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News.blog: Windows 7 gets multi-touch

News Bill Gates and chief executive Steve Ballmer showed the new Windows features as part of their keynote at the event, with Gates adding that the new technology will be available in late 2009. Microsoft plans to add multi-touch interface to Windows 7...

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28 May 2008, 7:31

News.blog: Microhoo deadline passes with no news

News The Saturday deadline set by Steve Ballmer for the two tribes to try to resolve their differences before Microsoft shifts gears has passed with no news. The tech world -- at least the those fascinated by the mating rituals of tribes bickering over...

Tags: share, strategy, yahoo, bid

28 April 2008, 8:57

News.blog: XP death could be postponed

News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand that it stick around. If customer feedback varies, we can always wake up smarter, but right now, we have a plan for end...

Tags: xp, windows xp, pcs, plan

25 April 2008, 9:22

News.blog: Microsoft tunes in to open-source world

News These additional steps further formalise Microsoft's stated commitment to interoperability and recognise the changing technology landscape, said CEO Steve Ballmer, who hosted a teleconference with chief software architect Ray Ozzie, general...

Tags: value, documentation, requirements, commercial

22 February 2008, 9:29

News.blog: Ballmer promises to keep Yahoo brand

News Internet services operation, however CEO Steve Ballmer says the Yahoo name isn't one of the things on the chopping block. Yahoo, the brand, will live," Ballmer told BusinessWeek. Microsoft has thus far offered few details on what it might look to...

Tags: yahoo, details, ceo steve ballmer, operation

8 February 2008, 9:22

Microsoft takes $240m stake in Facebook

News It also flies in the face of recent comments made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who brushed off Facebook and other youth-friendly social networking sites as a "fad". Microsoft will take a $240m (£117m) equity stake in Facebook during its next...

Tags: deal, risk, networking, continue

25 October 2007, 9:12

Ballmer calls Google advert 'leader'

News Microsoft's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has said that the software giant has a long way to go to compete with Google when it comes to search and advertising. Microsoft is attempting to break into online advertising, but Ballmer admitted...

12 October 2007, 9:15

Microsoft moves Office online

News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and other executives had previously said that such a service was coming. In another clear sign that Microsoft sees the threat posed by its traditional business moving online, the company is readying a rival...

1 October 2007, 9:52

Firefox gains ground on Internet Explorer

News Steve Ballmer last week announced Microsoft's intention to move towards Web-based applications. Mozilla's Web browser, Firefox, is becoming increasingly popular, gaining on average an extra 3.1 per cent of the market in 32 European countries in the...

17 July 2007, 9:04

Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' solidifies

News In a speech to partners at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver, Colorado, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer promised that the company would be talking to developers later this year about the first version of its developer platform...

13 July 2007, 7:55

Microsoft: open source violates 235 patents

News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is also quoted in the article as saying Microsoft's open-source competitors need to "play by the same rules as the rest of the business. What's fair is fair," Ballmer told Fortune.

14 May 2007, 8:00

Vista party kicks off in New York

News The festivities moved indoors for a midday lunch at the trendy Cipriani restaurant, where Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer toasted the launch along with executives from some of the largest hardware companies.

30 January 2007, 9:12

Microsoft's Office Live exits beta

News The technological shift to Web-based applications and services will be the most significant development of the decade, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said at the company's annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday.

16 November 2006, 10:43

Ballmer wants shorter wait for Windows

News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer wrapped up a meeting with financial analysts on Thursday by promising that the company would make sure it releases new Windows versions more quickly. Despite the desire to make Windows releases more frequent...

28 July 2006, 9:31

Will Zune kill off Microsoft's music allies?

News We do need a more consistent experience," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a January interview. Microsoft's Zune player is designed to be a counterpunch to the iPod, but it could deliver a sharper blow to Microsoft's long-serving partners.

26 July 2006, 10:30