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1. Nvidia reports 3Q revenue jump

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... revenue and was up 11 percent quarter-over-quarter.    Consumer and entertainment business - represented 7 percent of total revenue as the first Tegra-based products, Microsoft Zune HD and Samsung's M1, ...

2. Electronic Arts jumps on motion-based bandwagon

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Electronic Arts (EA) has pledged to support the next generation of motion-based gaming devices, including Microsoft's Natal and Sony's new controller. EA's focus on casual gaming could help the corporation ...

3. Yahoo to search with Microsoft, report says

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   Microsoft and Yahoo may be close to announcing a major search deal this week, according to a report published by Advertising Age. Yahoo will reportedly use Microsoft’s Bing as search technology, allowing Microsoft ...

4. Microsoft loses $20 billion in market cap following Q2 earnings

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   The stock market sent Microsoft’s stock 9% down following the company’s Q2 earnings release. The stock price dropped from yesterday’s close of $25.56 into the $23.30 neighborhood, shaving off about ...

5. Microsoft revenue plummets 17 percent

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Microsoft has confirmed that fourth quarter revenue plummeted a shocking 17 percent to $13.10 billion. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $3.99 billion, ...

6. IBM withdraws $7 billion offer for Sun Microsystems

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... of at least 35 software companies, thus boosting the company’s software sales 37% since 2004, putting the company right behind Microsoft and Oracle in the software industry. Sun largely depends on server ...

7. Microsoft misses Wall Street estimates, cuts 5000 jobs

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

     Today, Microsoft reported fiscal earnings for the quarter ending December 31, 2008. Revenue was $16.63 billion, up 2% over last year. Operating income was $5.94 billion, down 8% over last year. Net income ...

8. Top 10 people in technology

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Microsoft Would you want to reinvent Windows Vista? Steven Sinofsky has exactly that job. Windows Vista is a considerable failure for Microsoft, ...

9. Microsoft steps up Windows development efforts

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

     Microsoft today reported another record quarter result, exceeding $15 billion of revenue and $4.37 billion of profit. The company’s client business and especially Windows remains one of the strongest ...

10. Apple cashes in on iPhone, leaves ‘junk’ to others

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the growing Mac momentum is based on better hardware, unique software, Windows compatibility thanks to BootCamp, almost 250 retail stores in eight countries that greet 400,000 visitors each day, Microsoft’s ...

11. Despite Chrome, Google continues to feed Mozilla - but for how long?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... of fine browsers now, [and] people have some good choices", he cited nearly every brand except Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 as making good gains, including Firefox, Opera, and Safari for the Macintosh. ...

12. 5 million iPhone 3Gs and 3 million Macs this quarter, analysts estimate

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... gorilla. Industry-giants like Microsoft now consider Apple as one of its key rivals, trying to figure out how to compete with Apple's unique vertical product integration. Apple's portfolio is probably ...

13. Sony gets more aggressive, sets 150 million unit target for PS3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... to account for at least half of the video gaming market within a few years. And then there is Microsoft’s Xbox 360, which is currently losing ground and potentially exposed to a few not-so-great decisions ...

14. Apple earnings preview

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... paying close attention to Apple's margins - both for Q3 and its Q4 guidance - and any commentary about the economy."   Yahoo Finance reports that Apple will seek to avoid the fate that befell Microsoft ...

15. Microsoft Q2 profit jumps 42%

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    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 current ...

16. Windows Mobile platforms expected to account for 40% of global smartphone market by fiscal 2012

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Microsoft expects sales of its Windows Mobile platform products will account for 40% of the global smartphone market in fiscal 2012 (July 2011-June 2012), according to Eddie Wu, managing director ...

17. Xbox 360 drives Microsoft’s quarter profit to $4.41 billion

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Microsoft today posted a fiscal third quarter revenue of $14.45 billion and a net income of $4.39 million, compared to $14.40 billion and 4.93 billion, respectively, for the same period last year.   ...

18. 4.3 million Xbox 360 consoles sold during Christmas quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Microsoft was able to sell 4.3 million Xbox 360 units during the fourth calendar quarter 2007 (fiscal Q2 2008). The number is slightly down from 4.4 million units the company sold during the Christmas ...

19. Microsoft sets revenue records last quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft has released the quarter results for the second quarter of its fiscal year, reporting over $16.3 billion in revenue. Redmond (WA) - Microsoft has released the quarter results for the second ...

20. Microsoft's revenue up 27%, fastest growth since 1999

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft's Q3 2007 results show a reinvigorated Microsoft, one whose revenue is up sharply. Redmond (WA) - Microsoft reported the highest single-quarter gain in revenues since 1999 in this, their ...

21. Windows Vista shipments hit 60 million units

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    During its financial analyst meeting held yesterday, Microsoft announced that Windows Vista shipments have crossed the 60 million mark. Redmond (WA) – During its financial analyst meeting held yesterday, ...

22. Microsoft targets big sales for games and devices division next year

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Redmond (WA) - A successful attach rate with the Xbox 360 and met goals for the Zune put Microsoft exactly where it needs to be, said Microsoft today in an investor meeting. Microsoft's head of ...

23. Sony profits double despite deeper video game losses

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... last year, while Microsoft took a $1 billion loss in announcing and extended warranty to three years and retroactive service charge refunds for the Xbox 360. ...

24. Nintendo quadruples profits for latest quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 360 by a 4 to 1 and 2 to 1 margin in June.  Both Sony and Microsoft have recently slashed the prices on their more expensive consoles in hopes of better competing with the $250 Nintendo Wii.  ...

25. Xbox 360 woes cut into Microsoft profits

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Problems with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 consoles cut into the company’s fiscal fourth quarter profits. Redmond (WA) – Problems with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 consoles cut into the company’s ...

26. E3 2007

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    Wrap-up of our coverage of the E3 2007 (July 11-13) with all stories, videos and images.   E3 2007 July 11 - 13, 2007     Top Story Microsoft stuck ...

27. Microsoft falls short of fiscal year expectations for Xbox 360

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    During a conference call to discuss the new warranty initiative, Microsoft said it fell short of its fiscal year goal of 12 million Xbox 360s by the end of June. Redmond (WA) - During a conference call ...

28. Million Zunes? – Not Yet…

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... premature.  Several major gadget blogs and even we at TG Daily reported that Microsoft has exceeded expectations by selling over a million units of its Zune media player.  Well if you listen ...

29. Microsoft rakes in profits

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Microsoft’s fiscal third quarter profits rose 65 percent to $4.93 billion dollars. Redmond (WA) - Microsoft’s fiscal third quarter profits rose 65 percent to $4.93 billion dollars.  Better ...

30. Wii helps push Nintendo profits up 77%

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    ... Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo reported group net profit of 174.29 billion yen ($1.47 billion) in the year through March, up dramatically from 98.38 billion yen a year earlier. Read the complete story ...

31. Vista boost not enough to stabilize Dell’s revenue, earnings

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... billion. The impact Windows Vista could not save Dell from another rough quarter. The new operating system was launched just four business days before the end of Dell’s fiscal Q4,  but Microsoft ...

32. Microsoft targets 15 million shipped Xbox 360 consoles by June 2007

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    In yet another bid to draw attention to itself before the release of the more closely watched PS3 and Wii consoles, Microsoft today announced the latest shipment forecasts for its Xbox 360 system, which ...

33. Vista coupon program to have a $1.5 billion impact on Microsoft

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft today announced another solid quarter that pushed revenues beyond $10 billion and profits in the range of $3.5 billion. During the quarter, Microsoft made substantial investments to launch upcoming ...

34. Apple sells 39 million Ipods in 12 months

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    In its preliminary fiscal fourth quarter result, Apple said that it sold about 8.73 million Ipods in the most recent quarter and more than 39 million devices over the fiscal year. In its preliminary ...

35. Palm unveils slim Treo smartphone, integrates Google Maps

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Palm today took the wraps off a new Treo smartphone, which will become available within a few weeks in the U.S. The new phone maintains the general appeal of its predecessors, but packs more features ...

36. Opinion: Zune in, Zune out

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    Apple is about to get some more serious competition for its most important revenue source. Microsoft just released some details about its soon to be launched Zune portable media player to tackle the dominance ...

37. Xbox 360 loses money for Microsoft, but SQL Server makes it up

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    The cost of producing Xbox 360s in the quantities necessary to sustain demand rose by $1.64 billion over the past 12 months, and $682 million during Microsoft's fiscal fourth quarter alone, the company ...

38. CSFB analyst warns of lower Ipod availability ahead of refresh

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... could conceivably leverage that position to increase its stake in music players. If you're thinking Microsoft...you're wrong. Semple was actually thinking Sony, given its stronger history in consumer brands, ...

39. TG Daily visits Qimonda: 300 mm fab focused on DRAM, not flash

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 49% over the previous year, seizing nearly 5% of DRAM market share from Hynix and Micron Technologies. In recent weeks, Infineon clinched a critical contract with Microsoft, making it the principal supplier ...

40. Windows Live Messenger now even more live, as Microsoft grows an audience

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Though the company had plans to unveil its first in a series of so-called "Windows Live Services" last Tuesday at TechEd 2006, today, Microsoft proceeded with the rollout of Windows Live Messenger, the ...

41. Apple's iPod countersuit against Creative opens legal hornet's nest

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... spread a rumor that Creative might be among a group of companies willing to partner with Microsoft to build a competitive iPod/iTunes platform for the Japanese market. That rumor proved to be unfounded, ...

42. Nintendo prices Wii game console "below" $250

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... game system: Wii will be less expensive than Microsoft entry-level Xbox 360 and cost less than half than Sony's high-end Playstation 3. Redmond (WA) - Following the unveiling of Wii and its unique controller ...

43. Nvidia surprises with rock solid first quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... quarter report, Nvidia was able to grow its sales in all business segments with the exception of consumer electronics. As Microsoft has switched the graphics chip in its Xbox game console from an Nvidia ...

44. CEO Ballmer reveals plans for billions in new Microsoft spending

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Coming off a precipitous 11% stock value decline in just the last few days of trading, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched a campaign yesterday to give investors - and prospective MSN advertisers - new ...

45. Intel: Extent of restructuring could rival 1985 exit from DRAM business

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Microsoft and analysts have been citing these past few weeks, indicating a definitive slowdown in the global PC market, with commercial sales slowing down faster than consumer sales. Malloy cited a statement ...

46. Intel's Otellini announces massive restructuring, possible business sell-off

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... indicate - and with what industry analysts now agree is a clear slowdown in the growth of PC sales. Yesterday, in its own quarterly report, Microsoft acknowledged it predicted a slowdown in PC sales growth ...

47. The rising cost of business: Is Microsoft planning something big?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    During Microsoft's fiscal third-quarter conference call, the company's CFO stated it had sold 1.7 million Xbox 360s - approximately 200,000 more than it sold during the holiday season. But the cost of ...

48. Xbox 360, Windows Server drive 13% growth for Microsoft in Q3

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    In preliminary figures released by Microsoft this afternoon, prior to its quarterly conference call, the company credited strong demand for Xbox 360 consoles, as well as - from the opposite end of its ...

49. Vista in 2007: Microsoft delays an OS, postpones an industry

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    According to Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, the delay of the release of Windows Vista until after the holidays was requested by partners, who shall remain unnamed, and who apparently believed a January ...

50. Microsoft expands headquarters for an additional 12,000 workers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft today announced plans to construct 14 new buildings to its current campus in Redmond, Washington. The company originally planned to add about half of the buildings approved by the city council ...