This is the Microsoft I want to see
venturebeat.com 3/2/2009 — People sometimes ask me why I dislike Microsoft. The answer is simple: I don’t — I’ve just been disappointed with much of what it has done in the past decade. This disappointment stems from the 1990s, when I was a big fan of many Microsoft ...

How staffing agencies are handling the Microsoft cuts
blog.seattlepi.com 2/26/2009 — Microsoft's staffing agencies are handling the company's decision to cut bill rates differently.

What do you want to see in Microsoft's retail stores?
arstechnica.com 2/13/2009 — The rumor first started in April 2008 , and many were skeptical Microsoft was really planning to follow in Apple's footsteps and launch its own retail stores. In November , the company launched its online Microsoft Store in the US, and the ...

Microsoft to open retail stores
crunchgear.com 2/13/2009 — I guess it had to happen: Microsoft is opening retail stores with the help of some guy named Dave Porter who used to work for Wal-Mart. Super synergy. I can see it now: these stores will be the exact polar opposite of the Apple Store - brightly ...

Introducing the Microsoft Store
windowsteamblog.com 11/14/2008 — This is something I think is pretty exciting – especially if you’re looking to score some Microsoft product. We are announcing the Microsoft Store – the first online store where you can purchase Microsoft products straight from the ...

Microsoft Courts Students at MIX
eweek.com 3/20/2009 — Microsoft is continuing its courtship of students, some as young as high school age, to bring new blood into the ranks of .NET developers and Microsoft platform users. Microsoft invited more than 150 college students to the MIX09 show in Las Vegas as ...

Tough Love For Microsoft Search
searchengineland.com 12/31/2008 — Back in June, I spoke at Microsoft as part of a regular series for those involved with its webmaster tools group and anyone generally interested in search. My talk was called “Tough Love For Microsoft Search,” and I covered various reasons why I felt ...

microsoft office Resources
updates.zdnet.com 10/13/2008 — ZDNet Resources Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista... A visit to the Microsoft booth at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo is full of subliminal messages urging technology executives to move up to more modern products. One part of the booth ...

Microsoft Firing 15,000 People On Jan 15? Unlikely (MSFT)
alleyinsider.com 1/1/2009 — Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to whack 15,000 people in two weeks, says Fudzilla, 17% of its global work force. A cut of this magnitude seems highly unlikely, although the targeted areas do make sense. Unless Microsoft's business has been ...

Live Search: A Firefox Extension from Microsoft
ostatic.com 1/30/2009 — Even Microsoft can't ignore the power of Mozilla's Firefox browser anymore. The company has released a Firefox extension called Live Search that is designed to deliver fast results and suggestion based on Microsoft's search engine from within ...

The facts behind Microsoft's anti-Linux 'Get the Facts' campaign — CNET News.com 1/19/2009
Microsoft wanted to keep its anti-Linux campaign factual, but somewhere along the line the real facts may have become too expensive to buy.

Linux Users Enjoy The Inauguration Thanks To ... Microsoft? — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 1/20/2009
The bad news for Linux users: Obama's 2009 inauguration ceremony is being webcast -- but only for those with the Microsoft Silverlight plugin. The good news: Microsoft to the rescue. Say what? Yes.

Microsoft delays Vista SP2, says report — Latest from Computerworld 1/21/2009
Microsoft has delayed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 by at least a month, and will now ship it to manufacturing sometime in May or June, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted Windows release dates before.

CNET News Daily Podcast: Microsoft faces the recession — CNET News.com 1/21/2009
What to expect from Microsoft when it reports earnings (and possible cuts) Thursday; the next-generation Android phone might be on the horizon; and the SEC investigates Apple's disclosures over Steve Jobs' health.

Microsoft group suggested dropping 'Vista' from Home Basic, docs show — Latest from Computerworld 1/21/2009
A group inside Microsoft recommended in 2005 that the lowest-priced version of Windows Vista be released without the "Vista" moniker because of concerns over "user product expectations," according to documents unsealed by a federal court.  ...