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Windows 7 beta 1 makes early debut

Windows 7 beta 1 makes early debut

News Leaked copies of Microsoft's forthcoming operating system have reportedly appeared on torrent trackers.

Monday, December 29 2008 09:45 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Western Digital Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Beta, Microsoft Windows, News.com


Kumo to be dubbed Bing, AdAge says

Kumo to be dubbed Bing, AdAge says

News The advertising magazine says Microsoft will spend US$80 million to US$100 million in an ad campaign to promote its revamped search engine.

Tuesday, May 26 2009 12:41 PM

Tags: Search, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, TV, Conference, Google Inc., Search Engine, software company, Advertisement, CEO


Report: Yahoo, Microsoft CEOs meet face to face

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.

Monday, April 13 2009 10:34 AM

Tags: Search, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., advertising partnership, Advertisement, Redmond, CEO, toolbar


VMware hits back at Microsoft cost criticism

News Company has responded to comments by Steve Ballmer, saying while cost comparisons of virtualization products are complicated, Microsoft may be more expensive.

Wednesday, October 07 2009 10:58 AM

Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, EMEA, Microsoft Corp., operating system company, server operating system, Business applications, VMware Inc.


Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes

News At Microsoft's shareholder meeting, CEO says the OS has sold twice as fast in its early days as any prior version of Windows. He also takes a few shots at Apple.

Friday, November 20 2009 11:18 AM

Tags: Windows 7, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, shareholder


End of an era for Office 2000

News Support for Office 2000 expired Tuesday, 10 years after Steve Ballmer announced a Web-based version of the productivity suite.

Wednesday, July 15 2009 10:34 AM

Tags: Microsoft Office, Office suites, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, productivity suite, software-as-a-service, online application, Web, Microsoft Office, Office suites


Windows 7 to come in 'Steve Ballmer' edition

News The "signature edition" of Windows 7 Ultimate is going to those hosting house parties. It bears a resemblance to the Bill Gates version of Vista.

Monday, October 05 2009 10:50 AM

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, CompUSA Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows


Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs

News The latest workers to have their jobs eliminated are being notified, in what Microsoft said completes personnel reductions announced earlier this year.

Thursday, November 05 2009 09:45 AM

Tags: Layoffs, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., job, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Small Business, layoff, Silicon Valley


Source: Yahoo-Microsoft deal unlikely this week

News Although Yahoo and Microsoft have continued to talk, any search tie-up is unlikely to come this week, according to a source.

Friday, July 24 2009 08:46 AM

Tags: Search, Mergers, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, board meeting, partnership, Silicon Valley, CNET Networks Inc., Wall Street Journal


Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of desktop OS or next big thing?

News Even before Windows 7 is in shops, the Windows 8 speculation has begun. Newer version could be an improved OS with gesture recognition or offer a more unified experience, say analysts.

Friday, October 09 2009 10:22 AM

Tags: Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Quocirca, Microsoft Windows 7, voice recognition, Desktop OS


Ballmer: Windows will get more competition

News Speaking to financial analysts, Microsoft's chief Steve Ballmer addresses the state of the PC business and Windows' place within it.

Friday, July 31 2009 10:56 AM

Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Microsoft Windows 7, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office


Ballmer and Bostock break bread

News The New York Times confirms a Valleywag report that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock met earlier this week in New York.

Monday, January 19 2009 08:14 AM

Tags: Search, Best strategies, Employee communications, Mergers, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., New York, chairman, CEO


Judge orders Ballmer to testify in Vista suit

News Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer faces a three-hour deposition in next 30 days in a class action lawsuit over the "Vista Capable" logo program.

Monday, November 24 2008 10:56 AM

Tags: Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Class Action, class action suit, Jim Allchin, Judge, Microsoft Windows, Seattle Post-Intelligencer


Ballmer, IBM reportedly surprised by Oracle-Sun deal

News Speaking to reporters in Moscow, Microsoft's CEO said he'll have to ponder this one. Also, a source says that IBM was still interested in Sun and was blindsided by Oracle.

Tuesday, April 21 2009 09:21 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Java, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Steve Ballmer, business application, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Oracle Corp., partnership


Report: Yahoo, Microsoft finally near deal

News Two sides are "down to the short strokes", according to a report on All Things Digital, which notes that top Microsoft executives are in Silicon Valley to finalize a partnership.

Friday, July 17 2009 03:18 PM

Tags: Search, Business development/management, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Silicon Valley, Search, Business development/management


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