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Microsoft trims MSN TV price, adds features

August 23, 2005 Company announces $100 rebate that effectively halves the cost of the set-top box. TAGS: MSN TV, set-top box, set-top, MSN, streaming video, TV, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

Gates on Google: What, me worry?

September 14, 2005 Growing clout of Web-based development is much in evidence as Microsoft courts developers. But is Bill Gates losing sleep? Nah. TAGS: honeymoon, Bill Gates, API, Google Inc., developer, Yahoo! Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, idea, server, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Windows

MSN debuts portable video downloads

January 7, 2005 Service is designed to boost the slowly growing line of portable video players based on Microsoft's nascent Portable Media Center software. TAGS: portable video, portable video player, TiVo Inc., MSN, Media Center PC, video player, entertainment, programming, Microsoft Corp., video, TV, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's nightmare inches closer to reality

September 23, 2005 Ten years ago, execs feared the Internet could become a software platform that threatens Windows. They were right. TAGS: memo, nightmare, Jim Allchin, exec, reality, Google Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp., Netscape Communications Corp., bank, Microsoft Windows, Apple Computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC

Microsoft's HailStorm unleashed

March 19, 2001 The software giant unveils a set of software building blocks, grouped under the code name HailStorm, aimed at upstaging rival America Online. TAGS: Henry Blodget, Microsoft .NET, driver's license, API, developer, Gartner Inc., America Online Inc., Web service, MSN Messenger, Time Warner Inc., eBay Inc., MSN, handheld, XML, Microsoft Corp., PC

Details of the Microsoft-Real agreement

October 11, 2005 RealPlayer and the Rhapsody music service get a boost on Windows systems and MSN Messenger. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, RealNetworks Rhapsody, MSN Search, MSN, RealNetworks RealPlayer, MSN Messenger, agreement, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., multimedia, music, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?

September 20, 2005 Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be factor in shuffle. Software on demand is an issue too. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, MSN, Bill Gates, Google Inc., property, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., desktop computer, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

Search giants hear voices

March 7, 2005 Net telephony catches ears at Yahoo and Google. Also: Is Skype on anyone's shopping list? TAGS: VoIP, portal, voice service, Skype, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., VoIP company, IP telephony, MSN, voice, telephony, Time Warner Inc., telecommunications, Google Inc., America Online Inc., U.K.

Microsoft, CinemaNow expand Net movie alliance

January 7, 2005 Microsoft TV to update broadband service so people can rent films online from CinemaNow and watch them in their living rooms. TAGS: CinemaNow, MSN TV, VoD, film, MSN, living room, broadband service, set-top box, set-top, broadband, TV, Media Center PC, entertainment, Microsoft Corp., movie, PC

$299 PCs and other holiday bargains

December 12, 2005 While Santa's elves are toiling away at the North Pole, electronics merchants in the U.S. are whacking prices on select items. TAGS: Circuit City Stores Inc., bargain, Best Buy Co. Inc., AMD Sempron, CompUSA Inc., Hitachi Ltd., set-top, camcorder, video camera, MSN, LCD monitor, Intel Celeron, Japan, camera, electronics, memory

Is Windows Me for you?

September 14, 2000 The new operating system, which even Microsoft concedes offers fairly minor improvements over previous editions, is significant as it provides a glimpse into Microsoft's future. TAGS: Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 98, PC company, Microsoft Windows 95, pricing, retailer, MSN, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

PC users can't get no satisfaction

August 15, 2006 Customer happiness with PCs is at all-time high, according to study, but cars and appliances still do better. TAGS: ComScore, satisfaction, Yahoo! Inc., Michigan, America Online Inc., Google Inc., car, customer service, Apple Computer, MSN, search engine, PC, Dell

Satisfy customers, make money

August 16, 2005 A new study draws a direct correlation between keeping customers happy and making big money. TAGS: customer satisfaction, portal, America Online Inc., category, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., MSN, search engine, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN Messenger

March 8, 2005 Antivirus companies have identified two new threats that use Microsoft's IM software to spread. TAGS: Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, IM, threat, MSN Messenger, MSN, F-Secure Corp., researcher, variant, attachment, P2P, vice president, virus, antivirus

Mobile operators promise IM for all

February 15, 2006 China Mobile, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone join forces to make IM interoperable. But where's Microsoft? TAGS: operator, mobile operator, Vodafone Group Plc., Orange PCS, IM, T-Mobile, messaging, SMS, handset, MSN, CEO, message, Microsoft Corp., PC

Google window-shops for VoIP

March 9, 2005 At Net phone confab, search giant takes meetings with service providers, sources tell News.com. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, VoIP service, meeting, Web portal, portal, BellSouth Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MSN, America Online Inc., service provider, U.K., AT&T Corp., conference, IM

AOL unveils VoIP plans

March 8, 2005 Net phone service is due in a month, heightening pressure on rivals such as Yahoo to follow suit. TAGS: America Online Inc., phone service, Internet phone, Time Warner Inc., VoIP, Yahoo! Inc., U.K., handset, IM, MSN, Google Inc., adapter, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Skype releases IM developer tools

August 24, 2005 The VoIP giant is opening up its instant-messaging program for integration with Web sites and other Internet software. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, development tool, IM, Internet phone, VoIP company, Time Warner Inc., spokeswoman, Yahoo! Inc., MSN, America Online Inc., PC

South Korea fines Microsoft $32 million

December 7, 2005 Regulators say Redmond violated Korea's monopoly rules by bundling Windows products in ways that hurt competitors. TAGS: Korea, Korean company, streaming media, messaging, commission, RealNetworks Inc., South Korea, Microsoft Windows Server, market share, media player, Windows Media, barrier, MSN Messenger, IM, practice, decision
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