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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The next Microsoft and Apple battleground: Retail
venturebeat.com 2/18/2009 — This is set up almost too perfectly. We’re in the midst of the work economic downturn since the Great Depression, retail sales are plummeting, consumer spending is way down and so what does Microsoft want to do? Open retail stores . But ...

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.

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 ...

Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone
blogs.wsj.com 2/5/2009 — In a familiar ritual, an analyst says Microsoft is preparing to launch a phone in the second half of the year. The response from a Microsoft spokesman: “Microsoft is not doing a phone.”

Jobs at Microsoft
microsoft-entertainment-jobs.com 2/24/2009 — Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Grow your career in Connected Entertainment Join our talent community Watch for future jobs Receive E&D updates Get invited to future events Music music Zune Musiwave Gaming gaming Xbox 360 Xbox Live XNA Games for ...

Microsoft Preps Open Source Apps Marketplace
eweek.com 3/23/2009 — Microsoft is in the process of building out a marketplace for open source applications that could work like an equivalent to an app store for applications, services and support for open source technology that runs on the Windows platform. At MIX09, ...

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 ...

Windows 7 Out Before Christmas? — Today @ PC World 2/13/2009
Microsoft is reportedly busy polishing Windows 7 operating system for a December 2009 release.

Microsoft Plans Global Retail Chain — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 2/13/2009
The software maker will open stores worldwide, from which it will hawk Windows 7 and other products.

The Cuban Linux crisis — CNET News.com 2/13/2009
Cuba wants to break away from Microsoft to avoid the U.S., and hopes Linux will prove its savior.

The case for the $50 Windows 7 upgrade — CNET News.com 2/13/2009
Microsoft might be releasing Windows 7 this year and that means talk about upgrades is back. Don Reisinger thinks $50 is a fair price for an upgrade to Windows 7.

Microsoft's Allen sells DreamWorks Animation stake — SFGate: Technology 2/14/2009
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen has sold off all his remaining shares in DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., according to a securities filing Friday, ending his involvement in a company he helped launch more than a decade ago. The billionaire ...