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1. Internet math: Google gets $1.10 of every new ad dollar
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
...vertisers are putting all of their new search dollars into Google, and pulling money out of Yahoo Search and Microsoft Live Search." Read the complete story here. ...
Friday, July 18, 2008 20:39

2. Microsoft says demand for Vista is strong: 180 million licenses sold
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
  There was a small number hiding in Microsoft’s FQ4 (CQ2) quarter release – a number we did not catch initially: The company said 180 million Windows Vista licenses have been sold so far and t
Friday, July 18, 2008 19:07

3. A 1-2-3-4 plan for AMD to beat Intel
(Opinion/Opinion Features)
...natural dominance.   So, is AMD screwed?  Should they pack up and go home?  Well, in a way, Microsoft had a similar problem with IBM in the enterprise in the early 90s and Microsoft, ...
Friday, July 18, 2008 15:18

...e product portfolio. There is no denying that Linux recently has gained traction in the consumer space and Microsoft may have to look a little more seriously at competing with Linux distributions on...
Friday, July 18, 2008 11:43

...ter is estimated to increase by 20-25% to 4.8-5.0 million units, according to component suppliers in Taiwan. Microsoft has lowered retail prices for 20GB Xbox 360 bundles and plans to offer 60 GB bund...
Friday, July 18, 2008 10:57

6. Microsoft Q2 profit jumps 42%
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42%, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a softer-than-expected outlook for the curren
Thursday, July 17, 2008 21:18

7. Wii shines, Xbox 360 loses ground
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
  Big announcements at E3 cannot hide that Microsoft had a rough June with its game console: Nintendo’s Wii surpassed the Xbox 360 as the most sold current game console in the U.S. every other
Thursday, July 17, 2008 21:00

8. Yahoo takes case to shareholders, says willing to sell Asian assets
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
... glance this seems like a more nuanced version of arguments we've heard before from Yahoo: Carl has no plan, Microsoft hasn't been serious about buying us. Read the complete story here. ...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:52

...is no accident that Apple is not supporting IE, claiming there are no technical obstacles that would prevent Microsoft's browser to run the MobileMe web interface. We expect that MobileMe extends brow...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:25

10. Illinois is the most spammed state
(Security/Security Features)
...are “relentless in their tactics for exploiting computer users” and are turning towards hosted services like Microsoft’s Skydive and Google Docs to evade spam filters The folks in Illinois must really...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 08:40

  Opinion – Earlier this week, Microsoft and Netflix announced that movie streaming will be coming to the Xbox 360. This could be a big deal. But if you are really interested in watching Netfli
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 14:29

12. Redmond, we have a problem: Sony just cut the price of the PS3
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
  The game console market is getting more interesting: Following Microsoft’s time-limited price cut of the Xbox 360 Premium, Sony has announced an upgrade of its 40 GB console to 80 GB, which c
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:00

13. Surprise: Apple sues Mac-clone maker Psystar
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...o would only reveal his first name (Robert). He offered an interesting perspective about the case. "What if Microsoft said you could only install Windows on Dell computers?" he asked. "What if Honda ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:05

14. Nintendo rocks the house at E3, touts console and handheld supremacy
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...tendo, the Wii and the DS aren’t fads and they certainly have the marketing numbers to prove it. Yesterday, Microsoft’s senior vice president of entertainment, Don Marrick, told reporters that the Xb...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 14:28

15. Microsoft concerned about Google-Yahoo
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
  Microsoft today added another episode to the Yahoo-Google-Microsoft-Icahn soap opera. Microsoft’s general counsel Brad Smith today told Congress members today that the a combination of Googl
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 14:03

16. Netflix coming to your Xbox 360
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
  We have our doubts about Microsoft’s Xbox 360 strategy, which, in our opinion, lacks focus. But we cannot deny that the company has just made a brilliant move. Top-level Xbox Live subscribers
Monday, July 14, 2008 15:25

17. Microsoft exec says Xbox 360 will outsell the PS3 - update
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
  Microsoft says its Xbox 360 will eventually outsell both the PlayStation 3 globally.  Speaking at its Xbox press conference at the E3 gaming conference, Microsoft’s senior vice president
Monday, July 14, 2008 15:10

18. Bungie.net down – New Halo coming?
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Weblinks)
Los Angeles (CA) – It’s 11:15 AM Pacific time and Microsoft is in the middle of its E3 press conference.  Interestingly, the bungie.net website is currently down with a message that “Service wil
Monday, July 14, 2008 13:17

19. Nintendo draws first blood at E3
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...ences and announcements and Nintendo has drawn first blood.  While reporters were waiting to enter the Microsoft press conference, Nintendo announced that it will be releasing an accessory for ...
Monday, July 14, 2008 12:45

20. Yahoo rejects Microsoft/Icahn proposal for restructuring
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
Yahoo rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and Carl Icahn for a complex restructuring of Yahoo that would include the acquisition of Yahoo's search business by Microsoft.   Yahoo said that i
Monday, July 14, 2008 10:32

21. Sony: Wii an “expensive niche game device"
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
...layStation 3, the 2007 loser in the fight for second place in video-game console sales, is gaining ground on Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the U.S. in the first...
Monday, July 14, 2008 09:06

22. Microsoft phases out 20 GB Xbox 360, intros 60 GB version
(Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
  As expected, Microsoft dropped the price of its 20 GB Xbox 360 Pro (Premium) game console by $50 to $299.99. However, the price drop isn’t permanent as it is designed to quickly clear the inv
Monday, July 14, 2008 00:28

23. Blu-ray players taking aim at $300
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
  As Microsoft announces a $299 Xbox 360, we are noticing Blu-ray player prices diving as well and distancing themselves from the Blu-ray-equipped Playstation 3 for the very first time. Patienc
Monday, July 14, 2008 00:01

24. Rumors of AMD CEO departure gain traction
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
... its Q3 goal. Next week will be shaped by financial news from numerous IT industry heavyweights, including Microsoft and Google, but there is a clear focus on Intel and AMD. There are big hopes on A...
Friday, July 11, 2008 19:46

25. Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price this weekend
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
  Rumors about Microsoft planning to cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console, but now there appears to be sufficient evidence that such a move is imminent: Flyers and internal memos posted o
Friday, July 11, 2008 15:55

26. Microsoft to unveil DirectX 11 at XNA Gamefest
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
  Microsoft will take the wraps off DirectX 11 at its annual XNA Gamefest, which is scheduled to take place on July 22 and 23 in Seattle, TG Daily has learned. Seattle (WA) - Microsoft will
Friday, July 11, 2008 12:50

27. iPhone 3G on sale, first units on Ebay
(Mobility/Mobility Features)
...s during the iPhone launch. O2’s web-based activation system only allows users to register a new phone using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and won't work with Apple’s Safari browser. According to repo...
Friday, July 11, 2008 08:15

28. MobileMe live, accounts now available
(Software/Software Features)
...iTunes 7.7, Mac OS X 10.4.11/Windows XP or Vista, Safari 3/Firefox 2/IE7, the iPhone 2.0 software update and Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later. A free 60-day trial is also available. MobileMe stores yo...
Friday, July 11, 2008 00:01

29. Windows 3.11 to disappear in November (really)
(Software/Software Weblinks)
Microsoft said that Windows for Workgroups 3.11 will officially be gone by November 1, 2008 and not longer be available in the embedded channel via OEM licenses. Windows 3.11, which was offered by
Thursday, July 10, 2008 16:19

... to create a virtually unlimited number of search engines in a market that is dominated by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft today. If Yahoo has its way, more and more users will integrate their own search ...
Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:32

...ver Apple’s PR strategy and may prompt question whether the company is trying to skew reports.  Imagine Microsoft doing this. Steve Ballmer would have to resign tomorrow. Of course we know that ...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 13:28

  Analyst Opinion - Unless you have been living under a rock, you already know that Microsoft’s latest operating system has not been a big success. Apple takes great pleasure in Microsoft’s str
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:45

33. Microsoft director calls Nintendo Wii a novelty
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
  Sure the Nintendo Wii massively outsells the Xbox 360 every month, but a Microsoft director says the Wii isn’t a direct competitor.  Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft’s director of product man
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 19:05

34. Yahoo to Microsoft: Make a proposal immediately
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
Yahoo has published a response to news that investor Carl Icahn and Microsoft are apparently planning to oust Yahoo’s current board of directors and replace co-founder Jerry Yang in his role as CEO.
Monday, July 07, 2008 16:52

35. Internet tops 172 million websites
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Weblinks)
...ording to Netcraft. The company reported 3.9 million new sites for the month with most of the gains going to Microsoft’s IIS software, which saw its installed base grow by more than 2 million servers ...
Monday, July 07, 2008 16:09

  Carl Icahn may have a shot at selling Yahoo to Microsoft: The software maker today confirmed that it has been in discussions with Icahn over a possible acquisition of Yahoo’s search engine or
Monday, July 07, 2008 09:39

...nd pitched a UMPC-like tablet PC called (called Origami – and interestingly the same name that was chosen by Microsoft for its UMPC pitch in 2006). Since then, NSC has been flying under the radar of m...
Monday, July 07, 2008 00:35

  Analyst Opinion - When I was briefed on Microsoft Equipt a few days ago, I couldn’t help but take this in context with Bill Gates’ departure and reflect on the post-Gates Microsoft. For much
Thursday, July 03, 2008 17:37

  Microsoft is beefing up its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser with several security improvements against hackers and phishers.  Eric Lawrence, Microsoft’s program manager of Internet
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 19:14

40. Are you ready to subscribe to Microsoft Office?
(Software/Software Features)
  ‘Careful’ is probably the most appropriate term to use when describing Microsoft’s introduction of a software subscription model to consumers. Transitioning users from a purchase-to-own to a
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:20

41. Microsoft and Yahoo rise on deal talks report
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
Shares of Yahoo and Microsoft rose Wednesday as The Wall Street Journal reported Microsoft has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business. The paper reported Mic
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 09:53

42. Microsoft slashing price of Xbox 360 model
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Weblinks)
Microsoft will cut the price of its most popular Xbox 360 model, the 20GB Pro, by $50 to $299 in the coming weeks, game industry sources have confirmed. Microsoft would not comment, but a major retai
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 09:28

...-ray looked like the losing HD format in 2006, but was able to reverse the trend thanks to the PS3 in 2007, Microsoft has sold 316,000 now useless HD DVD add-ons for its Xbox 360 console and the av...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 00:23

...ke the iPhone more secure and reliable business tool. The new firmware will bring out-of-the box support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol that is used to talk over the air to Exchange email ...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 00:01

45. Microsoft buys semantic search startup Powerset
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
  Following the failed merger with Yahoo, Microsoft is buying what many consider to be the hottest property in the search market today – a company that could replace Google search one day: Powe
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 15:57

...zz surrounding Safari and Firefox apparently helped the two browser to gain market share at the expense of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, according to a new survey released by Net Applications. App...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 14:46

47. Dirty laundry alert: Xandros acquires Linspire
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
... ride with Linspire almost from the beginning. In fact, the company was initially called Lindows and sued by Microsoft because of trademark violation around the world back in 2002. The case was settle...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:29

  Microsoft's Mac Business Unit posted a minor update for its Messenger for Mac that features a series of bug fixes and promises to deliver improved support for enterprise environments. Unfortu
Monday, June 30, 2008 12:12

49. Yahoo lobbies for its board slate, management
(Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
...ture of the Internet company. Yahoo detailed its rationale for rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft and argued that the software maker's negotiating tactics cast doubt on whether it...
Monday, June 30, 2008 12:01

...thing that is kind of a blend of Windows, OSX, and gOS (Linux).    Adding to the Windows UI what Microsoft should have done Back in the early 90s, Microsoft created a software interface ...
Monday, June 30, 2008 02:00

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