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Microsoft

Besieged on all fronts by Google, hacked at by other competitors

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May 2007
- Gates and Jobs Banter in Rare Face-to-Face
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | May 31, 07 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs quipped and reminisced their way through their first joint public appearance in two decades at last night's D: All Things Digital conference in San Diego. The two tech kings ditched their traditional rivalry for a cozy, back-and-forth love fest. We've been "secretly married for 10 years," Jobs joked. More »
- Feds Nab Top Spammer, Predict Junk Mail Drop
  
  Associated Press | May 31, 07 7:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The feds arrested one of the world's worst spammers yesterday—a guy so prolific they claimed net-users worldwide would notice a drop in junkmail as a result of his detention. Robert Alan Soloway used infected "zombie" computers to send out millions of messages, and continued to do so even after Microsoft won a $7 million judgment against him in 2005, the AP reports. More »
- Microsoft Surface Plays Hard to Get
  
  PC World | May 30, 07 11:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The bottom line on Surface, Microsoft's touch-sensitive table being unveiled today? The possibilities are exciting, says PC World 's Harry McCracken, but the roll-out is annoying. Surface—which skips a mouse in favor of an index finger—can interact with multiple users, and even objects. But, too expensive to be practical for personal use, it's being applied first in hotels lobbies, phone shops, and casinos. More »
- Wii Will Rock You, But for How Long?
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 28, 07 5:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Wii is riding high in the console wars, with demand far exceeding supply since the system debuted in November—but it may be just a fad. Although Nintendo's strategy of appealing to a broader slice of the population than teenage button-mashers seems to be working, the LA Times reports, some analysts warn that it may not last. More »
- In Challenge to MySpace, Facebook Opens Up
  
  Forbes | May 25, 07 11:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a challenge to social-networking giant MySpace, Facebook will open itself to outside software developers. With 65 partners—including Microsoft and Amazon—cleared to build web applications within the site, the scrappy No. 2 is attempting to transform itself into an all-in-one destination. The lure: Partners don't have to pay for access or share revenue with Facebook. More »
- Microsoft Buys Ad Firm for $6B
  
  CNET | May 18, 07 11:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft will plunk down $6 billion for aQuantive, a leading digital marketing agency. The $66.50 per share offer—nearly double aQuantive's closing price yesterday—comes on the heels of WPP's 24/7 Real Media purchase. It's Microsoft's biggest acquisition ever, reflecting its growing desperation to regain its status as a major player in the online advertising sphere. More »
- Tech Guru Takes Mass Approach
  
  New Yorker | May 8, 07 4:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The New Yorker profiles columnist and technology prophet Walt Mossberg, whose word has decided the fate of many a digital revolution. Mossberg's mantra is that technology should be easy and elegant, and he tells Ken Auletta that companies like Mac and Microsoft still have a ways to go in satisfying him. More »
- Microsoft Opens Window To Yahoo! Deal
  
  New York Post | May 4, 07 11:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Could a Microsoft-Yahoo! merger be in the works? The New York Post reports that Microsoft has quietly approached the Internet giant about opening merger negotiations, after informal talks fell apart several months ago. Insiders say Microsoft is looking to fight back against Google after the search-engine leader bested it in a spate of recent deals. More »
April 2007
- Supreme Court Blocks Gitmo Detainees
  
  Associated Press | Apr 30, 07 2:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court will not hear the cases of two Guantanamo detainees who sought to challenge the government's policy on military tribunals, it announced today. But it will hear arguments this fall in the case of a Texas death row inmate, a Mexican national whose appeal was supported by the Bush administration and the Mexican government. More »
- Yahoo's Earnings Drop Despite New Ad System
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 18, 07 8:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo's new online advertising system failed to break the company's earnings slump, with the search-engine pioneer reporting an 11% drop in first-quarter profits. Yahoo faces increased competition for graphic display advertising that represents a third of revenue, and the company is no longer doing ad brokering for Microsoft, which bolstered revenues last year. More »
- Google Dials 411
  
  BusinessWeek | Apr 12, 07 9:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google has unleashed an 800-pound-gorilla in the the $8 billion market for U.S. directory assistance: a free 411 service. 1-800-GOOG-411 launched last week as part of an initiative to bring Google's power to voice searches. And unlike traditional 411, customers can call in with search terms ("pizza Upper East Side") rather than the name of their local pie shop. More »
March 2007
- Big Guns Battle Video Sharing With Free TV Shows
  
  Washington Post | Mar 23, 07 9:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - TV biggies NBC Universal and News Corp. are teaming up to hit YouTube with the full force of their their combined TV content, offered online for free. Starting this summer, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and News Corp. subsidiary MySpace will hope to win over internet users (and the advertising that goes with them) with shows like 24 and Heroes . More »
- Google's Worst Nightmare
  
  Fast Company | Mar 18, 07 8:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fast Company’s Alan Deutschman profiles Wikipedia founder Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales’ effort to take on Google in search. With 1000 initial volunteers, $4 million, and a commitment to mass collaboration Wales’ new for profit company, Wikia, mostly has idealism on its side as it takes on Google. More »
- Billionaire's Club Welcomes New Members
  
  Forbes | Mar 9, 07 10:27 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The rich are getting richer, younger, and more geographically diverse, Forbes reports, with the number of billionaires up a whopping 19 percent, and their total worth up 35 percent to $3.5 trillion. Not only have billionaires been galloping away from the pack, they've been doing it earlier, bringing the average age down two years to 60. More »

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Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates speaks in this Feb. 26, 2007 file photo in Seattle. Gates was taking part in "Launch Tour 2007" to tout the release of Microsoft Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office... (Associated Press)

Film director James Cameron is silhouetted on stage while watching a video on uses for the new Windows Media 9 software, in this Sept. 4, 2002 file photo, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The... (Associated Press)

This hand out file picture released Wednesday, June 22, 2005, by Microsoft Corporation shows packaging of Microsoft's new operating system _ Windows XP N, the "N" standing for "Not with Media Player."... (Associated Press)

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