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Tech Stocks: Adobe rises, but Apple, Microsoft slip
Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. jumped Wednesday, but the tech sector was weighed down by sliding shares of Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. was up 6% a day after the business software maker posted solid results that showed it was on the right track in its shift to a subscription-based business model.
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The Microsoft break-up that never happened
Thomas P. Jackson, the former federal judge who in 2000 ruled that Microsoft should be split into two companies as punishment for monopolistic business practices, died Saturday at his Maryland home.
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Microsoft partners with Samsung, HP to help stop Windows piracy
Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics will now ensure that their PCs in China are installed with licensed Windows and Office software as part of new agreements signed with Microsoft meant to fight piracy.
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PPTV Builds World's Largest TV Cloud Platform Based on Microsoft Windows Azure
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Microsoft Sued For Allegedly Using Armed Cops In Software Piracy Raid
An insurance company in Guatemala is suing Microsoft for allegedly raiding its offices with armed police officers to search for pirated software.
Microsoft Dynamics ERP Software Now Available on the Azure Cloud
Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service.
Microsoft Injects New Creative Tools Into Its Tiny Social Network
Microsoft is rolling out a series of social features to make creating on the web even easier, from a new meme generator tool to creating animated photographs you can share on social networks.
Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet
A woman surfs the Internet on a computer for visitors at a registration desk at South Korean mobile carrier KT's headquarters in Seoul December 2, 2011.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS): Is Windows Behind the NOOK Fire Sale?
Microsoft Corporation got itself waist-deep with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in spring 2012 when it shocked a lot of people by paying $300 million for a one-sixth stake in Nook Media LLC, the subsidiary of Barnes & Noble that was going to produce the NOOK e-readers and related digital content.
Microsoft's dumb idea: an app for the iPhone
You can do a lot on an iPhone these days: stream online radio, watch videos in high-def, play games that are as addictive as anything on the Xbox 360.
U.S. video game retail sales fall 25 percent
U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Microsoft hopes to win over students with cheap Surface RTs
Microsoft has found a face-saving way to put dent in its stacks of unshipped Surface RTs : The company has confirmed that it will sell the ARM-based tablet to students at a steep discount starting later this month, according to Microsoft maven Mary Jo Foley Pricing will start at $199 for a vanilla 32GB tablet, which has a sticker price of $499.
Microsoft Surface RT discount unveiled for educational institutions
Summer is upon us, and as such Microsoft has rolled out a steep discount on the Surface RT for educational institutions, something revealed by Ryan Lowdermilk of the Windows Developer Show.
Microsoft Is Making Its Version Of Siri A Faster, Better Listener
In the quest to make speech recognition tech faster and more accurate, Microsoft researchers traveled inside the human brain, so to speak.
Is Microsoft's Metro UI the real problem?
Microsoft's phone and tablet market shares remain stuck in single digits, which suggests Windows 8's difficulties go beyond the mishmash of Metro and Desktop UIs Two weeks ago InfoWorld debuted Windows Red , our reimagining of Windows 8, which proposed splitting Windows 8 in two -- the Windows Desktop for PCs and laptops, and Metro for smartphones ... (more)
Thomas Penfield Jackson: Judge in MIcrosoft, Marion Barry cases has died
Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died.
Where to invest in an uncertain market
This year's stock market surge has stalled and the market is too choppy to provide any sort of reassurance.
Apple Joins Facebook, Microsoft in Outlining Data Requests
Between 9,000 and 10,000 accounts or devices were specified in the requests between Dec. 1 and May 31, Apple Inc., the Cupertino, California-based company said in a statement on its Website.
Microsoft Office Mobile comes to iPhone
Microsoft Office is finally coming to the iPhone but you'll need an Office 365 subscription to take advantage of Office Mobile on Apple's handset.
Producer Compares PS4, Xbox One Power and Sony is Killing Microsoft on Amazon
Watch Dogs senior producer Dominic Guay discussed the relative power of the PS4 and Xbox One, as well as his company's upcoming game in an interview with NowGamer.