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Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'

July 10, 2007 Microsoft chief provides a few more details on company's effort to build a set of services in the Internet cloud. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, cloud, Microsoft Office Live, outsourcing, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., small business, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Longhorn, memo, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, work, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, server, e-mail, PC

Ballmer: High-end Windows, Office coming

July 28, 2005 Microsoft's CEO tells analysts that higher-priced versions of its core products are on tap. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office, financial analyst, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, Microsoft Corp., CEO, cell phone, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Week in review: Microsoft's cloudy future

July 13, 2007 Microsoft is planning an ambitious makeover to its Internet services, the E3 game confab focuses more on entertainment, and what lays ahead in Apple's iFuture is anyone's guess. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Live, reader, Microsoft Corp., Internet service, Microsoft Office, conference, asset, developer, server, Microsoft Windows

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, Munich, piracy, Linux, India, emerging market, China, city, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Windows, security

Ballmer zooms from Zune to Vista

October 26, 2006 videos Microsoft's CEO visits News.com to talk about the impending media player and Windows launches, and tech changes overall. TAGS: Microsoft Zune, Steve Ballmer, margin, media player, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, Microsoft Office, video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New salvos in software war

October 23, 2003 roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office 2003, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO, security, server, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, reporter, Microsoft Office 2007, operating system, Microsoft Corp., password, video, PC, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer to partners: Bet on us

July 8, 2005 With new technologies in tow, Microsoft's CEO prepares for a major sales pitch to more than 6,000 influencers. TAGS: Office 12, midsize business, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Office, information technology, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., opportunity, conference, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft reins in Longhorn for 2006 launch

April 9, 2004 It's aiming to release the Windows update by the first half of 2006--which means scaling back some of its more ambitious plans for features. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, WinFS, Jim Allchin, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Update, Steve Ballmer, file system, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Marketing campaign for Vista high-steps it in New York

January 29, 2007 Company begins two days of events to celebrate the launch of the latest version of its Windows operating system. Photos: Dancing for Vista TAGS: Kevin Rollins, Microsoft Windows Vista, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office 2007, New York, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., event, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, CEO, operating system

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, talent, leadership, commentary, leader, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to Google: Hands off enterprise search

July 13, 2006 COO Kevin Turner says Redmond will fight to win the corporate search market--"it's our house." TAGS: enterprise search, Kevin Turner, Google Inc., COO, Steve Ballmer, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., conference, Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Can Sun-Microsoft cease-fire halt the war?

April 2, 2004 Scott McNealy spent years sniping at Bill Gates' "evil empire." Now, a more customer-centric approach unites the archrivals, forcing them to bury the hatchet. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Steve Ballmer, war, alliance, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, Bill Gates, Microsoft .NET, Java, Microsoft Office, developer, CEO, Microsoft Windows, server
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