Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category

Catching Google Is Microsoft’s Goal

Monday, March 10th, 2008

According to Steve Ballmer, catching up with Google is the main goal of Microsoft. At the MIX08 conference, Steve Ballmer said that Google is the obvious reason MSFT made an unsolicited $42 billion offer for Yahoo. "In online, yeah, it's Google, Google, Google, and we're in the game. We're just ...

Microsoft Not Looking To Raise Yahoo Bid

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company's bid for Yahoo makes sense "as is". "We still think the deal makes sense with the price and structure that we announced and we hope that over time that becomes a reality and we're working towards that," Steve Ballmer today. "There's been a ...

Red Zune 80GB

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Zune 80 GB fans can now get their favorite device in Red. This should be just in time for Valentine's Day, oddly enough, so you can celebrate that day in style. Responding to consumer excitement for the Zune 80GB, Microsoft Corp. is making the popular wireless digital media player available ...

Bill Gates Vows Vista Will Wow Consumers

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Bill Gates is well known for hyping Microsoft products, so it comes as no great surprise when he announces that Vista's features will wow the masses. More than five years in the making, Vista was released for businesses Nov. 30, but the unveiling for consumers of the latest edition of Windows ...