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Ballmer on Apple and the iPad: “They’ve sold more than I’d like them to sell”
Say what you will about Ballmer, but one thing he isn’t is boring. During Microsoft’s annual meeting with financial analysts yesterday, Ballmer took some time to address Microsoft’s position regarding tablets while touching upon Apple’s sudden and successful entry into the market. “Apple has done an interesting job,” Ballmer said. “They’ve sold more than I’d like them [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft posts best Q4 results in company history
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Techcrunch reports: Microsoft has just reported its earnings for Q4 2010 (their fiscal calendar is a bit odd). Given Apple’s blockbuster quarter announced on Tuesday, there was a lot of talk that Apple would surpass Microsoft in revenue for the first time in recent history. That hasn’t happened. Instead, Microsoft had its best Q4 ever with [...]
Continue reading...New Microsoft tagline: “Be What’s Next”
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Microsoft has a new tagline - “Be What’s Next.” Say what you will, but it’s infinitely better than the “Wow” campaign they used to promote Vista. Engadget reports: We’ve just been contacted by Microsoft and told that these are not new logos which will be used on products, rather a standalone treatment to show the flexibility of joined [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft resorts to paying developers to help Windows Phone 7 catch up with the iPhone
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Steve Ballmer, he of the “Developers! Developers!” chant, now heads up a company that mobile app developers have seemingly forgotten. It’s quite apparent that as Microsoft’s position in the mobile landscape continues to shrink, most developers are focused exclusively on the iPhone and Android. Compounding matters is that Microsoft’s answer to devices like the iPhone and the Motorola Droid [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Exec Kevin Turner calls iPhone 4 Apple’s Vista
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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And as the iPhone antenna grandstanding continues, Microsoft executive Kevin Turner took some time during his keynote speech at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference to diss the iPhone 4 by comparing it to Windows Vista. Company pride, ya’ll. “It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that,” Turner said. Well, the difference [...]
Continue reading...Steve Ballmer promises slew of Windows 7 tablet devices “in the coming months”
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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The iPad, in a blink of an eye, established itself as the most popular and successful tablet ever created. In less than 3 months, Apple managed to sell 3 million units - a feat which arguably makes the iPad the fastest selling product in the history of consumer electronics. And while Apple is busy riding the [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s large pool of mobile OS offerings
Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Microsoft Kin is now in a better place, but Microsoft’s mobile OS strategy is not any more streamlined as a result. Not too long ago, Mary-Jo Foley outlined Microsoft’s many mobile OS offerings in light of Microsoft’s new software platform, Windows Embedded Handheld, which was introduced last month. Microsoft now has at least six different [...]
Continue reading...The embarrassment that is Microsoft Kin
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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In an era where phones are essentialy portable computers, leave it to Microsoft to come out with something like the Kin. The Kin was a laughable attempt at a “social phone”, and poor sales prompted Redmond to axe the initiative just a few months after its release. Adding to the embarassment, a Microsoft employee tells Business [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft puts the Kin out of its misery
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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CNET reports that Microsoft’s ill-conceived initiative to deliver a “social phone” in the form of the Microsoft Kin has been axed. Citing poor sales, Microsoft is halting future development on the phone less than two months since the device first hit store shelves. As a result, a planned European launch for the Kin will not [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 Development Team - CNET goes behind the scenes
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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If you’re searching for something that embodies the difference in how Microsoft and Apple view product secrecy, look no further than this engaging piece from CNET which goes behind the scenes with the Windows Phone 7 development team to assess the progress of their efforts to reclaim a glimmer of relevancy in the smartphone market [...]
Continue reading...Jobs on Apple surpassing Microsoft in Market Cap
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Steve Jobs, keeping things in perspective, on Apple surpassing Microsoft in Market Cap a few weeks ago. “It doesn’t matter very much. It’s not what’s important. It’s not what makes you come to work in the morning…It is a little surreal.”
Continue reading...Bill Gates on Apple, the iPad, and Steve Jobs - “We enjoyed sparring with each other”
Friday, June 4, 2010
Bill Gates and his father recently sat down for an interview with CNN’s Larry King, where the trio touched upon a number of topics. When asked if he was jealous of Apple’s recent success, Gates responded: No, Apple got started about 3 years after Microsoft and they’ve had some huge ups and downs.. Microsoft wrote more [...]
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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