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Steve Ballmer received only half of his bonus at the end of the last fiscal year, on June 30, 2010, because the Compensation Committee considered that the Kin phone was a failure and the loss of market share in the company’s mobile business was too important.Everybody knows Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, ... |
1 October 2010
08:45 GMT |
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Yesterday, at Safeco Field in Seattle, took place Microsoft's big company meeting, to which tens of thousands of company's employees attended to.The meeting was closed to the public and to the press, and in spite of the fact that Microsoft strictly forbidden twitting (because of last year's results), s... |
29 September 2010
03:06 GMT |
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On this year's Forbes list of the wealthiest people in America, Bill Gates is still number one, even if earlier this year he had lost the position because of the huge amounts of money he gave away to charity through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Still the Microsoft co-founder and chairman managed to rise h... |
23 September 2010
05:11 GMT |
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If all goes well, Microsoft will be done with the integration of Bing and Yahoo by Christmas 2010, according to Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. During the Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting at the end of July 2010, Ballmer emphasized that Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to wrap up its search and online a... |
3 August 2010
04:50 GMT |
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While with Windows 7 Microsoft did not need a repeat of Windows Vista, the same is not valid for Windows 8 and its predecessor. Essentially, the Redmond company needs Windows 8, the next major iteration of Windows to fall as close as possible to the Windows 7 tree. Windows 8 needs to be a repeat of Windows 7, at leas... |
2 August 2010
11:05 GMT |
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They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer revealed that the Redmond company is certainly flattered that Google found some inspiration in Bing. The software giant moved away from the extremely simple home page design for search engines since the fina... |
2 August 2010
04:53 GMT |
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Microsoft is preparing to go on the offensive against Apple on yet another front, promising to tackle the iPad in the near future. Of course, the Cupertino-based company has quite a head start, with a successful product already on the market from the first try, with over 3 million units sold, while the Redmond giant,... |
30 July 2010
09:55 GMT |
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Just the past month Microsoft was touting the opening of dozens more Microsoft Stores, and now Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer offered some actual details on the company’s plans. During the software giant’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2010 in June 2010 it was Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Ope... |
30 July 2010
07:02 GMT |
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Windows Azure had already passed the 10,000 customer milestone before June 2010, but Microsoft is nowhere near the goals it has set for its Cloud platform. The Redmond company has big plans for Windows Azure, as revealed by Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2010... |
20 July 2010
10:15 GMT |
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Microsoft recently posted (and pulled) an invitation targeting iPad owners, promising a "gratuity item" in exchange for participating in a survey later this month at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. The move is undoubtedly correlated to Steve Ballmer’s recent statements saying that the tablet PC market is ... |
14 July 2010
04:45 GMT |
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With all of the latest release of its main cash cows already on the market, Microsoft can afford a small shift in focus. According to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer, the company will start pushing hard Windows 7 phones (devices running Windows Phone 7, not the client OS) and Windows 7 slates. On sta... |
13 July 2010
09:51 GMT |
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Steve Ballmer will kick off the upcoming edition of the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) confirmed officially. The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show might be six months away, but CEA moved fast to ensure that Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer will be... |
9 July 2010
05:59 GMT |
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Forecasts of the evolution of PC shipments estimate that approximately 380 million units will be sold by the end of 2010, some 70 million more compared to 2009. The vast majority of these units will ship with Microsoft’s Windows operating system, which prompted the not so unrealistic prediction that Windows 7 w... |
12 June 2010
07:10 GMT |
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The Official Twitter page of Microsoft Corporate Communications has confirmed that Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, will, in fact, not be appearing at Apple’s WWDC 2010 event next month. Earlier this week, word on the web was that Ballmer would be allotted seven minutes of the developer-focused conference to discu... |
28 May 2010
04:41 GMT |
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At least one analyst thinks Apple’s WWDC 2010 keynote will not be a bore, according to Barron’s Tech Trader Daily blog. Trip Chowdhry, an analyst with tiny Global Equities Research, asserts that seven minutes of the June 7 keynote will be allotted to Steve Ballmer. The analyst believes that Microsoft&rsqu... |
27 May 2010
04:26 GMT |
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One of the few pieces of criticism that Microsoft got for Windows 7 was related to the apparently modest plans it had for the operating system, with some calling the new OS just a minor upgrade from its precursor. Under the leadership of Steven Sinofsky, president, Windows and Windows Live Division, it was clear that... |
21 May 2010
03:36 GMT |
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‘Free’ and ‘Windows’ are not exactly concepts that mix very well together, as opposite to ‘free’ and Linux for example. This is an inherent aspect of Microsoft’s business model built on proprietary software, incongruent with the open source paradigm. But as the world slowly s... |
1 April 2010
12:32 GMT |
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At the end of May 2009, in an organized press event, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer was presented with a Ford Fusion Hybrid by none other than Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally. It was a very special Ford Fusion Hybrid, namely the 1 millionth car ever produced containing Ford SYNC, an in-car ... |
25 March 2010
11:25 GMT |
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Bill Gates’ massive fortune of approximately $53 billion wasn’t sufficient to keep the Microsoft co-founder at the top of Forbes’ annual ranking of billionaires worldwide. Gates is now officially the world's second-richest man, having lost the top position in favor of Mexican telecom tycoon Car... |
11 March 2010
10:41 GMT |
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Back in 2007, before the iPhone’s official release, Steve Ballmer hurried to repel the success this kind of device would have on the market. He had declared himself reluctant, although, nowadays, he finds himself in the opposite position. Furthermore, in the near future, the perfect rivals, Microsoft and Apple,... |
10 March 2010
02:37 GMT |
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One of the hottest topics to be unveiled and discussed during the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona next week is the next generation mobile operating system from Microsoft, Windows Mobile 7. We already knew that the Redmond-based software giant planned on delivering a keynote at the upcoming event, but little ... |
10 February 2010
09:32 GMT |
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Microsoft will not be joining Google in divorcing from China, according to remarks by the company’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. In December 2009, Google and additional US-based companies found themselves under attack from China. The Mountain View-based search giant noted that the primary goal of the ... |
28 January 2010
07:00 GMT |
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Although some members of the media will surely bash Steve Ballmer for this move, Microsoft’s CEO showed quite some character by signing an Apple MacBook computer, this editor believes. Ballmer is well known for his occasional slip-ups, an oscillating temper, and his easy-going nature, which is why he is someti... |
22 January 2010
10:51 GMT |
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The existing Microsoft –HP partnership is about to evolve to its next stage with the two companies having scheduled a joint announcement for today, January 13, at 8:15 a.m. PST. The Chief Executive Officers from both companies will host a teleconference announcing the next step in their collaboration. Details o... |
13 January 2010
05:29 GMT |
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At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer confirmed what Internet metrics companies had already revealed with their search engine usage statistics: Bing is on an ascendant trend. In mid-2009, Microsoft made a firm step into turning its search business around. ... |
7 January 2010
05:14 GMT |
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These past couple of months have been marked by a series of rumors and Internet reports regarding the possibility of a new device developed by Apple, namely the much-anticipated Apple Tablet, or iSlate. While the Cupertino, California-based PC maker is yet to come out with an official announcement on such a device, s... |
7 January 2010
04:19 GMT |
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Microsoft is indicating that Windows 7 is nothing short of a smashing commercial success. And yet, while the Redmond company is indeed sharing a few statistics with the public, it isn’t really sharing those that count more, namely the actual number of Windows 7 licenses sold to customers, or at least those ship... |
7 January 2010
03:09 GMT |
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Every year, Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference is a key event for developers around the world, but due to the costs associated, many devs might not be able to attend the event. Microsoft has, of course, made a tradition of offering content from the conference on the PDC dedicated website each year,... |
28 December 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Windows 7 has nothing short of hit the ground running in terms of sales, Microsoft has already noted on multiple occasions. Most recently, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaking to participants at Microsoft’s Annual Shareholder Meeting today, underlined the strength in Windows sales following the genera... |
20 November 2009
09:00 GMT |
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A strategic alliance inked by Microsoft and Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (CHT) is designed to enable the latter to deliver services that span across the PC, mobile devices, and TV, both to businesses and to end users in Taiwan. According to the Redmond company, Simon Leung, corporate vice president, chairman and CEO of ... |
10 November 2009
04:48 GMT |
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Ahead of the general availability of its latest Windows client, Microsoft was shy of making public anything but reserved expectations for the operating system. The tactic was synonymous with the company doing a 180 on how it had managed the forecasts around the commercial success of Windows Vista back in late 2006, e... |
5 November 2009
11:26 GMT |
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As of November 4th, 2009, Microsoft started sending out notifications to 800 of its employees whose positions have been cut. With the latest round of layoffs, the Redmond company noted that it achieved the goals of its job reduction plan announced at the start of this year (via TechFlash). On January 22nd, no less th... |
5 November 2009
06:27 GMT |
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It's all beginning to feel a lot like deja vu. A few days ago, Steve Ballmer, the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, had an exclusive interview with Gizmodo, in which he touched on the subject of the Xbox 360 gaming console and the company's future plans for it. The Microsoft boss seemed to say that the ... |
26 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Unless you live under a rock, you already know that Microsoft officially released Windows 7 for the general public on October 22nd, 2009. The main launch event was in New York, featuring among others Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. I was telling you yesterday that the Windows 7 General Availability keynote man... |
23 October 2009
03:44 GMT |
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I have just finished watching the official worldwide launch event for Windows 7 streamed live over the web, featuring none other than Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, and let me tell you, Microsoft’s latest iteration of the Windows client stole the show by far. Undoubtedly the Redmond company will make av... |
22 October 2009
12:14 GMT |
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One of the advantages that the PlayStation 3 has publicized since the beginning of the console battle of this generation has been the presence of an integrated Blu-ray drive, which allows for bigger capacity disks to be used and for the game console to play high-quality movies. The Xbox 360 has tried to counter by b... |
22 October 2009
02:25 GMT |
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SharePoint Server 2010 is not only the biggest release of the product to date, but also the most important version since introduction, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer opined at the company’s SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas. Microsoft announced that the general public would be able to get... |
20 October 2009
06:49 GMT |
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Exactly three months to the day after the release to manufacturing milestone, Windows 7 will become generally available to customers on October 22nd, 2009. Users looking to get their hands on the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft have just another three days to wait. Microsoft Chief Executive Offi... |
19 October 2009
07:58 GMT |
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Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer will keynote the conference focused on what the company has repeatedly praised as its fastest-growing server product. The SharePoint Conference 2009 is scheduled to debut today, October 19th, and will end on the same day that Windows 7 launches worldwide, October 22nd. ... |
19 October 2009
07:00 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has already started the work on the development of another flavor of its mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7. The company has just released into the wild a new version of the platform, namely Windows Mobile 6.5, and showed a greater focus on the development of its client f... |
18 October 2009
08:14 GMT |
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A roster of new mobile phones powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 has become available worldwide starting with October 6th, 2009, with Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer promising at a Paris event that this is nothing more than the beginning. Concomitantly with the introduction of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 de... |
6 October 2009
10:55 GMT |
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Today, October 5th, 2009, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer starts his five-country visit to Europe. By the end of this week, Ballmer is scheduled to tour the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Netherlands. According to Microsoft, the CEO’s tour debuts today, October 5th and will last until October 9t... |
5 October 2009
06:17 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering a free copy of Windows 7 RTM Ultimate with every package designed to spark the geek get-togethers planned around its latest Windows client, scheduled for worldwide availability on October 22nd, 2009. Not only this, but the Redmond company is delivering a very special Windows 7 Ultimate offering.... |
5 October 2009
05:02 GMT |
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Windows Mobile 6.5 is the next flavor of a mobile platform the Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. is set to push to the market on October 6. Compared to the earlier versions of the Operating system, the new one should deliver a wide range of improvements, especially on the user interface side, though much bigger changes a... |
26 September 2009
06:27 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has been recently rumored to plan on launching on the market a series of mobile phones based on its Windows Mobile operating system, yet the company seems determined to not make such a move. Rumors on a possible Microsoft handset have a long history of emerging in the wild from ... |
26 September 2009
04:10 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Board of Directors will be down to just nine members after James I. Cash Jr. steps down this year. The Redmond-based company announced that Cash had made the decision not to seek reelection in his current position come the annual shareholder’s meeting in 2009. James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D., emeritu... |
14 September 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Microsoft already confirmed October 22nd as the official launch for Windows 7, but no details are available related to just what the company has in mind for the retail availability of its latest Windows client. However, it appears that Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer will be the one to introduce Windows 7 o... |
27 August 2009
12:46 GMT |
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On July 22nd, 2009, Microsoft released to manufacturing both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. In precisely three months since the RTM, Windows 7 will become generally available to consumers worldwide. The software giant has been quiet on the development process of the next iteration of the Windows client as the ... |
23 July 2009
12:58 GMT |
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An integral part of the evolution from the Microsoft Partner Program to the Microsoft Partner Network was to deliver additional opportunities for companies working with Microsoft technologies. In this regard, the Redmond company detailed the pricing model for Windows Azure as well as the extended opportunities associ... |
15 July 2009
10:08 GMT |
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Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer was recognized as the Media Person of the Year at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Steve Ballmer keynoted the event in Cannes, France, June 21-27, explaining Microsoft's own strong commitment to creative advertising communications. Of course, the compa... |
26 June 2009
06:56 GMT |
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