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Concerns Grow Over Microsoft's Plans to Kill Windows XP
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- April 28, 2008
CEO Ballmer says company remains committed to deadline, but an outcry could still change its mind.
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Microsoft's Live Mesh Is Apparently for Us
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- April 24, 2008
Upcoming service aims to share files and programs among users' many devices.
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Yahoo Stays on the Hook
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- April 23, 2008
A good quarter, but Microsoft still looms.
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Microsoft Wields Sarcasm to Defend Vista License
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- April 18, 2008
Don't try a cheap Vista install on a new PC—it's illegal.
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Microsoft's Online Maps to Steer Around Traffic
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- April 10, 2008
Calculations are designed to avoid side routes that might be even worse.
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Microsoft Grabs Spotlight in Many Large Funds
By Katy Marquardt -
Money Matters
- April 1, 2008
Citi says MSFT is the most popular holding in the 50 biggest managed funds.
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Citigroup: Yahoo Is a Buy
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money Matters
- March 25, 2008
Analyst thinks Microsoft will sweeten its offer.
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Windows Home Server Corrupts Data
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- March 12, 2008
Microsoft says bug is rare and won't be fixed until June.
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Is Yahoo Worth $40 A Share?
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- February 14, 2008
With Murdoch now in the mix, investors survey the possibilities.
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MS Windows Frustrates Switch to Digital TV
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- February 13, 2008
Media Center blithely ignores new channels.
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Bill Miller Sounds Off on Yahoo
By Katy Marquardt -
Money Matters
- February 13, 2008
Legg Mason guru expects Microsoft to "do what it takes."
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Outsourcing: The Search Edition
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money Matters
- February 11, 2008
Citi: Yahoo! could outsource search to Google.
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Consumers Favor Google and Yahoo! Over Microsoft
By Rick Newman -
FlowChart
- February 6, 2008
The search giant is much better liked than possible merger partners Yahoo! and Microsoft.
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Microsoft Has Confused Its Online Users
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- February 1, 2008
If its buyout bid succeeds, the software giant won't be able to resist messing with Yahoo!
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Why Microsoft and Yahoo! Won't Shake Google
By David LaGesse -
Money & Business
- February 1, 2008
Web users aren't likely to abandon Google for search, and a merger could be a huge distraction.
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Top 5 Microsoft-Yahoo! Enhancements
By Rick Newman -
FlowChart
- February 1, 2008
What a great fit: a user-friendly Web portal and an omnipotent monopoly.
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Microsoft's Yahoo! Bid Is a Move on Google
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- February 1, 2008
But analysts say Google's advantage in search and online advertising isn't threatened.
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Going Home
Money & Business
- December 11, 2007
Spacious electronic storage isn't just for the office anymore.
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Microsoft Keyboard Puts Pizazz in the Living Room
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- December 11, 2007
A pricey wireless package lights up while controlling Media Center functions.
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Microsoft Spoofs Its 'Home Server' Name
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- November 30, 2007
The computing giant awkwardly tries to convince consumers that it's OK to bring a server home.
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Microsoft Makes Windows Home Server a Tough Sell
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- November 5, 2007
It's a good product, but average users may want nothing to do with a network "server."
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Facebook Friends Microsoft
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 25, 2007
For just $240 million, Microsoft has secured a 1.6 percent stake in the social networking site founded by Harvard dropout, Mark Zuckerberg.
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Microsoft Extends Windows XP's Life
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- October 5, 2007
Market resistance to successor Vista and its problems leads to continued demand for XP.
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Microsoft Unveils HealthVault
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- October 4, 2007
The site offers information and networking, but it falls short for managing health records.
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Bottling a Healthy Idea
By Kerry Hannon -
Money & Business
- September 29, 2007
A former Microsoft exec's start-up finances cancer research
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