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Should Microsoft fire Bill Gates too?

Posted October 4, 2013 - 1:10 pm

Steve Ballmer is out as CEO, should Microsoft remove Bill Gates from its board? Plus: Android beats Apple in tablet sales. And check out five fun Linux racing games.
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Which IT skill sets are in highest demand in the Linux job market?

Posted October 3, 2013 - 2:54 pm

Find out which IT skill sets are most in demand for Linux jobs. Plus: Where will Microsoft be in five years? And Foss Force asks if there are too many Linux distros.
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Thinking the unthinkable: Why Bill Gates needs to go

Posted October 3, 2013 - 12:10 pm

A Microsoft without Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer? Unimaginable. Unthinkable. But ultimately undeniable.
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Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:40 pm

A trio of the top 20 investors in Microsoft, anxious about the selection of the company's next CEO, have asked the board to push Bill Gates out of his chairman's spot, according to a report by Reuters.
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Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil

Posted October 1, 2013 - 3:15 pm

Awards $60M to 8 execs on the same day that board okays retention payments.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer slaps Apple on his way out the door

Posted September 27, 2013 - 12:46 pm

Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes a slap at Apple. Plus: Screenshots of a gold iPad mini with touch ID. And Apple charges a premium for memory in its products.
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Valve's Steam Machines might take a bite out of Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft

Posted September 26, 2013 - 3:19 pm

Valve's Steam Machines aim right at the Playstation, XBox, and Wii. Plus: Will Steam OS destroy Windows as a gaming platform? And Microsoft is watching Valve's moves very carefully.
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Could the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 be your only device?

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:52 pm

Today Microsoft held an event to announce and showcase the Surface 2 tablet and accessories. While there are several flashy new items like the thinner, back lit Type Cover 2 and the dedicated DJ type cover - the real potential of the new device comes in the form of business productivity enhancements.
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What Microsoft can learn from DEC's demise

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:47 pm

With Microsoft facing an almost insurmountable challenge to remain viable, some see parallels between the software giant and DEC, the high-flying tech titan of the 1980s that had all but disappeared by 1996.
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Coming and going – not actually working – reaps Nokia CEO $31.7M

Posted September 20, 2013 - 9:21 am

When the former head of Nokia returns to Microsoft sometime next year he will have pulled down $31.7 million from Nokia just for coming and going, according to regulatory filings.
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Microsoft, Nokia may be readying a one-two tablet punch

Posted September 17, 2013 - 2:29 pm

Microsoft and its latest purchase target, Nokia, have lined up big announcements on Sept. 23 and Oct. 22, both likely to involve some form of tablets.
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Patch expert wants Ballmer to get to the bottom of buggy Windows, Office updates

Posted September 16, 2013 - 3:52 pm

A Microsoft MVP and Windows expert has sent company CEO Steve Ballmer a letter asking him to look into the worrisome trend of releasing sub-standard patches.
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Have a two-factor authentication backup plan and sleep better tonight

Posted September 10, 2013 - 6:00 am

Two-factor authentication is great security when it works. Here's what to do when it doesn't
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Elop moves from long shot to shoo-in as next Microsoft CEO

Posted September 9, 2013 - 10:28 am

Betting firms shorten odds on the former Nokia chief executive, make him the front-runner by far
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday aims at IE (again) and SharePoint

Posted September 6, 2013 - 11:19 am

For sheer volume of bulletins – 14 - Microsoft's Patch Tuesday this month will prove onerous, with one critically important set of patches aimed to fix flaws in all versions of the Internet Explorer browser that can result in remote code execution on victims' machines.
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Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week

Posted September 6, 2013 - 9:31 am

Microsoft today said it will ship 14 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint, its enterprise collaboration platform.
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Microsoft needs a CEO; people love candy. You do the math [CARTOON]

Posted September 6, 2013 - 6:00 am

Bill Gates has an answer for Android KitKat
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Microsoft emerges as a CPU force with Xbox One and Kinect

Posted September 4, 2013 - 12:52 pm

Microsoft is not new to hardware, and it's some old, failed technologies that led to the Xbox One and Kinect in the first place.
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4 things you need to know about Microsoft's Nokia bid

Posted September 3, 2013 - 4:35 pm

Microsoft's planned Nokia purchase could have far-reaching effects on Microsoft, Nokia, BlackBerry, feature phones and, potentially, the entire mobile industry.
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Steve Ballmer reinvents himself [CARTOON]

Posted August 30, 2013 - 6:00 am

Microsoft’s soon-to-be ex-CEO follows Miley Cyrus’s lead and gives twerking a try
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's retirement announcement letter

Posted August 23, 2013 - 10:55 am

Text of an internal email from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding his plan to retire.
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Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

Posted August 23, 2013 - 9:40 am

The company's board has created a committee to find a new CEO
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Tread lightly around Mark Zuckerberg [CARTOON]

Posted August 23, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Zuck wants the rest of the world to have access to Facebook - er, the Internet
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Feds expand inquiry into Microsoft bribery, kickback allegations

Posted August 22, 2013 - 4:25 pm

Tipsters blew whistle, claimed Microsoft and reseller closed deals in Pakistan and Russia with junket, payoffs, says Wall Street Journal.
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Surface channel distribution tempo shows Microsoft lacks Plan B after sales debacle

Posted August 19, 2013 - 1:53 pm

'Gross miscalculation' of sales for Surface, but still stuck with 'measured' roll-out to businesses.
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