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Microsoft's Metro Will be Replaced with Unknown Name
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 1:28pm | 347Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will be eliminating use of the term “metro' to describe interfaces that it uses for Windows Phones, Microsoft's website, the Xbox 360 dashboard and Windows 8. One core feature of the Metro language is graphics that are composed of large tiles that are consolidated into...
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Microsoft Could Pay Huge Penalty for EU Violation
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 10:23am | 309Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may not have complied with a 2009 ruling that requires the Windows maker to offer European users more than one Web browsing option. According to Reuters, European Union antitrust regulators are in the process of investigating the matter. Reuters quoted Competition...
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Microsoft Rumored to be Teaming Up with Barnes & Noble in New Xbox Tablet Venture
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 8:28am | 413Read More...Skepticism surrounding an announcement from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is at an all-time high as many have been led to believe the tech-giant company will be introducing a tablet with Xbox live streaming Monday. The software distributor has been rumored to be teaming up with Barnes & Noble (NYSE...
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Microsoft Shares Decline on Deferred Revenue
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 11:35am | 365Read More...Microsoft is taking a little heat this morning after announcing that it will defer a portion of revenue from sales of Windows 7 to OEMs. In short, the company announced a Windows Upgrade Offer, which provides consumers who buy a "qualifying" Windows 7 PC with the option to purchase a downloadable...
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Windows 8 and Kinect to Dethrone Apple and Mac OS?
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:54pm | 909Read More...By the end of 2012, the world of personal computing could be changed forever. Right now it appears that we are living in a Mac world. Or, more appropriately, an Apple world comprised of shiny and silvery, aluminum-encased items that are taking over the tech industry. Later this year, Apple (NASDAQ...
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Windows 7 Surpasses Windows XP in Market Share For The First Time
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 12:41pm | 387Read More...According to Stat Counter, Windows 7 has surpassed Windows XP in market share for the first time as of the beginning of October 2011. Windows 7, according to the data, has a 41.38% market share, while Windows XP has 37.69% of the market. Windows XP fell from 40.59% to its new value in one month,...
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Is Microsoft Infiltrating Apple's World?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 1:31pm | 712Read More...Apple'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...
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Why I'm Leaving Windows for Mac
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 1:32pm | 961Read More...I've never owned a Mac. Though I've seen them from afar – one has always been within reach at work or at school – I've never been tempted to buy one aside from the indelible lure of using Final Cut Pro. The reason isn't so much a dislike for Apple products as it is a preference for the Windows...
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Windows 7 Phone: Give It Time!
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:13am | 277Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has finally arrived at the party for smart phones with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android, according to The Wall Street Journal. On November 8, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile will begin selling the first phones powered by Microsoft's Windows...
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S&P Downgrades Microsoft (MSFT) to Hold
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 7:58pm | 204Read More...S&P downgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) from Buy to Hold in the Aug.18, edition of the Outlook. Just a few months ago S&P were touting technology stocks. They said that tech stocks tend to do well in the 2nd year of a bull market. Now they think that the slower growth expected in the 2nd...
