The ubiquitous maker of Windows and Office has been around since the Ford Administration.
Microsoft Is Done For. Google Owns the World… You Believe That?
I just got back from Microsoft’s Company Meeting. My first “real” meeting. This is the one they hold in a local baseball stadium with 10s of thousands of employees.
Microsoft, Metaphors, And Out-Googling Google
Microsoft has more than a few thorns in its side lately, but that’s what happens to megalithic companies expanding and overflowing their manicured lawns into the brush. The software/search/game/everything-else company is more than a giant, it’s a fat giant, living off the spoils of a decade before, suddenly noticing the trouble it has climbing stairs.
Microsoft Versus Google: Drawing The Lines
The battlefield looks to be set. The young, vigorous commander has come to the field of battle and he’s playing to win. He’s strong, he’s clever and he’s brilliant. He’s also hired brilliant mercenaries, both old and young, to strengthen his fortifications and construct new weapons. He’s red hot and he’s ready to fight but he might be just a bit nave.
MSN Search Relevance Roiling Microsoft
Microsoft asked Keynote Systems not to make a survey of search engine users available to the public.
Sprint First With New Microsoft Phone
Windows Mobile 5.0 debuts in the United States on a UT Starcom phone distributed by Sprint.
Microsoft Reorganizes, Allchin Out In 2006
The corporate boardroom in Redmond gets a reshuffle, and it looks like Jim Allchin will turn in his key to the executive washroom at the end of 2006.
Microsoft Fits Eight Firms For Piracy Suits
Microsoft has filed eight lawsuits in five states against firms accused of selling pirated or counterfeit copies of Windows.
Rumors: Google, Microsoft, AOL
Chatting with some marketing wonks this week, talk turned to how skilful Google has been at hanging back and creating false starts in various areas, with the hopes of spurring competitors to make the first move.
Everybody Loves Raymond, Especially Microsoft
The following is a cautionary tale for tech recruiters everywhere – do a little research on your recruiting target first.