Apple is welcoming Microsoft Office into its App Store with open arms. Well, at least that’s the vibe from Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest tweet that was sent a few… Read More
Matt Ehrlichman wants to create the next major tech company in the Seattle region, and his company, Porch, is on its way — going from 25 employees to 125 employees in… Read More
Microsoft shares closed at $39.55 today, up nearly 4 percent — reaching their highest point in 14 years following reports that the company will unveil a version of the Office… Read More
Microsoft’s new OneNote note-taking software for Mac, released earlier today, has quickly risen up the charts of the Mac App Store, pushing aside many of Apple’s own apps to become… Read More
Microsoft executive Julie Larson-Green’s shift to the company’s Applications & Services Group is part of a broader series of leadership changes announced this week for the division that includes Microsoft… Read More
Apple issued a number of updates to its iWork suite of productivity apps today, in a move that added some key functionality for competing with Microsoft Office. The new updates… Read More
GoDaddy has struck an exclusive partnership with Microsoft to sell Office 365 email and productivity tools to the domain registrar’s small-business customers — including a streamlined, lower-cost Office 365 bundle.… Read More
Microsoft Research today debuted a new tool called Office Remote that lets you control Office apps like Word, Excel and Powerpoint with a Windows Phone. It’s ideal for those using Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft is putting together an unusual package deal for Office 365 subscription buyers, but unfortunately those in the U.S. won’t be able to take advantage. The Redmond software giant is offering… Read More
Amazon.com is expanding its Seattle footprint yet again. Vulcan, the investment arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to build two 12-story office buildings for Amazon’s South Lake Union… Read More
Social tools make it possible for workers to communicate and collaborate in all sorts of new ways, but is all that virtual gabbing making people more productive or less? A new… Read More
Microsoft has been really pulling out the stops with its advertisements lately. First it was that raucous wedding ad that poked fun at Samsung and Apple. Then, just last week… Read More
Can Microsoft really afford to wait to release its flagship productivity suite for Apple and Android devices? That’s the question increasingly being asked by analysts and investors as Microsoft’s Windows 8… Read More
A Microsoft Office app for iOS devices was supposed to come out right about now, but it looks like the Redmond software giant is delaying the release for both iOS… Read More
Microsoft just scooped up a big deal for its Office 365 suite of cloud-based productivity products, inking a deal with the Texas Department of Information Resources. As part of the deal,… Read More
Last year, a Facebook application called HardlyWork.in made news by providing an alternative interface for the social network — putting a user’s Facebook news feed inside a fake Excel spreadsheet,… Read More
What if someone could create three large, nimble and profitable tech companies out of thin air, building each of them around a well-known and successful technology brand? Each company would… Read More
Microsoft just posted revenue of $17.41 billion for the quarter ended March 30, up 6 percent. Earnings per share were 60 cents, down slightly from the same quarter last year… Read More
On the Microsoft campus this week, hundreds of law enforcement and public safety officials are gathering for the company’s Worldwide Public Safety Symposium. The event includes a chance to check… Read More
Microsoft this afternoon took the unusual step of responding to The Daily’s report earlier today that Microsoft plans to bring Office to the iPad — saying the publication was “given… Read More
Microsoft’s growing retail footprint, in stores and online, comes with an obligation to participate in the annual Black Friday sales — at least if it wants to keep up with… Read More
Microsoft’s quarterly profits met Wall Street expectations, riding strong results in its Microsoft Business and Server & Tools groups, even as the Windows division continued to feel the effects of… Read More
A Microsoft television ad that debuted Sunday night is the beginning of a new campaign that aims to connect and boost the company’s major retail products — Windows, Office, Xbox… Read More
Microsoft’s SharePoint conference in Anaheim this morning played host to an unscheduled — and unwelcome — musical interlude courtesy of Huddle, a U.K. company that was looking to, um, drum… Read More
Following the leak of Microsoft’s recent “Gmail Man” spoof, a new video from the company’s annual sales confab has surfaced on the Internet today. Starring top Microsoft execs Qi Lu… Read More
Microsoft says the federal version of its Business Productivity Online Suite cloud-based communications tools — including Exchange and SharePoint Online — has been certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture… Read More
Microsoft next week will release the first service pack for its Office for Mac 2011 suite, with new features including calendar syncing between Apple’s Sync Services and Microsoft’s Outlook for… Read More