Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to
cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to
$299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported
citing anonymous sources.
TechWeb - Microsoft marks the end of an era as Bill Gates and Windows XP -- two icons of the company at its zenith -- head for the sunset. Can Redmond survive this transitional moment, or will June 30 be the day Microsoft died? -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC World - The Redmond-based giant has released thousands of pages of documentation and new translation tools aimed at better compatibility between office suites. -- read full article
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:08:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC Magazine - Digital rights management issues have been a thorn in Microsoft's side for sometime now, but thankfully, those days appear to be in the past. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:24:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista.
PC World - A deal between Microsoft and Yahoo doesn't appear likely to happen in the future, Bill Gates [cq] said in a TV interview on... -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft
Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the
corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who
brought him to the company nearly three decades ago.
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - As Bill Gates packs up his "#1 software architect" mug and prepares to leave his daily duties at Microsoft, we take a look at the character traits that put him on top of the software industry. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades building the US software colossus.
PC World - Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental... -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:20:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present.
NewsFactor - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates "retired" at 52 Friday from the company he cofounded to spend more time with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has given more than $16.5 billion in grants worldwide. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:50:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
