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Microsoft to Hand Over Its Most Recent Version of The Operating System Windows 8.1 to OEMs
Jul 10, 2013Microsoft will hand over its most recent version of the operating system Windows 8.1 to OEMs in late August, Microsoft's Windows marketing chief told its partners on Monday morning. Speaking at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), Tami ...
Tags: Windows 8.1, Microsoft
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Sinofsky Agreed to Not Compete with Microsoft by Accepting a Job at Certain Competitors
Jul 5, 2013Microsoft's former head of Windows 8 development has agreed not to badmouth Microsoft or work for some of its competitors and in return will receive a pay-out for unvested stock in the company, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. ...
Tags: Computer Products, Windows 8, Microsoft
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Former Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Defended Windows 8's Performance in The Market
Jun 2, 2013Former Windows chief Steven Sinofsky on Thursday defended Windows 8′s performance in the market, saying, “It’s hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not feeling great about it.” Microsoft ...
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Microsoft Garnered Just a "Niche" in The Global Tablet Market in The First Quarter of 2013
Apr 28, 2013Microsoft garnered just a "niche" in the global tablet market in the first quarter of 2013, following a period of user confusion after the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, analysts say. According to Strategy Analytics, Windows ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft
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Today Marked One of The Biggest One-Day HP Events Ever to Hit The Middle East
Apr 16, 2013Today marked one of the biggest one-day HP events ever to hit the Middle East, with its Road To Innovation show stopping off at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel in Dubai. As well as hundreds of delegates, customers and guest speakers, it was also ...
Tags: HP, Computer Products
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Steve Ballmer Is Not The Right Choice for Microsoft CEO
Jan 23, 2013Steve Ballmer is not the right choice for Microsoft CEO, and is holding onto a power base by removing those who may challenge his position. So alleges ex-senior vice-president Joachim Kempin. A day ahead of the release of a tell-all book ...
Tags: Microsoft, power base, Steve Ballmer
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Microsoft Will Take Time for Customers to Digest The New Operating System
Jan 14, 2013Defending Windows 8 against reports that sales have been sluggish, one of Microsoft's top executives said it will take time for customers to digest the new operating system and for device makers to ramp up production of the hardware users ...
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Apple Raised Tim Cook's Salary by 55% for 2012 and Awarded Him a $2.8 Million Bonus
Jan 5, 2013Apple raised CEO Tim Cook's salary by 55% for 2012 and awarded him a $2.8 million bonus, but said the chief executive's pay was still "significantly below the median" of comparable firms. "Mr. Cook remains significantly below the median ...
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Microsoft Has Sold 40 Million Licenses of The Windows 8 OS Since Its Launch a Month Ago
Dec 31, 2012Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. "We believe Windows 8 is shaping up is as one of the company's most successful products," said Tami Reller, Microsoft's chief marketing officer and ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, US, IT industry
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Sinofsky Would Teach at The Harvard Business School This Spring
Dec 28, 2012Steven Sinofsky Computerworld - Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft executive ousted as the head of its Windows group five weeks ago, yesterday said he would teach at the Harvard Business School this spring. Sinofsky, 47, announced the ...
Tags: Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft executive, Windows group, Harvard
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Now That Microsoft Has Finally Launched Its Next-Generation Operating System
Dec 27, 2012Now that Microsoft has finally launched its next-generation operating system, Windows 8, it must tackle what may be the most daunting marketing challenge it has ever faced. Once the supreme leader of personal computing, Microsoft is now ...
Tags: Microsoft, operating system, Windows 8, marketing challenge
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Microsoft Will Webcast The Two Keynotes of Its Build Developers Conference
Dec 26, 2012Microsoft said it will webcast the two keynotes of its BUILD developers conference, starting with today's at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The company has not published a list of keynote speakers, but with the conference's emphasis on Windows 8, ...
Tags: Microsoft, keynotes, BUILD developers, ET
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Steven Sinofsky, Took The Stage in New York Today to Launch Windows 8 and Its Sibling
Dec 26, 2012Microsoft's top executives, including CEO Steve Ballmer and the head of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, took the stage in New York today to launch Windows 8 and its sibling, Windows RT. Analysts' impressions were mixed, with some asking, "Is ...
Tags: Microsoft, CEO, Steve Ballmer, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT
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The Vendor's New Surface Tablet Can Withstand a Fall From Several Feet Onto a Floor
Dec 26, 2012Microsoft officials on Thursday demonstrated that the vendor's new Surface tablet can withstand a fall from several feet onto a carpeted floor and is strong enough to be used as a skateboard. Steven Sinofsky, the president of ...
Tags: Microsoft, Surface tablet, carpeted floor, skateboard
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Windows 8 Is Finally Here and The Stakes Are Sky High for Microsoft
Dec 26, 2012Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...