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Microsoft uncorks Elixir for developers

February 4, 2005 Bill Gates shows off an internal effort that helped expand the reach of Office, and makes a plea for interoperability. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Office, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Gates: We're entering 'live era' of software

November 1, 2005 Microsoft's chairman launches Web-based tools tied to its Windows and Office products. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Office Live, David Smith, Microsoft Windows Live, Ray Ozzie, productivity suite, era, Microsoft Office, chairman, antitrust, subscription, API, payment, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple

August 6, 1997 Unlikely bedfellows Bill Gates and Steve Jobs join to announce Microsoft's $150 million investment in Apple and extensive agreements. TAGS: Dwight Davis, Apple Computer, CFO, Bill Gates, programming language, investment, Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh, Steve Jobs, Microsoft Corp., Java, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Gates pours Elixir for Office developers

February 4, 2005 Microsoft's chairman shows internal project linking Siebel and Outlook as example of what other businesses can do. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Siebel Systems Inc., Microsoft Office, chairman, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook

Gates on Google: What, me worry?

September 14, 2005 Growing clout of Web-based development is much in evidence as Microsoft courts developers. But is Bill Gates losing sleep? Nah. TAGS: honeymoon, Bill Gates, API, Google Inc., developer, Yahoo! Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, idea, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Windows

'Double-booked' Gates to launch Vista in London

January 8, 2007 Did Outlook let him down? The unexpected U.K. launch just happens to coincide with Gates' trip to a government confab in Scotland. TAGS: Bill Gates, London, chairman, U.K., Microsoft Windows Vista, event, leader, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Gates: Ushering in Zune, spiffing up Office

November 16, 2006 Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal." TAGS: Microsoft Zune, Bill Gates, wireless connection, music player, Microsoft Office 2007, entertainment, vision, Microsoft Office, chairman, Apple iPod, media player, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp.

Gates' new mantra: Interoperability

February 4, 2005 In a statement posted to the Web, Bill Gates touts Microsoft's own tools, extols the virtues of XML and knocks open-source. Video: Gates makes play for Portable Media Center TAGS: Bill Gates, interoperability, business software, XML, open source, open-source software, goal, Microsoft Office, chairman, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Gates still finding his voice

October 19, 2007 Following launch of corporate telephony software, Microsoft's chairman discusses how speech recognition has made inroads and where it has yet to go.Video: Gates' crystal ball Video: Phones should c... TAGS: Bill Gates, voice network, data network, speech recognition, PBX, dream, voice, telephony, chairman, possibility, touch screen, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, video, idea

Vista steals the show

January 30, 2007 Gates tries to sell The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on the new operating system, as Office takes a backseat.Photos: What's in the Vista swag bag? TAGS: Jon Stewart, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, reporter, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., password, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

January 29, 2007 On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows PC, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, TV, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Bill Gates' to-do list

January 31, 2007 In the second part of a CNET News.com interview, the Microsoft co-founder discusses Vista, the Xbox 360 and Windows Live. Video: Gates talks up Vista TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft mixes software for business 'mashups'

March 27, 2006 Taking cues from online world, its business unit wants to make tools like Office mesh better with heavier-duty data programs. TAGS: Microsoft BizTalk Server, mashup, Bill Gates, ERP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Office 12 makeover takes on 'feature creep'

September 20, 2005 Microsoft's radical revamp could wake people up to overlooked features but risks alienating longtime users. Images: Office's makeover FAQ: Looking into Office 12 TAGS: Office 12, Microsoft Office, command, Bill Gates, vice president, Microsoft Corp., menu

Microsoft to buy Groove Networks

March 10, 2005 Plans include adding Groove's "virtual office" software to Office lineup. Groove founder Ray Ozzie to become Microsoft CTO. TAGS: Groove Networks Inc., Ray Ozzie, collaboration, Bill Gates, founder, worker, Massachusetts, P2P, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., office, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft expands Vista testing

September 13, 2005 Company launches "community technology preview" program to offer interim updates of the upcoming OS between its official beta releases. TAGS: Office 12, Bill Gates, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Los Angeles, developer, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Gates: Microsoft ready to go 'live'

November 2, 2005 New services tied to Windows and Office are on the way in a "sea change" for the software leviathan. New competitors in Microsoft's crosshairs TAGS: Bill Gates, chairman, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Commentary: Gates' planned exit changes everything

June 16, 2006 Microsoft's new leadership must quickly find a way to prevent the legacy weight of Windows and Office dragging down the fledgling Live platform. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Software Technology, Forrester Research Inc., departure, leadership, commentary, talent, leader, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to dig into work flow strategy

September 13, 2005 Company plans to detail Windows Workflow Foundation, common software meant to bring work flow tooling to various products. TAGS: workflow, Office 12, CRM, Bill Gates, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft unveils new betas for Office, Vista

May 23, 2006 With the test releases, Redmond wants to demonstrate that it's on track after missing several deadlines. TAGS: WinHEC, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, test version, Bill Gates, Richard Shim, hardware maker, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Office 2007, 64-bit, beta, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, chairman, server, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.