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Ballmer: Microsoft Surface sales ‘modest’

Monday, November 12, 2012 2:02 pmMonday, November 12, 201240 Comments

Sales of Microsoft’s new Surface tablet have been ‘modest,’ according to Monkey Boy Ballmer…

Microsoft Surface Touch Cover splits within days, exposing wire; early users complain

Friday, November 9, 2012 8:40 amFriday, November 9, 201249 Comments

Some early users of the Touch Cover of Microsoft’s Surface tablet…

Ballmer inexplicably calls Apple a ‘low-volume player’

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:42 pmTuesday, October 30, 201278 Comments

Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is betting on one of Microsoft Corp.’s busiest years,,,

Cringely: Six years from now Microsoft’s Windows will be dead or free

Monday, October 29, 2012 3:20 pmMonday, October 29, 201265 Comments

The real issue here isn’t the software at all but the platform…

Ballmer on tablets: ‘I don’t think anyone has done a product that I see customers wanting’

Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:36 pmSaturday, October 27, 201296 Comments

Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer trumpeted the company’s new Surface tablet…

The time is here for OS X to put a serious dent in Windows

Friday, October 26, 2012 3:00 pmFriday, October 26, 201255 Comments

With the Mac having around 13% of the computer market share in the U.S. and Microsoft making one boo-boo after another…

Ballmer: We’re going to make more Microsoft-branded hardware

Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:16 pmThursday, October 25, 201246 Comments

Microsoft’s chief boss has confirmed he plans to release more devices…

Gizmodo reviews Microsoft Surface RT: Do not buy; inferior to Apple’s iPad; the worst of both worlds

Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:51 pm43 Comments

Microsoft’s Surface RT is not worth your paycheck…

Microsoft’s Windows 8 release a non-event for most companies, some of which may never adopt it

Monday, October 22, 2012 9:01 am22 Comments

There was once a time when the launch of a new Windows operating system…

Analyst: Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet priced too high, could be the next Zune

Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:02 pm37 Comments

Surface’s high pricing could prove to be a fatal mistake and relegate it to be a niche…

Beleaguered Nokia posts loss; says holiday quarter will be challenging

Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:30 am4 Comments

Nokia reported smaller-than-expected losses for the third quarter on Thursday…

Microsoft’s Ballmer sees company mimicking Apple business model more often in future

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 10:23 amWednesday, October 10, 201219 Comments

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has signaled a new direction…

Microsoft to open ‘pop-up’ stores for Surface tablets Oct. 26, battle Apple at 29 locations

Thursday, October 4, 2012 4:00 pmThursday, October 4, 201266 Comments

Microsoft will go toe-to-toe with Apple…

Intel CEO Ottellini says Microsoft releasing buggy Windows 8 before it’s fully ready, sources say

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:22 pm48 Comments

Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini told employees in Taiwan…

Ballmer: ‘Windows 8 is going to do great; It’s a fantastic product’

Monday, September 17, 2012 7:33 pmMonday, September 17, 201294 Comments

This fall, Microsoft is embarking on one of its biggest series of launches ever…

Microsoft’s Nokia to hold NYC press conference on Sept. 5 – just in time to be obliterated by Apple

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 3:36 pmWednesday, August 15, 201213 Comments

In partnership with Microsoft, Nokia will host a press conference…

Microsoft reports first quarterly loss since going public in 1986

Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:38 pmThursday, July 19, 201262 Comments

Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company…

Ballmer: Uh, yeah, ‘Surface is just a design point,’ you know

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:11 pmWednesday, July 11, 201268 Comments

After proclaiming in his keynote address at the 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference…

Microsoft’s Buffoon, er… Ballmer throws down gauntlet against Apple

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:49 amTuesday, July 10, 201277 Comments

Declaring that Microsoft and its partners had in the past…

Microsoft’s $6.2 billion stumble starts crucial financial year

Friday, July 6, 2012 5:38 pmFriday, July 6, 201248 Comments

An ugly first week for Microsoft Corp’s new financial year…

How Apple pushed Microsoft to create its ‘Surface’ tablets

Monday, June 25, 2012 10:21 amMonday, June 25, 201226 Comments

Appel basically forced Microsoft to concoct their Blurry Ass Tablet™ efforts…

Jason Schwarz: Top 10 reasons why Microsoft’s Surface is DOA

Friday, June 22, 2012 1:26 pmFriday, June 22, 201251 Comments

The only explanation for Ballmer still being the CEO of Microsoft is that he must have photos on Bill Gates…

Devastating video shows Microsoft’s Surface event aping Steve Jobs’ iPad unveiling (with video)

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:23 pmWednesday, June 20, 201275 Comments

“On Monday, Microsoft held a secret press event in Los Angeles where it announced…

Microsoft previews own ‘Surface’ tablet

Monday, June 18, 2012 8:49 pmTuesday, June 19, 2012138 Comments

Microsoft Corp unveiled a tablet called Surface on Monday…

Microsoft’s tablet needs to dazzle (link to live video coverage)

Monday, June 18, 2012 6:14 pmMonday, June 18, 201273 Comments

Microsoft’s long-promised tablet is finally (almost) here…

Dvorak: Windows 8 an unmitigated disaster; unusable and annoying; it makes your teeth itch

Sunday, June 3, 2012 8:25 pmSunday, June 3, 201281 Comments

The potential for this OS to be an unrecoverable disaster for Microsoft…

Orangutans at Miami zoo use Apple iPads to communicate

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 10:27 am24 Comments

The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary…

My years at Microsoft: Frustration, disappointment and apathy

Monday, April 23, 2012 4:13 pmMonday, April 23, 201223 Comments

I first used Windows on a TULIP portable computer, some twenty years ago.

Microsoft needs Apple’s support if they want Windows 8 tablets to have a chance

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:11 pmWednesday, March 21, 201253 Comments

One thing that could put many consumers off Windows 8 slates…

Ballmer: ‘We’ve got to beat’ Apple anyway, so let’s build retail stores right next to them

Friday, January 13, 2012 11:03 amFriday, January 13, 201282 Comments

If you thought that Microsoft was simply out to copy Apple’s popular retail experiment…

Microsoft walks back Ballmer’s Windows 8 comments

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:00 amWednesday, May 25, 201130 Comments

Microsoft yesterday backed away from comments made by CEO Steve Ballmer…

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