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Bill Gates, live from Mix '06

March 21, 2006 Microsoft's ready to mix it up with Web rivals, Gates tells News.com. Plus: What he really thinks about cheap PCs. TAGS: Bill Gates, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp., PC, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, video

Gates: Microsoft will keep Google honest

May 4, 2006 He concedes mistakes, but Bill Gates promises that Redmond's investments will enable it to catch its rival. Photo: Gates, Jay-Z share a smile TAGS: Bill Gates, MSN, Microsoft Windows Live, buddy, Redmond, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft looks beyond Gates for new ideas

June 19, 2006 The company is developing an internal technology that will let more of its employees have a say in the company's technical direction. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie, worker, leadership, leader, idea, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

The two sides of Bill Gates

November 16, 2006 Speaking at the TechNet Innovation Summit, Microsoft co-founder wears both philanthropist and hypercompetitive businessman hats. TAGS: Bill Gates, regulator, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp., Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., health, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, Google Inc.

Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

February 20, 2008 A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., engineer, engineering, chairman, portal, vision, combination, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, work, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

It's all about software, says Gates

January 7, 2008 Just before his farewell CES keynote speech, Microsoft's chairman reflects on Redmond's rivals and the changing face of Windows. Photos: Gates' last call at CES? TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, cloud, chairman, Apple Computer, platform, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Google chase could trip up Microsoft

November 1, 2005 Analysts say Redmond's push into services is needed--but it risks rendering obsolete the company's ultra-profitable way of doing things. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, Bill Gates, Gartner Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server

Why Microsoft won't miss Gates

June 16, 2006 It's still too soon to write the final chapter, but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the record is a mixed one. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, press conference, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

February 16, 2008 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, Bill Gates, CEO, shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Week in review: Tech titan togetherness

June 1, 2007 Bill Gates and Steve Jobs made a rare joint appearance at D5 amid unveilings of breakthrough products like Palm's Foleo and Microsoft's Milan. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Milan, Week in review, conference, ATM, Google Inc., Apple Computer, reader, YouTube, Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., keyboard, Web browser, operating system

This week in Microsoft

May 5, 2006 Company has hinted that it will flex its checkbook more during the next year--and now we know where it intends to bulk up. TAGS: Bill Gates, marketing strategy, Steve Ballmer, MSN, reader, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Google Inc.

At the D5 confab, a high-tech A list

May 31, 2007 Steve Ballmer talks Web 2.0, Jeff Hawkins unveils the Palm Foleo, and Bill Gates and Steve Jobs share the stage. TAGS: Bill Gates, Jeff Hawkins, Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Apple TV, Web 2.0, blog, stage, Viacom Inc., YouTube, chairman, Palm Inc., Apple Computer, CEO, conference, Google Inc.

Week in review: Microsoft and Google get touchy

May 30, 2008 Microsoft shows off plans for new Windows interface, while Google shows off Android capabilities. Also: future in the stream. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Jerry Yang, Week in review, CEO, Bill Gates, conference, Google Inc., blog, interface, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows

Gates makes case for Microsoft's ad business

May 8, 2007 While acknowledging stiff competition for online advertising, Microsoft is in the ad game for the long haul, he tells conference.At Microsoft's SAS, it all 'ads' up TAGS: Bill Gates, online advertising, newspaper, conference, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Week in review: Microsoft to bulk up

May 5, 2006 Microsoft has hinted that it will flex its checkbook more during the next year--and now we know where it intends to bulk up. TAGS: Bill Gates, Week in review, marketing strategy, Steve Ballmer, information technology, reader, MSN, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Google Inc.

Year in review: Not business as usual for Microsoft

December 30, 2005 In 2005, the software giant shifts strategies, embraces open standards, and recognizes a new rival. TAGS: Zotob worm, Jim Allchin, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows

Year in review: Industry honchos have their say

December 22, 2005 Revisit in-depth interviews from 2005 with luminaries from Bill Gates to Ray Kurzweil and the man who brought you Pong. TAGS: Adam Curry, John Chambers, Bill Gates, Cisco Systems Inc., microprocessor, CEO, vision, broadband, Skype, radio, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Year in review: The look of tech

December 12, 2005 The outward appearance of hardware and software may not tell you everything, but it does make an impression. TAGS: Bill Gates, Brussels, supercomputer, impression, Consumer Electronics Show, Apple Computer, Google Inc., laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC
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