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Savior or slayer? Either way, Nokia’s Elop a contender for Microsoft chief

YoopyaSep 4, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – When a British bookmaker installed Stephen Elop as favorite to take over the soon-to-be-vacant CEO slot at Microsoft Corp last week, most tech observers laughed

Nokia to sell handset business to Microsoft for $7.2 billion

YoopyaSep 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant,

Microsoft in talks to buy stake in start-up Foursquare: Bloomberg

YoopyaAug 30, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is in talks with social networking company Foursquare about a possible investment, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The talks are at an advanced stage,

Analysis: New Microsoft CEO faces big choices post-Ballmer

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – The next CEO of Microsoft Corp has one big decision to make: press on with retiring chief executive Steve Ballmer’s ambitious plan to transform the software giant

Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire within 12 months

YoopyaAug 23, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Friday that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer would retire within the next 12 months, once it has selected a successor, sending

Microsoft unloads surface units

Michael H. MorganAug 13, 2013May 15, 20240

No matter how unfortunate it may be, it is still reasonable to say that Microsoft, with its Microsoft Surface, failed to get the reception they

Microsoft to unveil latest Windows adjustments

YoopyaJun 26, 2013August 11, 20240

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is giving people a peek into Windows 8.1, a free update that promises to address some of the gripes people

Exclusive: Microsoft, FBI take aim at global cyber crime ring

YoopyaJun 6, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp and the FBI, aided by authorities in more than 80 countries, have launched a major assault on one of the world’s

Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-generation console

YoopyaMay 22, 2013August 18, 20240

Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One which will go on sale later this year. The next-generation console was shown off alongside a new Kinect sensor and a

Windows 8, Take 2: Microsoft to spiff up maligned operating system with ‘Blue’ touch-up job

YoopyaMay 7, 2013April 8, 20230

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for