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Feeling the heat at Microsoft
February 28, 2008 Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world.Ballmer repeats threats against Linux
February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free."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.Ballmer takes on the troublemakers
October 5, 2004 roundup CEO weighs in on Linux, EU regulators, music pirates and "bad people out there in cyberspace."Ballmer: Microsoft needs better sales pitch
July 7, 2004 But wait--is a new version of Office coming out before Longhorn? Hint found among calls for harder work, $1 billion in cost cuts.Ballmer: Raising Microsoft's security game
October 21, 2003 The CEO defends Microsoft's efforts to protect its software against attacks and says open-source rivals can't match the software giant on security.Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time
November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise.Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents
May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents.Microsoft signs security pact with Germany
May 3, 2004 CEO Steve Ballmer settles a security agreement with the federal government of Germany, which has become one of the most prominent of Linux supporters.New salvos in software war
October 23, 2003 roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets.Ballmer: Nothing's rotten in Denmark
July 13, 2004 Microsoft's CEO says the company and its partners should strive to expand its midmarket success with Danish customers.Ballmer: We take requests
April 20, 2005 Microsoft customers want better support for non-Windows systems, including Linux and Sun boxes. Redmond aims to please.This week in Linux news
November 19, 2004 Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux.Ballmer: Where Microsoft is going
June 5, 2003 CEO Steve Ballmer explains what's on his mind after delivering the latest annual mission statement to his troops. High on the agenda: how to combat the challenge presented by open source.Microsoft learns to live with open source
July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers.Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation
May 13, 2005 The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way. Photos: Ballmer, McNealy find common groundIn Europe, Microsoft aims to mute open-source 'noise'
June 30, 2004 Exec pooh-poohs "emotional debate" and says defections to Linux are limited to just a few high-profile cases.Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux
November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows.Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a little
April 20, 2005 Demos management software supporting non-Windows machines. "I know that's an important capability," Microsoft CEO says.Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement
November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head?
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