If you were impressed with Google’s successful financial quarter, consider this: their much-ballyhooed competition with Microsoft ends at the balance sheet, as Redmond’s juggernaut pulls in as much quarterly revenue as Google will do this year.
Microsoft, Yahoo, Google: “Top Web Properties”
comScore released a list of the top fifteen Web properties earlier today, and there are some very familiar search-related names in the first three positions. Microsoft’s sites lead the way, with both Yahoo and Google trailing behind, according to these September rankings.
Microsoft Offers Holiday Gifts
The company’s delayed release of the Vista operating system and the Office 2007 productivity suite likely lost OEM PC makers some considerable holiday sales, so Microsoft is trying to salvage the season for them by offering discounted upgrades for their two forthcoming products.
Microsoft Search SEO Tips
A post at the WebmasterWorld discussion forum brought up the subject of search optimization tips for Microsoft’s search engine, Live.com. The information is fairly standard across the board, but it is good to see this information made public. The question becomes, does anyone care enough about Live.com to implement these attributes (although, if you’ve optimized […]
Microsoft Agrees to Settle Antitrust Lawsuits
Microsoft will distribute vouchers valuing $37.8 million to Arkansas and $224 million to Wisconsin as part of two proposed class-action lawsuit settlements. The vouchers will be redeemable by residents of the respective states to obtain free software and hardware.
My First Ever Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Event!
Hey everyone, as you know or may not know I’m now a UK Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) 2006/2007 and well I’ve just arrived home from Reading (UK) after spending the past two days there for my first ever Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Events.
Google, Microsoft Surrender To Belgians
Microsoft and Google have agreed to remove content managed by Copiepresse of Belgium from their indexes, with Google further being requested to pay nearly $43 million in fines.
New Book Search Deals for Microsoft
Cornell University and Kirtas Technologies, a maker of scanners and digitization software said Tuesday that they had signed deals with Microsoft to support its Windows Live Book Search Project. Microsofts answer to Google Book Search, announced in late 2004.
Ms. Dewey Married To Microsoft
The search site featuring the witty Ms. Dewey draws its search results from Windows Live Search, which isn’t too surprising considering that she is part of a Microsoft awareness campaign.
Vista On Schedule Says Microsoft
The long-awaited operating system to replace Windows XP should reach customers as expected by Microsoft.