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Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

April 2, 2004 update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, agreement, layoff, payment, collaboration, software company, Microsoft Corp., Java, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'

March 15, 2007 Speaking at Stanford's business school, Microsoft CEO characterizes Google as a one-trick pony, calls activities beyond search "cute." Video: Ballmer on Google TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Stanford, Eric Schmidt, robotics, Google Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp., idea, video

Microsoft's leadership challenge

June 21, 2006 With Bill Gates handing off responsibilities to other execs, a top aide to CEO Steve Ballmer heads for the door. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, aide, exec, leadership, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Sun moves into Google orbit

October 4, 2005 Alliance aims to boost Sun's Java and Google's Web-based tools, but could also herald a challenge to Microsoft's hold on the PC. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., alliance, Java, exec, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer: Windows releases must come more quickly

July 28, 2006 CEO says that Microsoft won't wait five years, as it did between Windows XP and Windows Vista. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

How Sony failed to Connect, again

May 31, 2006 Electronics giant had a secret weapon in its fight against Apple's iTunes, but got "unmitigated disaster" instead. TAGS: Kinoma Inc., digital music, digital media, Apple Computer, Sony Corp., electronics company, Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, CEO, electronics, Microsoft Corp.

A Gates time line

June 16, 2006 A look at the pivotal moments in the life of Microsoft's Bill Gates, one of the world's richest and most famous/infamous men. TAGS: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, antitrust, Netscape Communications Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

Week in video: Newest Apple OS and flashy phones

October 27, 2007 We talk to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and check out new phones at CTIA, and take a look at Apple Leopard. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, OS X Leopard, Apple OS, Ina Fried, CTIA, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, CEO, Apple Computer, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., operating system, video, Microsoft Windows

Symantec CEO says no Vista for me

February 13, 2007 Symantec CEO John Thompson takes a dim view of Microsoft's new operating system--and that's just for starters. TAGS: identity management, John Thompson, security solution, Symantec Corp., defense, CEO, Microsoft Windows Vista, asset, antivirus, security, firewall, Microsoft Corp., Norton Co., operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles

February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, milestone, certificate, agreement, intellectual property, Linux, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., open source, letter, CEO

Ballmer plays up business focus

March 16, 2006 Microsoft wants to make office workers more productive, and it's earmarked $500 million to tell you all about it. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, CEO, Microsoft Corp., value, event, New York

Dell embraces Google

May 25, 2006 Deal between the search giant and the PC maker gets Google into new territory. It's a strike against Google rival Microsoft. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, pay-per-call advertising, Dell PC, Internet search advertising, Google Inc., PC company, desktop search, Dell, agreement, Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc., conference, radio, CEO, Microsoft Corp., PC

Red Hat CEO decries software patents

May 22, 2007 Patents 'absolutely' retard the pace of innovation, CEO Matthew Szulik argues, but he doesn't call for their abolition. TAGS: patent, software patent, innovation, Red Hat Inc., open source, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

SAP, Microsoft crank up Duet partnership

April 24, 2007 The two companies outline plans for Duet 2.0 and Duet 3.0, new versions of their joint business applications project. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, SOA, Leo Apotheker, business application, Microsoft Office, conference, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Yahoo CEO to be paid $1 salary

June 2, 2006 San Francisco Bay Area's highest-paid executive follows example of Steve Jobs and the Google boys. TAGS: Terry Semel, salary, compensation, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, bonus, equity, survey, Steve Jobs, San Francisco, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer: Software is becoming a service

July 27, 2006 Microsoft's CEO tells Wall Street analysts that the company may not succeed overnight, but it will over time. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, financial analyst, pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., entertainment, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Symantec CEO: We're in the protection business

April 13, 2006 John Thompson says security moniker falls short of the mark--and he's not worried about Microsoft's OneCare. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., John Thompson, dividend, CEO, acquisition, protection, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus

CES 2008: Gadgets and glitz in Las Vegas

January 11, 2008 special coverage CNET reporters bring you the action from the gadget convention that draws technology's heavy hitters, gadget lovers, and more celebrities each year. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, General Motors, Cadillac, Las Vegas, reporter, CEO, robot, Comcast Corp., Blu-ray, Microsoft Xbox, handheld, Intel, photograph, hard drive, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer: We need a $100 PC

October 20, 2004 The Microsoft CEO says one way to stem growing piracy of Windows and Office in emerging markets is to offer low-cost computers. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, piracy, Munich, emerging market, India, Linux, CEO, city, China, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Windows, security

Week in review: Yahoo merges with...Icahn

July 25, 2008 Activist investor agrees to join the Internet company's board, though Microsoft appears ready to move on. Also: An Apple a day. TAGS: settlement, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Week in review, Internet search, Forrester Research Inc., Internet company, Steve Ballmer, acquisition, CEO, asset, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
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