News tagged with steve ballmer
Microsoft chief says China piracy very costly
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has said rampant software piracy in China has eaten into his company's revenue in what is soon to be the world's top PC market, a report said Friday.
May 27, 2011 |
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Microsoft, partners to push tablet computer rivals to iPad
Microsoft is teaming up with nearly two dozen hardware makers to release Windows-based tablet computers, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday, devices like Apple's popular iPad.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show
(AP) -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 07, 2010 |
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User interface revolution coming to computers, TVs
Control your television with your voice or a wave of the hand. Run your laptop with your eyes.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Adobe soars on report of possible Microsoft bid
Shares of Adobe soared in heavy trading Thursday on a report that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed a possible buyout of the company.
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Microsoft CEO sells 1.3 billion dollars in shares in company
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has sold 49.3 million shares in the company worth some 1.33 billion dollars, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Nov 07, 2010 |
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Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors
Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.
May 11, 2009 |
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With Windows 7 and new designs, PCs looking better
(AP) -- Although no one waits in long lines for a new edition of Windows software anymore, the debut of Microsoft's latest operating system is part of why buying a PC is starting to feel fun for the first ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Microsoft sidelines 'Courier' tablet project
Microsoft has sidelined a "Courier" project said to be focused on building a twin-screen tablet computer that could be used for entertainment and work.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 30, 2010 |
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Microsoft says to bring full power of web to phones
Microsoft announced Monday an Internet-friendly revamp of its Windows Phone operating system to help capture new territory in the smartphone wars.
Feb 14, 2011 |
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HP, Microsoft announces new tablet computer
Hewlett-Packard will team up with Microsoft to come out with a tablet computer for the enterprise business market this year, a senior HP executive has said.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Microsoft unveils new mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 (Update)
Microsoft unveiled a new mobile phone operating system Monday in a bid to claw back lost market share from the iPhone, Blackberry and devices powered by Google's Android software.
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Microsoft co-founder slams Bill Gates in new book
Bill Gates plotted to grab Microsoft shares from his cancer-stricken business partner Paul Allen, the software firm's co-founder has claimed in a new memoir.
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Microsoft to bring Kinect to Windows PCs
Microsoft plans to bring its Kinect technology to bear on personal computers following its phenomenal success with the gesture and voice-recognition sensor in the Xbox 360 game console.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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HP dabbling with Windows 7 tablet computer
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it is gauging the promise of a tablet computer that runs on Windows 7 software from Microsoft.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Steve Ballmer
Steven Anthony Ballmer (born Detroit, Michigan March 24, 1956) is an American businessman who has been the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000. Ballmer is the second person after Roberto Goizueta to become a billionaire in U.S. dollars based on stock options received as an employee of a corporation in which he was neither a founder nor a relative of a founder. In Forbes 2008 World's Richest People ranking, Ballmer was ranked the 43rd richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $11 billion.[citation needed]
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