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Bill Gates confesses: CTRL-ALT-DEL was a mistake
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 26, 2013
Gates says he wanted a single button, but the IBM guy wouldn't give it to them.
Microsoft's Surface 2 wants you to be productive
by
Molly Wood
Sep 24, 2013
The Surface 2 tablet launched yesterday in New York.
The role taxes played in Microsoft's purchase of Nokia
by
Allan Sloan
Sep 10, 2013
Taxes may help explain Microsoft's recent purchase of much of Nokia.
Microsoft's Nokia deal: Modeled on Apple comeback?
by
Noel King
Sep 3, 2013
Microsoft acquires Nokia in a $7.2 billion deal that aims to make Microsoft a player in the mobile-phone market.
Microsoft buys Nokia's devices for $7.2 billion
by
Mark Gregory
Sep 3, 2013
The tech giant is paying $ 2.2 billion to license Nokia patents.
Help wanted: New Microsoft CEO
Aug 23, 2013
Mark Zuckerberg probably has enough on his plate that he won't apply to succeed Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft stock soars as CEO Steve Ballmer steps aside
by
Queena Kim
Aug 23, 2013
Ballmer has led the company at a difficult time for the tech giant, which has struggled to transition its products out of the PC era.
For public good, not for profit.
Xbox gets into show business
by
Molly Wood
Aug 15, 2013
We can now add Microsoft to the list of companies trying to woo users by producing original TV shows.
Encryption works? Microsoft helps NSA break through its own data protections
by
Molly Wood
Jul 15, 2013
New documents, leaked by Edward Snowden and reported in The Guardian newspaper, show how the NSA got Microsoft to circumvent its own encryption to intercept Outlook and Skype communications.
Microsoft reorganization is all about unity
by
Molly Wood
Jul 12, 2013
Some say at its heart, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's plan is meant to unify a company that has been more of a group of tech fiefdoms.