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Chinese court convicts 11 in software piracy ring

December 31, 2008 Microsoft applauds the sentences, saying they are the stiffest ever in this type of Chinese copyright infringement case. (From The New York Times) TAGS: hologram, antipiracy, China, sentence, piracy, ring, general counsel, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., operation

Year in review: Windows takes beating, '7' steps into view

December 19, 2008 Microsoft struggled most of the year over negative perceptions about Vista but broke its silence on the operating system's successor--Windows 7. TAGS: Windows 7, silence, perception, successor, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, hiring, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Year in review: The 'cloud' soars

December 30, 2008 Cloud computing takes off in 2008, with enterprise companies and consumers along for the ride. TAGS: computing, cloud, Amazon.com Inc., concept, Google Inc., networking, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: The Microhoo saga

December 17, 2008 With no Microsoft deal, the beleaguered Yahoo slams the door on a dramatic 2008 and throws away the key. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., buyout, Carl Icahn, Steve Ballmer, fight, negotiation, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Quote of the day: Microsoft to 'win on the Web'

July 28, 2005 Microsoft's Steve Ballmer claims victory over the desktop and plans to take on the Web next. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

The complete tech year in review: 2008

December 30, 2008 From the continuing ascent of Apple's iPhone to the drastic downturn in the economy, and from debate over Yahoo's future to the election of a new president, it was quite a year. TAGS: downturn, Apple iPhone 3G, election, Apple iPhone, economy, 3G, P2P, Apple Computer, Yahoo! Inc., smart phone, president, DVD, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's bold bid for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Software giant goes public with $44.6 billion bid for the Net pioneer. Will Yahoo succumb to the advances or rebuff Microsoft as it has before? TAGS: bid, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: On Web, innovation meets hard times

December 22, 2008 A lot of progress took place this year in Web start-ups and online technology, before the dark clouds of recession and layoffs swept in. TAGS: innovation, Twitter, layoff, Web 2.0, Facebook, firing, standards, Mozilla Corp., start-up, Google Inc., open source, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Video game industry pins hopes on hits

December 16, 2008 A series of popular titles, combined with inexpensive consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, could be what insulates the game industry from the chilly economy. TAGS: Lich King, Grand Theft Auto, Nintendo Wii, video game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., World of Warcraft, console, economy, Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts Inc., entertainment, video, Microsoft Corp., games

Year in review: Google's grand ambitions

December 23, 2008 Company tried extending its prowess to browsers, phones, display ads, and online applications in 2008. The economy and federal regulators, however, dampened some of its plans. TAGS: Google Docs, Google Inc., Google Apps, economy, Gmail, open source, Web browser, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft sued for patent infringement

April 20, 2007 Vertical Computer Systems claims software giant's .Net technology violates its patent. TAGS: Texas, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.

Software shifts for Microsoft

January 4, 2008 As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by. TAGS: Redmond, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo's search for a new CEO

November 30, 2008 With Jerry Yang poised to step down, who will take the helm and what will new leadership mean for the embattled company? TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Digg, margin, digital media, leadership, vision, search, font, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft to buy corporate group chat company

August 29, 2007 Software maker plans to add Parlano's MindAlign group chat functionality to several of its products. TAGS: IM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Microsoft COO downplays Vista update problems

March 4, 2008 The software giant's chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1's progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, COO, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. TAGS: aQuantive Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Microsoft cuts 62 testing jobs

January 21, 2005 Those affected by automation-related layoffs were given the option of looking elsewhere at Microsoft, company says. TAGS: Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Making sense of Microsoft and open source

February 21, 2008 The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far. TAGS: open source, antitrust, Redmond, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from Yahoo

February 19, 2008 Wondering why Redmond hasn't upped its bid for Yahoo yet? The software giant may be waiting for a "Dear John" letter. TAGS: rejection, Yahoo! Inc., bid, offer, attorney, Microsoft Corp., merger, response, radio

Study: 'Huge jump' in Microsoft flaws since last year

November 29, 2007 The number of security holes found in Microsoft software between 2006 and 2007 has risen threefold, says vulnerability-scanning company Qualys. TAGS: Qualys Inc., jump, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.
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