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Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, Microsoft
(PC World)
30 Jul 2010 at 5:25pm
PC World - Microsoft is busy at work on a new tablet computer design, a product that may arrive from one or more of its hardware partners in "not a heck of a long time," CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday.
Microsoft takes aim at tablet market
(Christopher Null)
30 Jul 2010 at 2:40pm
Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.
Microsoft Will Try to Block Google-Yahoo Japan Deal
(PC World)
30 Jul 2010 at 1:40pm
PC World - A legal battle is brewing between Microsoft and Google for control of Japan's lucrative search market.
Microsoft to one-up Google StreetView with 'Street Slide'
(Christopher N...
30 Jul 2010 at 12:09pm
Christopher Null - No one will argue that Google StreetView has now become a well-established and extremely useful part of the computing landscape.
Windows 7 Is Being Retooled for Tablet Market
(NewsFactor)
30 Jul 2010 at 10:46am
NewsFactor - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told industry analysts Thursday that the software giant is working in cooperation with device manufacturers to develop a customized version of Windows 7 for tablets. Although Apple has created an entirely new tablet market without Microsoft's participation, Ballmer noted that much the same thing happened with netbooks.
Microsoft, Get Back to Work!
(PC World)
30 Jul 2010 at 10:45am
PC World - Steve Ballmer assured analysts and the world that Microsoft is hard at work developing a Windows 7-based tablet to compete with devices like the Apple iPad.
Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not Really
(PC Magaz...
30 Jul 2010 at 9:28am
PC Magazine - Much has been made in the last 24 hours about Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer's vague references to a Microsoft tablet competitor to the iPad. But the truth is that there isn't a story here.
Microsoft to confront Japan watchdog on Yahoo-Google deal
(AFP)
30 Jul 2010 at 9:01am
AFP - Microsoft plans to argue before Japan's Fair Trade Commission that a tie-up between Yahoo! Japan and Google is anti-competitive, local media said Friday.
Microsoft Vows Tablet Comeback, But When?
(PC World)
30 Jul 2010 at 6:31am
PC World - Microsoft is hard at work preparing a Windows-based alternative to Apple's already-popular iPad tablet, the company's CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday. Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Asus, Lenovo, and Toshiba are cooperating with Microsoft on such a device, expected later this year, in a bid to catch up with Apple and Google Android.
Microsoft's IE9 Beta Arrives in September
(PC Magazine)
30 Jul 2010 at 3:14am
PC Magazine - Addressing an audience at the company's annual financial analyst meeting in Redmond, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner announced that a beta for Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of its popular browser, will be available fore download this September.
Ballmer on Tablets: We're Coming Full Guns
(Mashable)
29 Jul 2010 at 10:28pm
Mashable - Apple has sold over 3.3 million iPads so far, but Microsoft is still waiting for those Windows-based tablets to start capturing the hearts and minds of users. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, however, is confident the company has a bright future in this space.
Microsoft talks up tablets, shows off new phones
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:47pm
Reuters - Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc.
Microsoft: We are leading 'cloud'
(Investor's Business Daily)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:35pm
Investor's Business Daily - The software giant's COO Kevin Turner vowed at a meeting with financial analysts that the company will become the industry leader in "cloud" computing technology. Microsoft (NMS:MSFT) said that Dow Chemical and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, part of Hyatt Hotels , are among its big cloud customer wins. Analysts contend cloud computing will prove crucial to future Microsoft sales. Shares rose 0.3% to 26.03.
Ballmer Pushes Slates but Reveals Few Details
(PC World)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:20pm
PC World - Microsoft's chief executive on Thursday sought to address some common questions raised by analysts, but his answers may not have been exactly what they were looking for.
Ballmer: Tablet coming 'as soon as we can'
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 2:57pm
AP - Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when.
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