Microsoft describes 2012 as 'epic,' but 2013 has its obstacles
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been known to use hyperbolic adjectives, but was he on the mark when he described 2012 as "the most epic in Microsoft history"?
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Jan 1, 2013
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Microsoft veteran strategy officer stepping down
Microsoft announced on Monday that company veteran Craig Mundie has stepped down from his post as chief of research and will retire in the year 2014.
Business
Dec 24, 2012
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Microsoft prices Pro version of Surface at $899 (Update)
Microsoft's Surface tablet running a full version of Windows 8 Pro will start selling in January for $899 and up, the company said Thursday. But you'll have to pay more if you want a keyboard cover and the popular Office ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 29, 2012
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Microsoft's Windows chief leaves in power struggle (Update)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn't going to let anyone get in his way. Not even his presumed heir apparent, who runs the software maker's Windows empire, can stop Ballmer as he pushes the company in a new direction.
Software
Nov 13, 2012
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Microsoft pushes for new image with Windows Phone 8 release
It wasn't hard to tell whom Microsoft was trying to win over with its Windows Phone 8 launch event Monday.
Software
Nov 2, 2012
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Microsoft: Windows Phone to catch up in apps
(AP)—Microsoft launched a new version of its Windows Phone software with broad support from smartphone makers, cellphone carriers and app developers as the software company tries to position new Windows gadgets as strong ...
Software
Oct 30, 2012
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Microsoft goes mobile with Windows 8, new tablet
Microsoft took a big step into mobile Thursday, unveiling a revamped version of its flagship Windows system and offering a closer look at Surface, its entry into the hot tablet market.
Software
Oct 25, 2012
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Microsoft profit falls ahead of Windows 8 launch
Microsoft Corp.'s net income fell 22 percent in the latest quarter as it deferred revenue from the sale of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system to PC makers—and as PC sales in general took a dive.
Business
Oct 18, 2012
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Analysts, PC industry cool on Windows 8
While Microsoft is touting next week's launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the new operating system will lure consumers away from tablets and ...
Business
Oct 17, 2012
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Microsoft becomes friend and foe to PC partners
With the launch of its Surface tablet computer, Microsoft is becoming a genuine "frenemy"—part friend, part enemy—to its longtime manufacturing partners.
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Oct 17, 2012
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