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Microsoft Word Celebrates 40 Years: A Look Back, A Look Ahead
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 6:40pm | 688Technology company Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) has grown over the years through a series of new products and acquisitions. The company is one of the limited few that have reached a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion dollars. Here's a look back at one of the key product releases from...
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Bitter Rivals Turn Buddies? Amazon Reportedly Commits $1B To Microsoft 365 Cloud Tools
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 12:54am | 601Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is transforming its competitive relationship with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) into a business partnership as it reportedly plans to become a significant user of Microsoft’s 365 cloud productivity tools. What Happened: Amazon,...
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Microsoft To Discontinue Support For Wordpad After Nearly Three Decades: 'No Longer Being Updated And Will Be Removed'
Sunday, September 3, 2023 - 10:34pm | 472After almost 30 years, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced the discontinuation of WordPad, its basic word processor. According to a report by The Verge on Saturday, the tech behemoth will cease updating WordPad and plans to remove it from a future Windows...
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Cashing In On PowerPoint: How A 33-Year-Old Made A $2M Fortune In Presentation Design
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 8:48am | 664A tool frequently utilized in presentations at offices and schools has the potential to become a money-making machine if done correctly. One graphic designer has transformed creating PowerPoints into a thriving full-time career. What Happened: Thanks to an investment in ChatGPT parent OpenAI by...
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The Fastest-Growing Brands In 2022: How Crocs, Apple, Zelle And More Stack Up Across Boomers, Gen Z, Gen X, Millennials
Monday, December 12, 2022 - 7:32pm | 1510A new poll highlighted the fastest-growing brands based on awareness. The poll results were sorted by age demographic, which could help show which brands are bound to be popular in the future. Here’s a look at the results. What Happened: A new poll from Morning Consult showed the...
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Facebook Parent Unveils $1,500 VR Headset, To Partner With Microsoft On Office, Xbox Gaming For Quest Devices
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - 8:54pm | 395Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced a tie-up on Tuesday amid a high-profile virtual reality launch from the Mark Zuckerberg-led company. What Happened: The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant said...
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Microsoft Earnings Takeaways: Highest Q4 Growth In 6 Years, Cloud Growth, What's Next
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 3:13pm | 601Strong cloud growth and the surprising strength of the Office 365 segment of Microsoft were big topics covered by analysts in updated notes after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings. The Microsoft Analysts: Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss had an Overweight rating on Microsoft...
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Google To Now Let Users Edit Microsoft Office Files Right From Their Gmail Inbox
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 4:08am | 406Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google said Friday it will allow users of its Gmail service to edit Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office suite attachments directly. What Happened: The Sundar Pichai-led company said in a statement that users would be able to...
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BlackBerry Teams Up With Microsoft
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 - 8:31am | 441Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is teaming up with BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) to offer enterprises a solution that combines BlackBerry's expertise in mobility and security with Microsoft's cloud and productivity products. What Happened As part of the new partnership...
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Google's Standalone Answer To Microsoft Office For iPad
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 1:15pm | 584Even though Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Drive app already includes the ability to create, view and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations, the company has decided to launch standalone mobile app versions of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS and Android versions...
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Microsoft Won't Stop Waging Battle In Tablet Wars (MSFT)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 10:46am | 602Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is on a mission to convince consumers that Windows 8 Tablets are better than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. One way Microsoft is trying to do this is through a side-by-side comparison on Microsoft’s website. There consumers can compare four Windows 8 or Windows RT (a...
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Microsoft to Announce Major Restructure as Soon as Thursday (MSFT)
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 9:00am | 563As part of an effort to achieve “functional coherence,” Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer may be set to reveal the company’s restructuring plan as early as Thursday, July 11, according to AllThingsD. When it comes to defining functional coherence, Microsoft is less than specific,...
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Microsoft Introduces Modern Email Service
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 2:34pm | 449Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) introduced a personal email service Wednesday that will replace its current Hotmail service. According to the company, the new email will have accessibility to cloud-based services, a cleaner look, and less advertisements. In addition, the service will incorporate new...
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Is Microsoft Infiltrating Apple's World?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 1:31pm | 712Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) most popular products could soon be powered and/or enhanced by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) software and technology. This unlikely development stems from a dispute between Apple and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in which the Finnish mobile phone maker accused its leading competitor of...