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Chart: A Microsoft-Yahoo combo by the numbers

February 1, 2008 What would Microsoft gain by swallowing Yahoo for a proposed $44.6 billion? CNET News.com contrasts combined stats with Google's. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., ComScore, Google Inc., visitor, AOL Instant Messenger, leader, property, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: Microsoft's behind Google in ads, search

October 11, 2007 "We have a lot of work to do in search and advertising," software giant's CEO acknowledges. "Google is the leader; we're an aspirant."Video: Microsoft's post-Gates plan TAGS: aQuantive Inc., David Smith, Steve Ballmer, advertising agency, Orlando, desktop software, Google Inc., Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., leader, work, CEO, video

IBM to push 'cloud computing,' using data from afar

November 15, 2007 It seems that IBM is trying to position itself as a leader in the corporate market for cloud computing, which many regard as the next evolutionary step in information technology.The New York Times TAGS: computing, data center, server computer, IBM Corp., Internet company, leader, Linux, researcher, information technology, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server

'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, Scotland, London, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.K., chairman, event, Microsoft Corp., leader, Microsoft Office, U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Web leaders: Search is just the beginning

July 13, 2007 Search execs on a conference panel express intent to expand hosted apps, social networks and market share. TAGS: Jerry Yang, enterprise software company, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., enterprise software, social networking, leader, software company, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

China's leader pays a visit to Redmond

April 19, 2006 Diplomacy reigns as Hu Jintao dines with Bill Gates and tours Microsoft, but controversy isn't far away. TAGS: Bill Gates, China, visit, president, exec, Yahoo! Inc., leader, Microsoft Corp., photograph

Safari ushers in better browser colors

June 19, 2007 Apple's Safari could bring richer colors to Windows browsers, but Firefox soon will help expand the gamut, too. TAGS: Apple Safari, margin, Web browser, color, Apple Computer, Adobe Systems Inc., Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, leader, image, photograph, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Behind the theory of disruptive success

October 15, 2003 University of Southern California finance expert Tom Taulli explains why young companies often succeed against the odds and find ways to unseat established leaders. TAGS: legacy system, LookSmart Ltd., Overture Services Inc., leader, theory, success, merger, Microsoft Corp.

How WebEx went the Cisco route

March 19, 2007 CEO Subrah Iyar explains why he thinks WebEx is worth more than YouTube and what's ahead for Web conferencing. TAGS: Subrah Iyar, WebEx Communications Inc., Web conferencing, Cisco Systems Inc., YouTube, leader, collaboration, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

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., Microsoft Office, CEO, IBM 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, Wiki, idea, worker, leadership, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., leader

Microsoft business unit head steps aside

November 17, 2005 Doug Burgum takes up another role as the company looks for a new leader for its unit selling software to midsized customers. TAGS: Great Plains Software, Steve Ballmer, leader, software company, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., acquisition, CEO, e-mail

Gates calls for 'infinite' H-1Bs, better schools

March 7, 2007 Microsoft chairman urges fixes to immigration law, better math and science education, and more research spending. TAGS: Bill Gates, H-1B, foreigner, math, politician, high-technology company, science, school, leader, chairman, teacher, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft woos digital-photography enthusiasts

June 29, 2006 New software, photography summits and contests are all part of company's bid to attract the creative crowd. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Computer, leader, manufacturing, photograph, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to retune entertainment group

December 15, 2005 This latest move will split the company's entertainment and devices division into four business units. TAGS: Peter Moore, memo, entertainment, decision-making, leader, division, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, vice president, Microsoft Corp., TV, video, Microsoft Windows, games

New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns

March 29, 2007 Third draft of GPL version 3 eases some concerns, raises issues for Novell, and shows the Free Software Foundation is listening. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Linus Torvalds, draft, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, license, Linux, intellectual property, leader, Microsoft Corp., open source, HP

Microsoft's government head to jump ship

September 21, 2004 Maggie Wilderotter, leader of the software maker's government sales effort, is leaving to be CEO of a rural telecommunications company. TAGS: Citizens Communications Co., government, telecommunications, telecommunications company, senior vice president, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp., leader, Microsoft Windows

Sizing up Microsoft's new Windows chief

September 21, 2005 The outgoing Jim Allchin was a Bill Gates person, one analyst says. New guy Kevin Johnson "is fundamentally a Steve (Ballmer) person." TAGS: Kevin Johnson, Jim Allchin, person, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., leader, Microsoft Windows

Ignoring 'Generation Techs' at your own peril

October 2, 2004 Strategy+Business explains the impact of the most tech-literate generation to ever enter the work force and how it matters. TAGS: immigrant, organization, generation, Bill Gates, leader, games, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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