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Microsoft’s Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009
Microsoft’s Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009
For the past few Februaries, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes the trek to Wall Street to provide analysts with an annual “Strategic Update” overview, in which he covers the areas where Microsoft plans to invest and why. This year, during his February 24 update, Ballmer was more ...
Ballmer: Office 14 not this year
Ballmer: Office 14 not this year
blogs.zdnet.com — During his annual "Strategic Update" briefing with Wall Street analysts on February 24, CEO Steve Ballmer said Office 14 won't be shipping in 2009. (more) Ballmer: Office 14 not this year
Microsoft readies a new ‘netbook-like’ Windows Server SKU
Microsoft readies a new ‘netbook-like’ Windows Server SKU
blogs.zdnet.com — It's not just on the client side that Microsoft is feeling pressure to lower operating system prices. The company is doing the same with Windows Server and will introduce a new, lower-priced Server version in the next couple of months. (more) Microsoft readies a new ‘netbook-like’ Windows Server SKU
Microsoft Research TechFest 2009 Virtual Event Room
microsoft.com — Welcome to an exclusive preview of some of the hottest work from Microsoft Corp.’s research labs around the world. Microsoft Research’s annual TechFest event showcases solutions to some of the world’s most challenging technical problems and provides ... (more) Microsoft Research TechFest 2009 Virtual Event Room
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Ballmer Stirs The Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Pot, Yet Again
paidContent — ... And so the Microsoft-Yahoo dance begins again ... Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts at a strategic update/mid-year outlook presentation today that he still wanted to pursue some sort of search deal with Yahoo. According to ZNET, Ballmer wants to find a way for the two companies to "pool their resources" to take on Google; he said Microsoft ( ...

Browser boosts, open source on Microsoft's list
The Open Road — ... But the real competition is in the browser, which increasingly displaces the traditional desktop operating system, and through which businesses and consumers reach their preferred applications. This is perhaps why Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer highlighted Microsoft's need to improve Internet Explorer to Wall Street analysts on Tuesday, as Mary Jo Foley reports. ...

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