AP - It is almost unthinkable that any one human could pick up where Bill Gates leaves off when he ends his full-time tenure Friday as Microsoft's leader.
Reuters - Sensing the start of a personal
computer revolution, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard
University in 1975 to start Microsoft Corp and pursue a vision
of a computer on every desk and in every home.
Reuters - Microsoft has agreed to buy
Portuguese mobile software company MobiComp in the U.S.
software giant's biggest-ever investment in Portugal,
Microsoft's chief in Portugal said on Thursday. -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:22:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC World - Readers discuss Firefox's 17 million downloads, 5 reasons to watch TV on the Web, and 10 pivotal moments in Bill Gates' Microsoft career. -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
NewsFactor - So this is really goodbye? Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft is Friday and tech-watchers around the globe are assessing the impact of the man responsible for the dominance of the PC, DOS, Windows and the "Evil Empire." -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:08:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC World - Microsoft Thursday released its Hyper-V virtualization technology a day after it was widely reported the software was about to... -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Intel Corp , the world's
biggest chipmaker and decades-long business partner of
Microsoft Corp, has no immediate plans to roll out the software
giant's Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has
started selling its new server virtualization software about
six weeks ahead of schedule, putting pressure on market leader
VMware Inc.
Reuters - Yahoo Inc unveiled on Thursday
its fourth reorganization in 18 months as the embattled
Internet company hones its independent strategy after rebuffing
Microsoft Corp's takeover bid.
AP - With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers. -- read full article
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:18:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - Yahoo Inc.'s leaders defended online search leader Google Inc. as a more desirable partner than Microsoft Corp. in a Wednesday letter that affirmed the Internet pioneer's commitment to a strategy that has alienated shareholders.
PC World - Its cofounder is retiring, its latest big product has been vilified, and potential partners are spurning its advances. So what does Microsoft do to remain relevant? Here are 15 ideas. -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:01:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft