The $30 billion stock repurchase Microsoft started in 2004 will soon end, and angry shareholders have started to air their complaints that Microsoft should buy even more stock.
How Microsoft Could Win The Search Wars
There’s been a lot of news recently about Microsoft’s new efforts to take on Google. Much of the visible battle concerns IE 7.0, Microsoft’s in-Beta browser, which contains a search box whose default setting points to MSN’s search.
Microsoft, Feds Extend Antitrust Oversight
The technology company agreed to extend its licensing and documentation of desktop communications protocols by two years, stemming from the antitrust settlement agreement Microsoft and Justice have in place.
Microsoft Looks To An Xbox Wii60
Xbox Vice President Peter Moore admitted to the Washington Post on Thursday what has been obvious all week:
Microsoft Targeting Google, Maybe
Frequent media stories that aim at pushing Microsoft and Google into an all-out battle royale don’t really hit the mark according to Microsoft’s CEO.
No Yahoo Stake For Microsoft
Microsoft did offer Yahoo CEO Terry Semel a deal where Microsoft would get a stake in Yahoo’s search business, but suggestions that Bill Gates was ready to buy Yahoo simply didn’t happen.
Microsoft’s Patch For Flash Player Flops
Microsoft made a step this week towards working cooperatively with other applications, but it resulted in a decidedly less than a positive outcome. A patch for the Adobe Flash Player, offered through the Windows Update service, seems to create more problems than it resolves.
Massachusetts, Microsoft Could Fight Again
The Massachusetts Information Technology Division has issued a request for information for an “OpenDocument Format Plug-in for Microsoft Office Suite,” a move likely to infuriate Microsoft.
Microsoft Mapping The Real-Time World
Google may want to organize the world’s information, but Microsoft wants to let you know how long you’re going to have to wait for a table at Red Lobster on Friday evening.
Microsoft Trying To Tame Wild Thing
Microsoft is working on a prototype program that allows searchers to use abbreviated spellings as search queries on mobile phones.