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Wooing interns to Silicon Valley
July 3, 2007
Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates.
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Microsoft: Go antitrust suit dismissed
June 30, 2006
The 2005 suit said Microsoft tried to thwart pen-computing company's bid to enter PC operating system market.
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Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'
May 19, 2006
Executive tells BBC it's mainly of interest to community projects, lacks benefits of commercial model.
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Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft
February 14, 2006
Daniel Robbins has resigned after less than a year, saying he couldn't work there at "my full level of technical ability."
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Google to defend dual-class stock structure
April 13, 2006
Union pension fund wants one vote per share, but board says giving execs majority control protects from outside influence.
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Microsoft buys photo management tool maker
June 27, 2006
Software maker acquires iView Multimedia, whose software helps manage digital photos, electronic art.
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Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies
February 15, 2006
Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more.
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Manufacturers unwrap first ultramobile PCs
March 9, 2006
At CeBit, Samsung, Asus and Founder deliver minitablets, though early models seem to have poor battery life. Photos: Origami handheld devices
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CRM sector not done with mergers yet, says Gartner
June 20, 2006
Frustration from company boards, founders over slow growth will fuel further consolidation, researcher predicts.
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Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win
November 3, 2006
As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL.
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Microsoft buys fabled U.K. game studio
April 6, 2006
Acquires Lionhead Studios, whose founder, Peter Molyneux, is one of the best-known independent video game developers in the business.
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Internet deals of the damned
October 10, 2006
More often than not, big Internet acquisitions turn out to be disappointments, or at least a bit ahead of their time.
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Techies ponder how to cut through info overload
March 8, 2006
At San Diego conference, tech execs discuss ways to hold customers' attention in age of too much information.
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Newsmakers Archive
May 30, 2000
Delve behind the headlines to meet the leading citizens of high technology's unique global village.
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Grant funds open-source challenge to Google library
December 20, 2006
Internet Archive receives $1 million from charitable trust to help boost up its open-source alternative to book-scanning efforts.
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How to marry a billionaire? Start with Forbes list
September 22, 2006
To even make the magazine's annual survey of richest Americans this year, you had to have at least $1 billion.
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New GPL draft due Wednesday
March 26, 2007
A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward.
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