Vista :: CA :: USA
| about 8 hours ago
When TechMan wants to look into the future, he usually resorts to scientific prediction tools, such as his Ouija board or Magic 8-Ball. But to see the future of Microsoft's operating systems, all that is needed is a Web browser. Windows 7, the successor...
Tags: windows, operating system, Microsoft
Bellevue :: WA :: USA
| 1 day ago
Microsoft could be poised to make a fresh bid for its internet rival Yahoo!, after Yahoo!’s chief executive, Jerry Yang, announced his intention of stepping down from the struggling web giant. Yang has faced intense criticism of his time as chief executive...
Tags: yahoo, microsoft, ballmer, internet, yang, ceo, out, partnership, Yahoo Inc., Steve Ballmer
San Francisco :: CA :: USA
| 1 day ago
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how much money Microsoft is spending (and some would say wasting) on its new advertising campaigns to promote its brand. Of course you know the ones: The Bill Gates/Seinfeld ads and the newer “I’m a PC” ads .
Tags: microsoft, bill gates, seinfeld, gates, ones ad, million ones, Microsoft Blog
Lyman :: WY :: USA
| 1 day ago
Spammers are abusing Microsoft’s online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world’s 5th most spam-friendly ISP (Internet Service Provider). The latest update of Spamhaus.org’s list of the...
Tags: spam, Microsoft
Han :: Turkey
| 1 day ago
The judge's decision to compel testimony from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer must be the end...The case may be winnable in the court of law, but not in the court of public opinion. More importantly, the company risks exposing its chief executive to unnecessary...
Tags: microsoft, Microsoft Watch, Almost Vista Capable, Vista Capable Lawsuit, Intel, Steve Ballmer
Hua Hin :: Thailand
| 2 days ago
The security software Windows Live OneCare that Microsoft presented in May 2006 will stop its sale beginning June 30, 2009. The software, providing services of anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware, and disc recovery, can be installed on three computers...
Tags: computers, windows, Microsoft, security software, Morro
Vista :: CA :: USA
| 2 days ago
Microsoft Corp. asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss plaintiffs' claims in a class-action lawsuit revolving around the company's marketing before the debut of its Windows Vista operating system in early 2007. In early 2006, Microsoft executives...
Tags: microsoft, operating system, windows, computers, computer, Microsoft Corp., vista capable, windows vista, action lawsuit, Vista
New York City :: NY :: USA
| 2 days ago
Time Warner Inc.’s AOL business, the financial news agency Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Yahoo!, which earlier in the week rejected a 47.5-billion-dollar takeover bid by Microsoft in a move that saw the resignation of CEO Jerry Yang, is according to...
Tags: yahoo, advertising, microsoft, yang, business, partnership, share, financial, google, news, san francisco, employees, Jerry Yang, Yahoo Inc, ceo, memo, Yahoo Inc., Microsoft...Rival Google Inc, AOL
McLean :: VA :: USA
| 2 days ago
Microsoft Corp. may sell debt in what would be the world's largest software maker's inaugural bond offering. Microsoft may offer senior unsecured debt securities, according to a regulatory filing today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The...
Tags: microsoft, commission, Microsoft Corp.
Lyman :: WY :: USA
| 2 days ago
We noted in September that, according to the IE8 Beta 2 support page , prerelease versions of IE8 would no longer be supported come November 1, 2008. Earlier this week I noticed that that date had changed to December 31, 2008 and speculated that the final...
Tags: Microsoft, microsoft, internet explorer, internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer
