Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is one of the world’s biggest software makers and manufactures and licenses a range of products and services related to computing. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company is probably best known for its Windows software, although it has begun an aggressive drive into the mobile sector seeking to make inroads on market share held by Google and Apple.

Cisco jumps on dividend hike, props up network gear makers

17 May 2013

Shares of Cisco Systems jumped 9 per cent as a dividend hike and share buyback plan overshadowed comments that business conditions in Europe would not improve anytime soon for the network...

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Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud

15 May 2013

As Amazon.com seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world’s largest corporations, it’s discovering that it needs help.

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Microsoft names insider Amy Hood as finance head

9 May 2013

Microsoft has named Amy Hood, head of finance of its Office division, as its new chief financial officer.

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Microsoft names insider Amy Hood as finance head

9 May 2013

Microsoft has named Amy Hood, head of finance of its Office division, as its new chief financial officer.

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Yahoo chief fails to unravel Microsoft advert deal

9 May 2013

Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer has attempted unsuccessfully to unravel a 10-year search-advertising pact with Microsoft in favour of a deal with Google, people familiar with the matter said...

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Microsoft extends search guarantee in Yahoo deal

8 May 2013

Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies’ Internet search partnership.

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Common Windows 8 gripes and possible solutions

Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system.

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Windows 8 retooled to counter critics after sales slump

Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for contributing to a slump in personal computer sales. The tune...

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Windows 8 hits 100m sales, tweaks for mini-tablets in works

Microsoft has sold 100 million Windows 8 licences in the six months since launch, roughly in line with the previous version, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a...

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Microsoft goes mainstream to win phone share

Microsoft’s phone chief hates to call the new Nokia Lumia 521 cheap, but the lower-priced smartphone launching in the United States is the company’s boldest move yet to win mass market share from...

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Tablets with Windows RT see slow sales, IDC says

Microsoft is seeing slow sales of a version of Windows designed for thin and light tablets, even as the tablet market as a whole is growing, a research firm reported.

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Toyota, Microsoft beef up Gazoo.com Net service

Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new...

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