Microsoft reported $21.5 billion in revenue for its second fiscal quarter on Thursday, part of a largely upbeat earnings report for the company.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 25, 2013
For those still on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8, Jan. 31 is when Microsoft's upgrade promotional offers will end for the two Windows 8 editions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 24, 2013
A new book from a former Microsoft executive describes how Microsoft's Windows 95 product push later led to antitrust problems with the U.S. Department of Justice.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 23, 2013
Originally expected to become available this month, the x86-based Surface Pro tablet PCs running Windows 8 will hit retail shelves on Feb. 9 in the United States and Canada, Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 22, 2013
Hewlett-Packard this week denied reports that it is planning to sell its Autonomy and Electronic Data Services (EDS) units.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 18, 2013
Customers of Microsoft's Windows Azure Storage service who were affected by December's two-day disruption received a detailed apology and explanation from Microsoft on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 17, 2013
Dell may be considering leveraged buyout proposals from private equity firms, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 16, 2013
Service Pack 1 (SP1) of System Center 2012 is now generally available, as well as a new Windows Intune service update release and Windows Azure improvements.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 16, 2013
At this week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo in New York City, Microsoft is trying to coax nervous retailers into adopting touch-based Windows Embedded 8 solutions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 15, 2013
Windows Server 2012 is a "no brainer" for businesses to deploy in terms of storage efficiency and agility, according to the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 14, 2013
Due to sluggish PC demand, an analyst with financial services company Morgan Stanley has downgraded expectations for Microsoft's stock in the near term.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2013
Two federal agencies this week got more vocal about standards-essential patents (SEPs) in response to ongoing legal disputes involving Microsoft, Google and Apple over mobile device intellectual property.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2013
Nokia and Avanade, a major Microsoft partner and IT consulting firm, are partnering on an initiative aimed at encouraging enterprise adoption of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 10, 2013
Microsoft has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses to date, according to Tami Reller, Redmond's chief financial officer and Windows chief marketing officer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 09, 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for a brief 10 minutes at this year's Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicked off on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 08, 2013
After a year-and-a-half review, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two settlements it made last week with Google concerning the company's alleged patent and search advertising violations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 07, 2013
Craig Mundie, who for the past six years has served as Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer and head of Microsoft Research, is moving into an advisory role within the company until he retires next year.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 02, 2013
As promised, Microsoft rolled out Dynamics GP 2013 this week, one of three Dynamics products expected to be released this month.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 20, 2012
Just over a month after his unexpected departure from Microsoft, former Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky announced he is accepting a teaching position at Harvard Business School.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 20, 2012
Here are the most-read news articles of 2012, from major product milestones to the death of Windows Small Business Server and more.