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Microsoft Zune HD Takes On IPod
SEATTLE (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp. put its new Zune HD digital music and video player on sale Thursday, pricing it below comparable Apple Inc. iPod devices, in an attempt to claw some market share away from the dominant leader.The devices, which are available for pre-order but won’t hit shelves until Sept. 15, are priced… »
Microsoft Nokia Form Alliance To Rival RIMs BlackBerry
SEATTLE/HELSINKI (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp. and Nokia announced an alliance Wednesday to bring advanced business software to smartphones in a bid to counter the dominance of Research in Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry device.The alliance between the world’s largest software firm and the largest cell phone maker means the latest online versions of Microsoft’s (MSFT, Fortune 500)… »
Microsoft To Hire 400 Yahoo Employees As Part Of Ad Plan
NEW YORK: Microsoft has agreed to hire at least 400 Yahoo employees as part of the companies’ new plan to share revenue on Internet search advertising, a regulatory filing showed Wednesday. The software maker also agreed to pay the Internet search engine 150 million over three years to help implement the new partnership, Yahoo said… »
Microsoft CEO Surprised At Yahoo Deal Reception
REDMOND, Wash. (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp.’s chief executive tried to persuade skeptical investors Thursday that its 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo Inc. is good for both companies.Shares of Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) slumped 12% after the long-expected deal was announced on Wednesday, and fell more than 3% on Thursday. Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) shares… »
Microsoft Yahoo Finally Reach Deal
NEW YORK: Microsoft and Yahoo reached a long-awaited partnership Wednesday in a bid to challenge Google’s dominance in online search.Under the 10-year deal, Microsoft will integrate Yahoo search technology into its existing Web search platforms. Microsoft’s new search tool, Bing, will power Yahoo sites. Yahoo will sell premium ads on both sites.Microsoft and Yahoo will… »
Microsoft And Yahoo Strike Deal
NEW YORK: Microsoft and Yahoo have finally come to a search deal and will announce the details of the agreement in the next 24 hours, according to a report.It is not clear whether the two companies have signed any official papers, but the negotiations of the deal, which also includes advertising, have finally come to… »
Microsoft Proposes Letting Users Choose Browser
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Microsoft has offered to let users choose their own browser and provide more interoperability information to third parties in a bid to resolve two antitrust cases, EU regulators said on Friday.The European Commission charged the U.S. software company on Jan. 15 with seeking to thwart rivals by bundling the company’s Web browser… »
Microsoft Sales Sink Another 17
NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp. blamed weakness in the global PC and server markets for a sharp drop in quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street’s forecasts. Sales fell 17% to 13.1 billion in the company’s fourth-quarter ended June 30, badly missing analysts’ forecasts of 14.4 billion. It was the second consecutive quarter in which sales fell… »
Microsoft Mulls Big Bet On Bing
CHICAGO (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp. is willing to invest up to 10% of its operating income in its Internet search business for up to five years, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday, as its “Bing” search engine starts to gain ground with Web surfers.Bing – part of Microsoft’s perennially money-losing online services unit –… »
Microsoft Google Clash Over Software
DETROIT (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.Challenging market leader Google — which in turn is looking to break into Microsoft’s core software market — is a long-term project, said… »