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Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
Singapore-based Flextronics International Ltd., which makes electronic gadgets such as cell phones and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox, said Monday it flipped to a second-quarter profit on better margins and improvements from restructuring.
Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that runs most of the world's personal computers.
Google Inc.'s sites continued to account for the vast majority of the U.S. search market in September, with rival Microsoft Corp.'s sites seeing a slight gain from August, according to comScore Inc.
Google Inc. is giving Web surfers a few more ways to refine their search results, signaling its resolve to ward off rival Microsoft Corp.'s aggressive campaign to lure traffic.
Microsoft Corp.'s souped-up Internet search engine gained a little more ground on industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. in July, according to data released late Monday.
French advertising company Publicis Groupe SA has agreed to buy Microsoft Corp.'s digital advertising firm Razorfish in a move to boost its share of advertising on the Web, according to a joint statement released Sunday.
A chronology of key events leading to Microsoft Corp.'s deal with rival Yahoo Inc.:
Microsoft Corp.'s chief operating officer says the software maker is planning to open retail stores "right next door to Apple" in the fall.
Microsoft Corp.'s redesigned search site remains a distant third to Google and Yahoo despite getting a slight boost in its first month.
Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.
Microsoft Corp.'s next installment of Windows doesn't launch until October, but deep discounts on some versions are available through Saturday if you want to pre-order. Before pouncing on this deal, make sure it's right for your PC.
Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work with its plans to develop a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.
Microsoft Corp. priced a $3.75 billion debt offering on Monday, a first for the world's largest software maker.
Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unraveled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion bid to buy the Internet company.
The link between Microsoft Corp.'s fortune and the health of the personal computer market has rarely been clearer than in the software maker's fiscal third quarter.
The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.'s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information.
Microsoft Corp.'s next version of its Office desktop programs will reach consumers next year, though not likely in conjunction with the Windows 7 operating system.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to extend its watch over some of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices for a second time, saying it needs an extra year and a half to make sure Microsoft's antitrust compliance passes muster.
I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.'s new Web browser.
Microsoft Corp.'s digital encyclopedia, Encarta, might have pushed its printed competitors off the shelves in some homes. Now Encarta itself has fallen victim to changes in technology, made all but obsolete by the likes of Web search and Wikipedia.
Google Inc. is joining forces with European regulators in an attack on Microsoft Corp.'s dominance of the Web browser market, injecting more bad blood between two of computing's richest and most powerful companies.
The European Union said Friday that Microsoft Corp.'s practice of selling the Internet Explorer browser together with its Windows operating system violates EU antitrust rules.
Microsoft Corp.'s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time. That's one message Chief Executive Steve Ballmer delivered on the eve of the official opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show.
Many of Microsoft's Zune media players that froze up on the last day of 2008 because of a glitch involving their internal clock were functioning properly Thursday as the new year was ushered in, according to the company. However, a few people were still complaining of problems operating the devices.
NPD: October video game sales drop 19 percentAfter a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game sales slumped once again in October, hurt by the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending.
Microsoft video gets a little too much attentionYou almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it.
Microsoft sues over 'malicious' online advertisingMicrosoft Corp. has filed five lawsuits aimed at halting the flow of malicious online advertising.
Microsoft chief touts Yahoo dealMicrosoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to improve the bad feeling Yahoo Inc. investors have about the companies' search-advertising partnership.
In bold move, Microsoft puts kiosk outside Apple storeA report with a photo on AppleInsider said Microsoft Corp. put a marketing kiosk outside an Apple Inc. store in England. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), trying to counter the popularity of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) ubiquitous "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" campaign...
Microsoft Patents Page Up & Page DownPut this in the category of "you gotta be kidding me." Microsoft has applied for and received a patent (U.S. Patent #7,415,666) that essentially patents "Page Up/Page Down" functionality.
Microsoft adds privacy tools to IE8 So-called 'porn mode' tools to debut in IE8 Beta 2 this monthMicrosoft Corp. today spelled out new privacy tools in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that some have dubbed "porn mode" in a nod to the most-obvious use of a browser privacy mode.
Google rated favourite brand in the UKGoogle has overtaken Microsoft as the UK's most popular brand, according to this year's Superbrands survey. Microsoft topped last year's list, but was pipped this year by Google which moved up from third place.
iPhone iWannabesiPhone knockoffs share the touchscreen approach, but don't have the Apple's software, one of the device's biggest benefits because of its ease of use. If you're not an AT&T fan, you might prefer some of these similar kinds of phones offered by other carriers.
Bill Gates logs off todayIn a corner office on Microsoft's leafy, low-rise campus in suburban Seattle, a bespectacled, slightly portly middle-aged man has been packing up his belongings. Bill Gates logs off today after 33 years in day-to-day control of the world's biggest software company.
Yahoo already had plans to reject Microsoft bidYahoo drew up a plan to reject a Microsoft takeover bid months before its $45bn ($22.9bn) offer, according to newly released court documents revealing the lengths the company went to in its attempts to avoid being swallowed up by the technology giant.
Ballmer And Gates Demo Windows 7: Multitouch, Pie Menus And a PianoOver at Walt Mossberg's D: All Things Digital conference, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have shown a small snippet of the upcoming Windows 7. The short version? Windows 7 looks like Vista with some new Multi touch clothes. The long version? There really isn't one.
Google Search To Surpass Size of Microsoft Windows in 2009Why is Microsoft (MSFT) so concerned about Google? (GOOG) Lots of reasons, one of which is this: By this time next year, Google's search business will be larger and more profitable than the most profitable and legendary monopoly in history--Microsoft Windows.
Microsoft Live Search Gains Market ShareKip Kniskern of LiveSide is reporting that the latest numbers from Compete show Live Search gained some usage points over the previous month, as well as year-over-year.
Microsoft Gives Yahoo 3 Weeks For 'Definitive Agreement' To BuyoutMicrosoft's CEO Steve Ballmer spent some quality time with his negotiations team over the past few hours and considered the actions of Yahoo concerning the $44.6 billion bid issued publicly back in February, and has come to a conclusion: enough is enough.
They Criticized Vista. And They Should Know.Vista's reputation precedes it. XP users have heard too many chilling stories from relatives and friends about Vista upgrades that have gone badly. The graphics chip that couldn't handle Vista's whizzy special effects. The long delays as it loaded.
Microsoft Gets Record Fine and a Rebuke From EuropeRegulators issued the company a $1.35 billion fine for failing to comply with a 2004 judgment that it had abused its dominance.
Europe Fines Microsoft $1.3 BillionRegulators issued the fine for failing to comply with a 2004 judgment that Microsoft had abused its dominance.
Maybe Microsoft Should Stalk Different PreyIn pursuing Yahoo, not SAP, the software giant may be moving far from what it knows best.
Microsoft Said to Plan Proxy Fight for YahooIn part of a hard-nosed takeover campaign that Microsoft began two weeks ago, the company has begun preparing for a proxy fight to oust Yahoo's directors.
Of All the Hurdles to a Merger, View on Technology Is the HighestA smooth integration will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mind-sets.
We Interrupt This BroadcastIn all the planning for broadcast television stations to shift from analog to digital transmissions, we have yet to address the question of "white spaces."
Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoft's Takeover BidYahoo's board decided that Microsoft's $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues the company, people involved said.
Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoft's Takeover OfferYahoo's board decided that Microsoft's $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues Yahoo, people involved in the discussions said.
Yahoo Board to Reject Microsoft BidYahoo Inc.'s board plans to reject Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant, a person familiar with the situation says.
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