Posts tagged Microsoft

Microsoft on ‘cloud nine’ with commercial launch of Windows Azure

Upbeat on new offering to enterprises.

Google takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition

Google Inc stepped up its assault on Microsoft Corp’s productivity software business with the acquisition of a small start-up company that allows Microsoft…

Microsoft says Google acts raise antitrust issues

Microsoft Corp made its most vehement and public attack on Google Inc on Friday, calling its internet rival’s actions potentially anti-competitive…

Should Microsoft acquire RIM or Nokia?

The new Windows phone software is a big improvement on its predecessor but may not be enough to reverse market share losses, and Microsoft Corp may have to…

Microsoft net up 60% to $6.66 bn on Windows 7 demand

Bolstered by an ‘exceptional demand’ for its new operating system Windows 7, software major Microsoft’s profit soared 60 per cent to $6.66 billion in the last three months of 2009.

Yahoo, Microsoft ink Web search agreement

Yahoo! and Microsoft have announced that they have finalised the details of their planned Internet search and advertising partnership.

Microsoft expects half of new PCs to have Windows 7

Microsoft India is positive that about half of the new personal computers sold in the country over the next one year will have the newly launched Windows 7

Microsoft CEO eyes Yahoo partnership outside U.S.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo

Microsoft to set up cloud research centre in Taiwan

Microsoft Corp. and Taiwan’s economics ministry said they plan to set up a research centre on the island by next year, in the software company’s first Asian

Microsoft cuts 800 jobs, completes layoff plan

Microsoft is going to sack at least 800 employees across its operations, on top of the 5,000 jobs it already eliminated under a plan to reduce costs that was announced in January.