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Mr. Softy

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one." - Bill Gates

It created the de facto official operating system for all personal computers and made its powerful suite of business applications, Office, into the dominant tool for business computing worldwide. But the company once thought to be an unstoppable monopolist has failed to make a smooth transition to the Internet and has seen its market leadership challenged by Google. Even Apple, once all but waylaid by Microsoft, has come back to beat it in online music and video and consumer devices. Can the house of Gates recover—especially as Bill himself transitions to a supporting role?

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  • January 2009

    • Ballmer Opens Up Windows 7 Beta

      CRN  |  Jan 8, 09 5:25 AM CST

      Ballmer Opens Up Windows 7 Beta

      (Newser) - Windows 7 Beta will be launched to the public tomorrow, Steve Ballmer told the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday. The Microsoft chief, filling the keynote slot held by Bill Gates in the previous 11 years, told the audience that the operating system would be a return to the "special sauce" that made the firm an innovator,  ChannelWeb reports. More »

  • December 2008

    • Chinese Court Sentences Microsoft Pirates

      New York Times  |  Dec 31, 08 9:59 AM CST

      Chinese Court Sentences Microsoft Pirates

      (Newser) - A Chinese court has convicted 11 people of violating copyright laws and sentenced them to as much as 6 1/2  years of prison for working with a counterfeiting ring that sold fake Microsoft products around the world. Microsoft hailed the crackdown on the pirates, whose organization may have made $2 billion, the New York Times reports. More »

  • October 2008

    • Microsoft Offers Early Peek at Vista's Successor

      CNET  |  Oct 28, 08 8:25 PM CDT

      Microsoft Offers Early Peek at Vista's Successor

      (Newser) - Microsoft offered an early look today of its new operating system, designed to smooth out the kinks of the much-maligned Vista. The company gave programmers test software of Windows 7, which CEO Steve Ballmer is pushing to release next year, CNET reports. Those with an early look have generally praised the stability of the new system, designed to be faster, smarter, and less of a memory hog, and to have fewer annoying glitches such as dialog boxes with dire warnings. More »

  • August 2008

    • Microsoft's Answer to Apple Ads: Seinfeld

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 21, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      Microsoft's Answer to Apple Ads: Seinfeld

      (Newser) - So what's the deal with Microsoft ads? The company has enlisted Jerry Seinfeld to spearhead a new $300-million campaign, the Wall Street Journa l reports, to try to shake the negative buzz about Vista, and the nerdy, feckless image projected by John Hodgeman in Apple's popular "Mac vs PC" ads. The campaign, to start next month, will net the funnyman $10 million. More »

  • July 2008

    • Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      (AP) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The two philanthropists—who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion—say the new effort will target developing countries where tobacco use is highest. More »