:15 PM

Talk back to Ernie or Elmo? Microsoft partners with Sesame Street on interactive TV

Microsoft today unveiled a new initiative, dubbed playful learning, that will use the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to increase the… Read More

Oct 18, 2011, 9:53 AM

Microsoft idea: Search the Internet like a celebrity

How would Megan Fox search? Microsoft is seeking a patent on the concept of applying a “persona” to Internet search… Read More

Oct 18, 2011, 7:10 AM

Microsoft: Shareholders should vote annually on exec pay

At Microsoft’s annual meeting next month, the company’s shareholders will hold an advisory vote weighing in on the company’s executive… Read More

Oct 17, 2011, 3:49 PM

Bill Gates slated to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case

They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, but this is getting a little crazy. Microsoft has listed Bill Gates… Read More

Oct 17, 2011, 7:06 AM

Bill Gates among mourners at Steve Jobs memorial

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was among a large group of technology executives, Hollywood stars and political figures who attended the… Read More

Oct 16, 2011, 11:07 PM

Why Microsoft just launched one of the largest advertising campaigns in its history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g30omUwhHTs A Microsoft television ad that debuted Sunday night is the beginning of a new campaign that aims to connect… Read More

Oct 15, 2011, 4:35 PM

Microsoft touts Kinect at tiny hut in shadow of Apple store

Crowds flocked to the Apple store at University Village in Seattle on Saturday afternoon, enticed by the possibility of picking… Read More