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Windows 8 Hardly Hurts Ballmer’s CEO Job Security at Microsoft

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 6:40 am

It is very easy to say that problems with Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8 are the last straw for investors and the firm's board as the future of CEO ...
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Next Version of Microsoft Windows Leaked Online

Posted: March 25, 2013 at 7:00 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) must have realized that adoption of its Windows 8 operating system has been undermined by features that potential customers do not like. According to The Verge: ...
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Initial Windows 8 Sales Indicate More Hard Times For Dell, H-P, and Intel

Posted: November 29, 2012 at 2:44 pm

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was touting that it had already sold some 40 million copies of Windows 8 in recent days. Apparently that is not very good. NPD Group has ...
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What’s New in the Financial World (10/22/2012)

Posted: October 22, 2012 at 6:34 am

Little Excitement for Windows 8 As reviews and predictions increase ahead of Friday's release of Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8, a few issues dominate the commentary. The first is ...
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Steve Ballmer Extols Microsoft’s Future

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 6:51 am

Much of the recent discussion about Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has centered around the cut in CEO Steve Ballmer's bonus, which to some extent was due to ongoing losses in ...
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HP Looks for Second Chance to Take on Apple Tablets

Posted: August 15, 2012 at 9:03 am

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) thinks it can dethrone Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the enterprise tablet market. Seriously. HP, which sold the failing TouchPad in 2011, will be releasing more information on the tablet soon, ...
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Microsoft Saying Goodbye to Hotmail

Posted: July 31, 2012 at 1:13 pm

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced today that it is converting its long-time Hotmail web email to another long-time Microsoft brand: Outlook. The new brand, outlook.com, will tie the company’s industry-leading ...
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Microsoft Unveils Office 365 Preview — Just Wait for Windows 8

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 4:34 pm

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced the release of its official preview version of Windows Office 365. Like competitor Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) with Google Apps, Office 365 is cloud- ...
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Window 8 Preview Hits

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:31 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) released it preview edition of Windows 8, putting the world's largest software company closer to launching what will be its most important product for the next ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (6/1/2012) EU Unemployment, Windows 8 Preview

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 6:24 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will begin to charge money for a service that has been free. Sameer Samat, Vice President of Product Management for Google Shopping, wrote in a blog: First, we ...
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More Hope for Microsoft Shares with Windows 8

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 6:22 am

The single greatest criticism of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steven Ballmer is that the company’s shares have not gained during his tenure as head of the company. The attack is ...
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Media Digest (3/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 6:21 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) begins staff cuts as part of an annual review process. (Reuters) The Obama Administration is expected to help U.S. solar panel makers in a trade war ...
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Media Digest (9/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 6:26 am

Moody’s cuts ratings of France’s Credit Agricole and Societe Generale as Greek debt trouble spreads. (Reuters) Federal Reserve may try to help the economy with more bond purchases. (Reuters) Yahoo! ...
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Media Digest (9/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 6:11 am

John Chambers of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to preside over the company’s analyst meeting, perhaps for the last time. (Reuters) Merkel says the euro has no orderly method for a default. ...
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