Apple Ousts Microsoft In Wall Street Valuation
Apple has ousted Microsoft to become the most valuable technology company on the planet in terms of share valuation, signifying a shift from desktop to portable computing, The New York Times said this week. The iPod maker, which introduced the iPad this year, edged past the Windows and Xbox house with a Wall Street valuation of $222.12 billion; Microsoft stands at $219.18 billion. The two …

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May 26, 1995: Gates, Microsoft Jump on ‘Internet Tidal Wave’
Bill Gates’ memo pushes Microsoft full-tilt into the internet era.

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Microsoft risks becoming mobile market also-ran
Today’s reports of a managerial shakeup at Microsoft — specifically the departure of two key executives from the company’s entertainment division that makes mobile phone software, Xbox game consoles, and Zune media players — is a yet another strong indication of Redmond’s internal turmoil. Robbie Bach is retiring as chief of Microsoft’s entertainment group, and J. Allard, seen as one of the …

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Microsoft CEO says concerned about Europe contagion
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said there are concerns that a debt crisis in the euro zone will not be restricted to the region.

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Microsoft suing Salesforce.com
In a suit filed Tuesday, software maker says online CRM company infringes on nine of Redmond’s patents. Microsoft is seeking monetary damages and an injunction.

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Toronto’s i4i clears another hurdle in software patent fight against Microsoft
MONTREAL – Canadian technology company i4i says it has cleared another hurdle in its protracted patent battle against Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT), in a case that could end up being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Microsoft launches unified comms client for Nokia phones
Nokia and Microsoft on Wednesday announced the availability of Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia, a unified communications client for Nokia’s Eseries smartphones . The software is the first result of the partnership they announced in August last year.

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Down To Business: Microsoft The Cloud Innovator
Give it some credit: Early signs show a company committed to transforming the way it builds products and serves customers (and generates profits).

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On the Call: Microsoft CFO Peter Klein
Microsoft Corp.’s 35 percent increase in net income didn’t satisfy investors who were looking for more optimism around the state of corporate spending on technology.

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