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Chrome needs more than just sparkle
Insight commentary There's a lot of technology in Google's Chrome browser, but its success depends on something more.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Web 2.0, Internet advertising, Competitive advantage, Security, Web Browser, Google Inc., operating system, Web Application
Microsoft slams Google on privacy
News Google has not invested enough to build privacy and is 10 years behind Microsoft in this area, says Redmond's chief privacy strategist.
Tags: Security, Privacy, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Privacy, Video, Scott Charney, software, Redmond
Searching for ways to improve Office
News Users who are unhappy using the Ribbon interface in the Office productivity suite, Microsoft has a new option: search.
Tags: Software, Search, Microsoft Corp., Video, YouTube Inc., Redmond, Microsoft Office, toolbar, blog, dialog box
Microsoft opens app store to more phones
News Although Microsoft has just made its mobile marketplace available for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1, Microsoft will have to do more if it wants to reach Apple's 100,000 apps--and counting.
Tags: Mobile applications, Windows Mobile, Apple Inc., Boulder, Phone, Operating System, App, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Mobile applications
Microsoft to open Windows cafe in Paris
News Software maker tells the venue is meant to let people sip an espresso while checking out the latest tech from Redmond.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows 7, Wi-Fi, Redmond, retail company, Microsoft Windows, TechCrunch, Paris
Microsoft unlikely to let Word injunction stand
News Redmond has options, whether it is creating a technical workaround, appealing, or pursuing settlement talks. Likely, the company is exploring all three options right now.
Tags: tagging, Redmond, Texas, spokesman, federal judge, Microsoft Word, XML
Report: Yahoo, Microsoft CEOs meet face to face
News The two sides have reportedly had preliminary talks in recent weeks exploring what kind of a search partnership might be possible.
Tags: Search, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., advertising partnership, Advertisement, Redmond, CEO, toolbar
UI is mobile phone differentiator
News Design is important, but phone's user interface will create brand loyalty and keep users coming back to handset manufacturer, says LG senior executive.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Windows Mobile, Mobile platforms, CommunicAsia 2009, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Cell Phone, User Interface, Microsoft Windows
Is Qi Lu Microsoft's search engine savior?
News The former Yahoo tech whiz believes Google will be vulnerable to the new Bing search engine; stakes are high.
Tags: App servers, Search, Web services, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Search Engine, Redmond, job, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft hiring could be slow through 2010
News At shareholders meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer says he expects headcount growth to be much slower for some time to come.
Tags: Recruiting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Redmond, Bellevue, financial, News.com, shareholder, hiring
Microsoft creates education czar post
News Software company chooses Michael Golden to head up its Education Products group, reporting to Anoop Gupta and overseeing the group's strategy and marketing efforts.
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Education, software company, Strategic Planning, product development, software, Redmond, marketing, blog, vice president
Ballmer: 'We are done' with Yahoo acquisition idea
News Speaking at its shareholder meeting, Microsoft's CEO reiterates that Microsoft remains open to some sort of search partnership, but says there are no active discussions in that area.
Tags: Search, Web services, Legal, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Redmond, Bellevue, CEO, News.com
Xandros to swallow Linspire
News The company that once raised Microsoft's ire with its Linux-based Lindows operating system is being purchased by another of the smaller Linux players.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Xandros, Linux Company, operating system, Linspire, software, Redmond, open-source company, Linux Distribution
Microsoft's CEO discounts Yahoo strategy
News At a Moscow technology conference, Steve Ballmer says that a Yahoo acquisition was not a strategic pursuit, even at a price tag approaching US$50 billion.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Competitive advantage, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Redmond, asset, blog, strategy
Ballmer keeps to script on Yahoo
News At the opening of an R&D site in Israel, Microsoft's CEO reiterates the stance that his company isn't offering a new bid for Yahoo, but rather seeking a smaller transaction.
Tags: Search, Investments, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Stock, Redmond, Facebook, partnership, R&D, search business
