The original Xbox sold poorly in Japan, and Microsoft wants to avoid another spanking from Sony in the second biggest global game market.
Microsoft: Windows Vista Coming Online
Microsoft announced on Friday the name of its newest version of Windows best known as Longhorn. The new name, Vista, is the official name of Microsoft’s newest operating system, due out in late 2006, probably around the holidays and a server version will be out in 2007.
Google Slaps Countersuit On Microsoft
The war of the big corporations is on. Google levied its own lawyers against Microsoft in a countersuit charging the Redmond software giant with unfair trade practices after Microsoft filed a suit earlier in the week against Google And Kai Fu Lee for violating his no-compete contract he had signed when he became an executive at Microsoft.
Microsoft: Growth to Improve
Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations yesterday as it reported a net profit of $3.7 billion for the quarter ended June 30. This is up 38% from the same quarter last year.
Microsoft Most Written About; Google and Apple Most Read About
A recent report from ZDNet News outlines an interesting discovery. Though Microsoft gets up to 7 times more press than rivals Google and Apple Computers, more people read about the latter pair.
An Ant Watching Giants Fight Part 2 (Google vs. Yahoo vs. Microsoft)
A new message reveals itself whenever there is a change within our society or culture. This is the effect of a new medium. With this early warning, one can identify the new medium before everyone knows it – which could take months, years or even decades.
Microsoft Shares Fall After Profit Increase
Yesterday, Microsoft reported an a 38% increase in net profit for the quarter ended June 30 compared to the same quarter a year earlier, but that didn’t stop the company’s shares from going down.
Microsoft Getting FrontBridge Hookup: Secure Messaging
Microsoft announced yesterday they will acquire FrontBridge Technologies Inc., a company that provides managed services for corporate email security, compliance and availability requirements. This adds another set of features to Microsoft’s ongoing war against security problems through archiving, minimizing spam and viruses, and ensuring email availability in case of a disaster.
New Google China Head, Hunted Away from Microsoft
Back in the good old days, headhunters never got sued. If a lawyer went nuts on you, there was always a good shrink available. Being a headhunter meant never having to say you were sorry. Corporate law has evolved substantially since then.
Microsoft Google-Eyed Over Lee
Microsoft levied the lawyers against Google on Tuesday as Google announced the hiring of Dr. Kai-Fu Lee for the top China R&D position at Google. Microsoft filed the lawsuit against Lee and Google for violating a no-compete agreement Lee had signed with Microsoft. His job at Microsoft was exactly what he’s now doing for Google.