Reuters - Microsoft Corp
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended the
company's need to make steep investments in its Internet
business in order to compete with Google Inc and said
such moves could boost its value in time.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will announce
plans to expand its relationship with online social network
Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source
familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
AP - An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid during the spring.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's
largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of
Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker. -- read full article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:23:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company's failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., is leaving the company. -- read full article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:26:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC Magazine - Microsoft's CEO faces a tough test this week as he prepares to face financial analysts. Before he gets to their questions, here are some of my own. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:50:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
NewsFactor - Microsoft is opening the Xbox 360 to third-party software creators in a bold attempt to dramatically expand the number of games available on its platform. The goal is to give gaming aficionados far more choices than rivals Sony and Nintendo are offering. -- read full article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC Magazine - At the Gamefest 2008 event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live multiplayer features are now free. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:57:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The bug can corrupt files, such as applications, music tracks or digital photos, if they're transferred to a Windows Home Server unit equipped with two or more hard drives. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:03:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - If it passes a peer review, the creator will receive up to 70% of the total revenue generated by the game. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:53:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - New CEO Paul Maritz, who took over the CEO reins from Diane Greene in an abrupt changeover July 8, timed the ESXi announcement with VMware's 2Q earnings report. -- read full article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will turn to
users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the
types of games available on its console, taking a page out of
the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
