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Report: Microsoft About To Slash Price Of Windows 8.1
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 11:48am | 662Fierce competition from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is forcing Microsoft to alter its pricing structure for Windows 8.1., according a report by Bloomberg over the weekend. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will slash the price of Windows 8.1 by 70 percent for manufacturers of...
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Nokia's Android Phone Concept Could Get Microsoft Approval
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 4:20pm | 471In a move that is sure to surprise investors and consumers alike, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is reportedly working on its first Android smartphone. Even more surprising is the fact that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may not stop the project after it finalizes its acquisition of Nokia's handset business early...
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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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Apple Could Make 'Hundreds of Millions' in L.A. School Deal (AAPL)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 1:35pm | 491The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has persuaded the Los Angeles Unified School District to purchase iPads for all of its campuses. According to the LA Times, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will earn $30 million for the deal, which consists of iPads that will be sold for $678 each. This is...
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Could a Windows RT Price Cut Spawn More Tablets?
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 11:25am | 526Earlier in 2013, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reportedly lowered the price of Windows 8 for manufacturers looking to install the new OS on touch screen laptops. Now, just three months later, the company is expected to drop the price for Windows RT to inspire manufacturers to produce new tablets....
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Surface, Windows 8 and Apple's Retina Display Lose a Popularity Contest
Friday, January 4, 2013 - 2:10pm | 422The world is bursting with anticipation for new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) products. When asked to vote on the biggest tech story of 2012, however, consumers did not choose Surface, the arrival of Windows 8 or Apple's Retina Display technology as producing the "biggest" tech...
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Can Microsoft's $499 Surface Defeat Apple's iPad?
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 1:33pm | 814Days before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil a cheaper and smaller version of its popular tablet, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced that Surface will go head-to-head against the third-generation iPad with a starting price of $499. Surface partially undercuts the iPad by offering are...