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Microsoft gets a makeover

special coverage Software titan sweeps away old structure so it can execute faster. Windows chief will retire.

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Microsoft to reorganize

The software titan sweeps away its old structure so it can execute faster. Windows chief Jim Allchin will retire once Vista hits the market.

Microsoft to reorg; Allchin to retire

Company creates three divisions with presidents in charge and focuses on hosted services.
September 20, 2005

Bloggers debate what reorg means for Microsoft

Newly formed divisions in particular have led to speculation about the software giant's future.
September 21, 2005

Sizing up the new Windows chief

Jim Allchin was a Bill Gates person, one analyst says. New guy Kevin Johnson "is fundamentally a Steve (Ballmer) person."
September 21, 2005

Allchin memo: 'The place to be'

Windows chief tells staff "my intensity will not abate" in the coming months as he heads toward retirement.
September 20, 2005

Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?

news analysis Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be a factor in the shuffle. And software on demand is an issue too.
September 20, 2005

Allchin legacy seen in Windows

The "most senior geek" after Gates got the OS onto almost every desktop, but he also influenced the decision that led to the landmark antitrust case.
September 20, 2005

Office 12 overhaul takes on 'feature creep'

Microsoft's radical revamp could wake people up to overlooked features, but risks alienating longtime users.
September 20, 2005

Previous coverage

PDC 2005: Rallying point for Redmond

special coverage Developers gather in L.A. to hear the latest from Microsoft on Windows Vista, Office 12 and more.
September 16, 2005

Gates on Google: What, me worry?

newsmaker Web-based software efforts are on the rise, but Bill Gates tells News.com he's not losing any sleep.
September 13, 2005

A window into Vista

newsmaker Windows chief Jim Allchin talks about the challenges ahead and how the new OS might help conserve electricity.
July 27, 2005

Listen up: Jim Allchin rocks

blog Jim Allchin may be busy meeting with hackers and trying to get the Windows team to wrap up beta 1 of Longhorn, but the Microsoft executive also finds time to play a little guitar.
June 20, 2005

Going long on Longhorn

perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the upcoming OS is so important to Microsoft and the rest of the tech industry.
April 22, 2005

Microsoft to reorganize

The software titan sweeps away its old structure so it can execute faster. Windows chief Jim Allchin will retire once Vista hits the market.

Microsoft to reorg; Allchin to retire

Company creates three divisions with presidents in charge and focuses on hosted services.
September 20, 2005

Bloggers debate what reorg means for Microsoft

Newly formed divisions in particular have led to speculation about the software giant's future.
September 21, 2005

Sizing up the new Windows chief

Jim Allchin was a Bill Gates person, one analyst says. New guy Kevin Johnson "is fundamentally a Steve (Ballmer) person."
September 21, 2005

Allchin memo: 'The place to be'

Windows chief tells staff "my intensity will not abate" in the coming months as he heads toward retirement.
September 20, 2005

Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?

news analysis Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be a factor in the shuffle. And software on demand is an issue too.
September 20, 2005

Allchin legacy seen in Windows

The "most senior geek" after Gates got the OS onto almost every desktop, but he also influenced the decision that led to the landmark antitrust case.
September 20, 2005

Office 12 overhaul takes on 'feature creep'

Microsoft's radical revamp could wake people up to overlooked features, but risks alienating longtime users.
September 20, 2005

Previous coverage

PDC 2005: Rallying point for Redmond

special coverage Developers gather in L.A. to hear the latest from Microsoft on Windows Vista, Office 12 and more.
September 16, 2005

Gates on Google: What, me worry?

newsmaker Web-based software efforts are on the rise, but Bill Gates tells News.com he's not losing any sleep.
September 13, 2005

A window into Vista

newsmaker Windows chief Jim Allchin talks about the challenges ahead and how the new OS might help conserve electricity.
July 27, 2005

Listen up: Jim Allchin rocks

blog Jim Allchin may be busy meeting with hackers and trying to get the Windows team to wrap up beta 1 of Longhorn, but the Microsoft executive also finds time to play a little guitar.
June 20, 2005

Going long on Longhorn

perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the upcoming OS is so important to Microsoft and the rest of the tech industry.
April 22, 2005