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January 22, 2009
Microsoft to shed 5,000 jobs
Microsoft on Thursday embarked on the first company-wide job cuts in its 34-year...came as the world’s biggest software company brought forward its second...consumers failed to materialise. Microsoft said the results also reflected the...Vista operating system, or even no Microsoft software at all. As a result, revenues from the company’s client division, which handles... By Richard Waters in San Francisco
January 19, 2010
Microsoft rivals gain after Europe browser warning
...thrown on weakness in its software as a result of the China...at a critical time for Microsoft, which has been hoping...StatCounter, the web analytics company. In markets like Germany...s disclosure. “Microsoft is an American company, Firefox is developed internationally...each year in browsers and software “plug-ins” that extend...scrutiny in European already. Microsoft recently settled a case...agreed a deal with the company which will see Microsoft... By Maija Palmer in London and Richard Waters in San Francisco
January 22, 2009
Microsoft cuts back
...be closed down. The message from Microsoft is clear: the world’s largest software company is feeling the recession. Thursday...earnings and the sight of the first company-wide job cuts heighten fears that Microsoft is a mature company facing decline as the software market shifts underneath it. Even...
October 19, 2009
Microsoft looks to Windows 7 to make up ground on rivals
...product of the world's biggest software company, is always a key business moment...than most. It comes in midst of a Microsoft overhaul of some of its top products...valuable brand, it is vital for Microsoft that Windows 7 gets off to a flying start. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive, refuses to accept the company has fallen behind in innovation...conceded its browser and mobile software are in need of overhaul. "The... By Richard Waters
January 19, 2010
Microsoft rivals gain after Europe browser warning
...thrown on weakness in its software as a result of the China...at a critical time for Microsoft, which has been hoping...StatCounter, a web analytics company. In markets such as Germany...s disclosure. “Microsoft is an American company, Firefox is developed internationally...each year in browsers and software “plug-ins” that extend...intense scrutiny in Europe. Microsoft recently settled a case...agreed a deal in which the company will offer Windows users... By Maija Palmer, technology correspondent
January 19, 2010
Microsoft rivals gain after Europe browser warning
...has been thrown on weakness in its software as a result of the China-based attacks comes at a critical time for Microsoft, which has been hoping that the...StatCounter, the web analytics company. In markets like Germany, Firefox...of Google’s disclosure. “Microsoft is an American company, Firefox is developed internationally...found each year in browsers and software “plug-ins” that extend their...under intense scrutiny in Europe. Microsoft recently settled a case with the... By Maija Palmer in London and Richard Waters in San Francisco
January 23, 2009
Microsoft
...be closed down. The message from Microsoft is clear: the world's largest software company is feeling the recession. Yesterday...earnings and the sight of the first company-wide job cuts heighten fears that Microsoft is a mature company facing decline as the software market shifts underneath it. Even...
December 16, 2009
Brussels accepts Microsoft browser offer
...decade-long battle with the US software company. The decision will mean that Microsoft, which has been fined a total of...penalties. The European Commission said Microsoft’s legally binding pledge would satisfy concerns that the software company was breaking antitrust rules by...dominant Windows operating system. Microsoft has promised to offer PC-users a... By Maija PalmerBy
January 20, 2010
Cyber strikes lift Microsoft rivals
...experts described the Microsoft software flaws as routine and called the...reaction. The focus on weakness in its software comes at a critical time for Microsoft, which hoped the release of its...StatCounter, the web analytics company. In markets such as Germany and...disproportionate response". "Microsoft is an American company, Firefox is developed internationally...found each year in browsers and software "plug-ins". For more on this... By Maija Palmer in London and Richard Waters in San,Francisco
January 29, 2010
Windows 7 breaks records for Microsoft
...helped secondquarter earnings at Microsoft soar 60 per cent in spite of a disappointing...search engine.The world's largest software company said it sold more than 60m Windows...actually a blockbuster earnings for Microsoft," said Mr Aggarwal."Exceptional...positive top-line growth for the company," said Peter Klein, chief financial officer at Microsoft, who was overseeing his first quarterly... By David Gelles in San Francisco