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Microsoft focuses on Longhorn, Linux

CEO Steve Ballmer talks about his annual effort at refocusing his troops while offering a peek at the next Windows.

CNET News staff
CEO Steve Ballmer talks about his annual effort at refocusing his troops while offering a peek at the next Windows.

At Microsoft, all roads lead to Longhorn
The software maker gives customers a look at management and development tools on tap for next year, all tied to the next version of Windows.
June 5, 2003

Microsoft aims to streamline its patches
Acting on customer complaints, the software giant says it plans to simplify its patch technology and to expand its automatic update service to include more products.
June 5, 2003

Ballmer: Where Microsoft is going
Newsmaker 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.
June 5, 2003

Ballmer memo targets Linux
Microsoft's CEO identifies open-source software as a key competitive challenge in his annual memo to employees.
June 4, 2003