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Bill Clinton, The Internet And Fox News
Former President Bill Clinton discusses the Internet and some of his own tech habits at a forum in Washington, D.C. 2010 03 16 17:07

Billionaire Playgrounds 2010
Where the world's super-rich go for fun. 2010 03 16 16:37

Why BlackBerry Users Will Defect
Call it a matter of touchscreen envy but many BlackBerry (RIMM) users are starting to feel the 24-month-contract itch and they’re willing to switch to an iPhone (AAPL) or Google's (GOOG) Nexus One according to a recent study.Conducted by the online market researchers Crowd Science the survey results show that BlackBerry users are more likely to abandon the brand than iPhone or Android users. When asked of the likelihood of buying a particular brand of cell phone or smartphone if the purchase was made the following day 39% of BlackBerry owners said they "definitely or probably 2010 03 16 13

Why the Hottest New Tech Solution Will Go Cold
Editor's Note: This article is written by Randall Eckel managing partner/analyst at Marker Advisors covering the enterprise software sector. Eckel has more than 20 years of experience in the software sector including founding growing and managing a variety of software and service organizations. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is one of the hottest new technology solutions in the market today enabled by the revolution that is server virtualization. Many vendors (and investors) are hyping VDI as the answer to the thorny problem of managing and securing desktop/laptop computers. And with 2

Microsoft Announces Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud Development
Microsoft Announces Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud DevelopmentMicrosoft releases first platform preview for Windows Internet Explorer 9, highlights commitments to 2010 03 16 12:00

Microsoft's New TrueColor Technology Brings Color to Life
Microsoft's New TrueColor Technology Brings Color to LifeThree new LifeCams feature Microsoft Hardware's latest technology and 720p HD sensors.PR NewswireREDMOND, Wash., March 16REDMOND, Wash., March 2010 03 16 11:00

($) Let 'Em Run, but Keep a Wary Eye on Washington
Health care could be the thread that unravels the whole market. 2010 03 15 13:39

The PlayStation Move: Too Little, Too Late
Sony's motion controller won't be enough to regain to billing in the console wars. 2010 03 15 13:20

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Jury sides with VirnetX in Microsoft patent-infringement case
A Texas jury has sided with VirnetX in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft.

iPhone, Droid launches eclipsed Nexus One launch
Perhaps Microsoft should take note of a recent report from smarphone-market analysis firm Flurry: In this hype-driven market, apparently you can't just launch a much-hyped phone and expect sales to take off.

Microsoft unveils 720p HD webcams with 'TrueColor'
Microsoft on Tuesday announced three new webcams that purport to include "a groundbreaking new image processing technology that provides superior color and brightness in even the worst lighting conditions."

Report: Windows Phone manager starting own app company
Microsoft Program Manager Mel Sampat, of the Windows Mobile/Windows Phone 7 team, reportedly has left Redmond to start a new company developing ... Windows Phone 7 apps.

Microsoft Windows chief: 'We're all in' for IE9, HTML5
Two weeks ago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer debuted his company's new slogan for all things Web: "We're all in."

Verdict expected Tuesday in VirnetX v. Microsoft trial
A jury verdict is expected Tuesday in the VirnetX v. Microsoft patent-infringement trial, and the small company's future could be hinging on the result.

Some random details on Windows Phone 7
We got a few more details on Windows Phone 7 Series on Monday from Microsoft's MIX10 conference for developers.

Microsoft argues VirnetX patents are invalid
A Microsoft expert witness Friday afternoon went claim-for-claim through VirnetX's patent-infringement case and identified previously existing technology that Microsoft says invalidates the patents.

FCC to unveil sweeping national broadband plan
The Associated Press reports: Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.

Microsoft announces more Windows Phone 7 details
Thanks to Microsoft's PR department, we have some Windows Phone 7 details from MIX10 before Joe Belfiore even takes the stage this morning.

Watch the MIX10 keynote live
Microsoft's MIX10 conference for Web developers begins this morning, and Microsoft is expected to announce news about Windows Phone 7 Series. Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of the .NET Developer Platform, and Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president and director of Windows Phone Program Management, are keynoting Monday morning in Las Vegas.

Should Microsoft have patented its VPN in the '90s?
One of Microsoft's key defense arguments in the VirnetX patent-infringement case is that it invented similar technology years before the patents were even written. Which begs the question: Why didn't Microsoft patent it itself?

VirnetX, Microsoft spar over use of VPNs
If you ask VirnetX, Microsoft Office Communicator sets up a virtual private network for secure instant messaging. If you ask Microsoft, the software doesn't use a VPN.

Microsoft tries to poke holes in VirnetX's patent claims
Even though the judge, in a pretrial "claim-construction" hearing, decided to mostly side with VirnetX in how its patent claims were worded, Microsoft's attorneys on Wednesday used the language to try to pick apart VirnetX's patent-infringement claims.

Xbox 360 beats out Wii as gaming sales drop overall
Microsoft's Xbox 360 reclaimed the hardware sales title from Nintendo Wii in the month of February, but gaming sales overall dropped significantly year over year, according to NPD Group.

The Microsoft Blog
Seattlepi.com reporter Nick Eaton covers Redmond-based Microsoft and the software industry.

 

Bill Clinton, The Internet And Fox News
Former President Bill Clinton discusses the Internet and some of his own tech habits at a forum in Washington, D.C.

Researcher Will Expose 20 Hackable Apple Security Flaws
Security researcher Charlie Miller's latest research aims to show just how easy it is to find dozens of exploitable bugs in common software.

Street Grinds Higher, Looks To Fed
As central bank discusses interest rates, stocks rise in New York.

Virtualization's Limits
The technology currently ignores the complexities of applications.

Facebook Reacts To The Forbes World Billionaires
ur Facebook fans have been lighting-up the Forbes page with hundreds of comments since we released the 2010 list of the World's Billionaires last Wednesday. Here's a quick sample of what people are saying: - Mike Muhike Chilewe Jnr: "One day I will be on that cover too. I know its possible!" This has been a common response--in [...]

Making Windows 7 Work For You
How to ensure a successful business-wide rollout of Windows 7.

China's Growing Labor Shortage
Low-end factories are no longer the future, and the cost of doing business is rising.

Baidu Buyers Loving The Google Boost
Chinese search engine rallies on Google's looming exit from Middle Kingdom search market.

Palm's Got Promise But More Problems
Palm's taken big strides, but it still isn't enough to upset the ''Apple'' cart in the handset market.

Bundling Up IT
Vendors look for new ways to optimize performance.

Sony's PlayStation Move: Wii Cloning Is A Good Thing
Sony's new motion-control video game system may be similar to Nintendo's Wii, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Warm Fuzzies For Mister Softee, Netflix And Southern Copper
Miner draws upgrade from Deutsche Bank. UBS likes Netflix for market share gains.

The Ultimate Buffett Scorecard
You don't get to be the third-richest man in the world by tracking any stock index.

White House Launches Games For Healthy Kids Competition
The White House talks about how games can help solve nutrition, health care and education issues at the Game Developers Conference.

Street Sways On Jobs Data
U.S. equities off earlier lows, pressured by weekly jobless claims and narrowed trade deficit.

Yahoo A Value Trap
While the stock is attractively priced, one firm worries it will continue to cede market share to Google.

OnLive To Launch Its Game Console-Killing Service In June
OnLive goes head to head with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony with an online game service that launches on June 17.

Slim Tops Gates On World Billionaires List
The new list of the world's richest people debuts with a record 164 returnees.

Billionaire Playgrounds 2010
Where the world's super-rich go for fun.

Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man
Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.

Google's Newest Marketplace Also Wants To Sell You Business Software
Google targets the popularity of Microsoft and IBM with the launch of its Google Apps Marketplace.

Nintendo: Staying Ahead Of The Game
Reggie Fils-Aime discusses the console maker's future in technology.

Riding The Rally, Part Deux
Going into the second year of the bull market, grab a handful of blue chips and let them ride.

Apple's Big Year
Since the market hit bottom, the iPhone-maker's shares have nearly tripled. And analysts say the party isn't over yet.

No, Not That EMC
EMC Insurance declares a quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share.

Forbes.com: msft
The latest Forbes.com news on the ticker msft.

 

Why is cloud computing hard? Top tech execs speak their minds
Everyone's talking about cloud computing and security. But what makes it so hard? Execs at Microsoft, Trend Micro, EMC's RSA division, McAfee and Symantec tackle the question.

DynaTrace digs deep to manage Microsoft application performance
Management software maker dynaTrace introduces the third-generation of its application performance management software that will help Microsoft application users better manage SharePoint, SQL Server while integrating with products such as Systems Center Operations Manager.

Free Microsoft Windows Phone 7 developer tools released
At the start of its annual MIX 10 Web developer conference, Microsoft announced the immediate free release of mobile-enabled versions of its latest core development tools for Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft: No native code for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft officials Monday confirmed at the company's MIX 10 developers event in Las Vegas that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Phone 7 devices. Only applications running in the Silverlight runtime environment or games in the XNA Game Studio runtime will be allowed.

IT risks, wariness and planned obsolescence
In last week's Gearhead I wrote about some pyrotechnic chemistry and said that, luckily in IT the worst thing that can happen is an occasional electrical shock or stubbed toe. I then invited you to share your stories if you had experienced anything worse.

Microsoft's four big Windows Phone 7 priorities at MIX10
Microsoft will unpack the technical details of Windows Phone 7 at next week's annual MIX development conference. Here are the company's priorities for the its retooled mobile platform.

Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries
IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high-tech workers conducted by Dice Learning.

Excel vulnerabilities revealed on 'slower' Patch Tuesday
Coming off a record-making Patch Tuesday in February, Microsoft announces a lighter load of bulletins and advisories targeting client operating systems, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer.

Microsoft seeks browser comeback with IE 9
Industry watchers say Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser could help the software giant regain market share and get products in front of more customers.

Tech debate: Google Gmail vs. hosted Microsoft Exchange
More and more businesses are looking to hosted email services to reduce costs and ease management, and the choice often comes down to Google’s Gmail (the key component of Google Apps) or a hosted version of Microsoft Exchange.

Microsoft news from Network World
Breaking Microsoft news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com

 

MIX10: Twitter by Morse code coming to Windows Phone
LAS VEGAS -- A developer built a Windows Phone app overnight that enabled tweeting by Morse code on Twitter.

MIX10: More video coming in Internet Explorer 9 with HTML5
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft talked up the next version of its Web browser, Internet Explorer 9, at MIX conference this morning.

MIX10: Day 1 of Microsoft Web conference summed up
This is the story that ran in The Seattle Times print paper today.

Microsoft hungry for mobile apps for Windows Phone
To woo developers to build applications for its upcoming mobile phone, Microsoft scattered technology catnip throughout the MIX tech conference...

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An App With a Knack for Contacts (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
App With a Knack for Contacts Xobni Mobile for BlackBerry app compiles contact information on the BlackBerry for anyone you've emailed—regardless of whether or not you saved their information in your address book.

Bill Clinton, The Internet And Fox News (at Forbes.com)

Will Microsoft's iPhone Envy Punt Away the Enterprise? (at Seeking Alpha)

Long-Haul Companies Look Undervalued (Morningstar.com)

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The OLED Invasion Is Android-Powered (at Motley Fool)

Regus Hits Rough Seas (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Throw This Stock Away (at Motley Fool)

World Wide Technology wins $27M Department of Defense contract (at bizjournals.com)

Who's Really Richest: Buffett, Gates or Carlos Slim? (at TheStreet.com)
Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim tops the annual list of Forbes billionaires, but is Slim really the richest, let alone the capitalist who most enriches the world?

Memo to Steve Jobs: Flash Isn't Going Anywhere (at Motley Fool)

Buy This Sector Now (at Motley Fool)

The Bears Are Dead Wrong (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Facebook Is Bigger Than Google! (at Motley Fool)
Facebook tops Google in visitors, according to Hitwise.

Intel Rallies; JMP Ups Ests; Rumors On Q1 Pre-Announcement (at Barrons.com)

Why BlackBerry Users Will Defect (at Minyanville.com)
Research in Motion faces a battle as more customers show iPhone and Android envy.

Why the Hottest New Tech Solution Will Go Cold (at Minyanville.com)
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure could become a big market, but the challenges will bring it down first.

Has This Recovery Run Out of Steam? (at Motley Fool)

Microsoft Announces Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud Development (PR Newswire)
Industry standards and innovation took center stage at MIX10, as Microsoft Corp. made a series of announcements that underscore the company's commitment to interoperability and performance on the Web.

[audio] Do you Blippy? New site reveals spending habits [7.1 min] (at MarketWatch)
Do you Blippy? A new website with ties to Twitter lets consumers share their spending habits. Easter spending is up this year - by a whopping 25 cents per person. Are business travelers returning?

Street Grinds Higher, Looks To Fed (at Forbes.com)

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Microsoft Announces Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud Development
Microsoft releases first platform preview for Windows Internet Explorer 9, highlights commitments to jQuery and OData.

Microsoft’s New TrueColor Technology Brings Color to Life
Three new LifeCams feature Microsoft Hardware’s latest technology and 720p HD sensors.

Microsoft Outlines New Opportunities at MIX10 for Developers to Create Compelling Experiences
Unveils end-to-end development platform with free tools for Windows Phone 7 Series and advances with Silverlight that will bring new applications, games and experiences to life.

Microsoft Offers NetSuite Customers Incentive to Switch to Dynamics ERP
Midsize businesses seeking more flexibility and value from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are turning to Microsoft Dynamics.

Smart Grid Revolution Becomes β€œDisruptive” for Utilities Worldwide According to New Microsoft Survey
Big changes in business models, information technology systems and energy sources create new norm for utility production, transmission and distribution.

Virtual Senior Center Connects Homebound Seniors to Community and Family
A demonstration project developed by Microsoft, the city of New York and Selfhelp Community Services shows how technology can reduce social isolation, increase wellness and enhance quality of life for homebound seniors.

Asia-Pacific Oil and Gas Pros Lead Industry in Workplace Adoption of Social Media, Reports Microsoft-Accenture Poll
Findings reveal Europe, Middle East and Africa on board mostly for finding resources; the Americas value knowledge transfer capabilities.

Microsoft PressPass, Information for Journalists - Press Releases
A feed to help a journalist or other member of the media stay current on all news and announcements from Microsoft Corp.

 

Windows Phone 7 Series Developer Tools Roll Out at MIX10
Developers get first look at tools for new mobile platform. Spreading the word about the new platform is Charlie Kindel, a key evangelist for Microsoft.

Microsoft Partners Use Silverlight Interactive Lounge at SXSW to Highlight Their Work
Cynergy, Terralever, Tribal DDB and Razorfish are among the Microsoft partners to showcase their latest Silverlight creations at the SXSW Interactive Festival.

Microsoft Wants SXSW Festival Attendees to Play Tag
Attendees of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music, film and interactive festival can share information with each other – and possibly win a cash prize – by using Microsoft Tag technology.

Study: Remote-Work Programs Benefit Employers Too
Policies, technology and good management are key to making employees successful at home, say experts.

Virtual Senior Center Enhances Lives of Homebound Seniors
Microsoft, the City of New York, and Selfhelp Community Services use technology to create an interactive experience between homebound seniors and local senior centers.

Microsoft’s Elevate America Initiative Launches in State of California
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announces 166,500 technology training vouchers as part of an initiative to prepare people for 21st-century jobs.

Chuck Thacker Attains Computing’s Peak
Chuck Thacker, a pioneer in computer science and a technical fellow with Microsoft Research, has been named winner of the 2009 A.M. Turing Award, the most prestigious honor in computing.

Technology Skills Training Initiative Aims to Elevate America’s Veterans
Microsoft today launched the Elevate America’s Veterans Initiative to provide technology skills and other resources to veterans and their spouses.

New Tool Creates Arabic Script From Roman Alphabet Keyboards
Microsoft Maren helps Arabic speakers communicate using a completely different writing system.

Computing, Naturally
Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie sees technologies converging to transform how humans and computers work together.

Microsoft PressPass, Information for Journalists - Feature Stories
A series of features stories profiling Microsoft's business, interviews with executives and background on products and technologies to help a journalist or other member of the media keep abreast of Microsoft Corp.

 

Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web
Companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft let advertisers buy ads in the milliseconds between the time someone enters a site’s Web address and the moment the page appears.

A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders.

Microsoft Gives Rival Browsers a Lift
As Microsoft complies with new European rules to offer a choice of browsers to Windows users, smaller browsers are getting a boost.

New Scrutiny on Censorship Issues for U.S. Companies in China
Now that Google has thrown down the gauntlet, American companies may find arguments about the need to obey local laws do not offer blanket protection from questions about conduct.

It's Not Just Microsoft Against Google
A tiny French Web site was one of three organizations -- and the only one not affiliated with Microsoft -- to file new antitrust complaints against Google in Europe last week.

After Fumble, Microsoft Redoes Phone Software
Microsoft’s new mobile phone software, coming at the end of this year, offers “tiles” instead of icons, and has “hubs” for similarly themed functions.

Turning Patents Into ‘Invention Capital’
Intellectual Ventures has acquired 30,000 patents and has so far collected more than $1 billion in license fees.

Microsoft Starts Over in Phone Software
Microsoft unveiled a new version of its flagship smartphone software, now called Windows Phone.

Cables With Extras
Some U.S.B. cables have a bump on one end and others don’t. What does the bump do, and can I use bump and bumpless cables interchangeably?

Bundling Hardware and Software to Do Big Jobs
Companies are starting to see the advantages of being able to do large amounts of computing with technology built expressly for that purpose.

U.S. Scientists Given Access to Cloud Computing
The National Science Foundation and Microsoft Corporation announced a three-year deal that would give American researchers much-needed computing power.

Microsoft’s Creative Destruction
Why Microsoft, America’s most famous and prosperous technology company, has failed to bring us the future.

Is My Windows 32 Bit or 64 Bit?
How do I know if I currently have the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of Windows 7, and how can I find out if my PC can run the 64-bit edition?

Revival in PC Sales Lifts Microsoft’s Earnings
Microsoft said its earnings for the quarter jumped 60 percent, helped by a rebound in personal computer sales.

Fearing Hackers Who Leave No Trace
Tech companies live in fear of hackers who build a back door into their source code and add rogue instructions.

NYT > Microsoft Corporation

Updated: July 29, 2009

Microsoft, the software giant from Redmond, Wash., was born in 1975 as Micro-Soft, a partnership between two high school friends, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, to write software for what they regarded as the first practical computer for the consumer market, the MITS Altair 8800. When that market exploded with the introduction of the I.B.M. personal computer in 1981, the main beneficiary turned out to be the now unhypenated Microsoft, which had developed the software for the PC's operating system -- and had held onto the rights to the program.

In 1983, the first Windows operating system was introduced, replacing the complexities of the MS-DOS operating system, which required users to type in coded commands, with the kind of graphical interface pioneered by Macintosh's Apple computer. In the eyes of critics, Microsoft was a more effective technological follower than leader, but the rapid spread of ever-cheaper, ever-faster PCs loaded with Windows gave the company a position of market dominance that let it afford to shrug off the sneers of Apple lovers.

By the early 1990s that growth curve had made Mr. Gates the world's richest man, with Mr. Allen, who had retired due to health problems in 1983, not far behind. It had also given the company a sinister sheen in the minds of many, with a reputation of using Windows as a club to beat down companies offering a wide range of software.

In 1994, Microsoft reached an antitrust settlement with the Justice Department, but its rivals claimed to see little change, and in 1997 the Justice Department asked a federal judge to hold the company in contempt of court for forcing computer manufacturers to install its new web browser, Internet Explorer, a practice the company agreed to end.

The next year the Justice Department and 20 state attorneys general jointly filed suit, charging that Microsoft had used its market position to quash other browsers, including Netscape, the onetime leader. In 2000, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of Federal District Court ruled that Microsoft had abused its market power and ordered it to be broken into two companies. An appeals court disagreed, overruling Judge Jackson, and the officials in the newly installed Justice Department with the administration of President George W. Bush decided to settle the case with far less sweeping remedies.

By 2001, however, new competitors were on the horizon, like Yahoo, Google and products of the open software movement, including the Linux operating system. While Windows retained well over 90 percent of the market and the company's hold on the business market remained solid, as the decade progressed the company struggled to move toward a future in which software provided over the Internet, often free, in what came to be called "cloud'' computing, became a bigger threat to software sold in a box.

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At the same time, Microsoft's antitrust troubles had not been left completely behind. In September 2007, a European Union appellate court upheld a 2004 ruling that ordered it to share computer code with competitors and imposed a fine of almost $700 million.

On Feb. 1, 2008, Microsoft made its biggest move in years, making a $47.5 billion buyout bid for Yahoo, having earlier failed to persuade the company to pursue a merger. After a three-month pursuit, Microsoft withdrew its offer when Yahoo spurned even a sweetened bid.

By the end of the year, however, the focus was not on expansion but the sharp contraction of the economy. And on Jan. 22, 2009, Microsoft stunned investors by announcing its first-ever broad layoffs. The company said it would shed to 5,000 of its 94,000 employees over the next 18 months, including 1,400 people immediately. On April 23 of that year,  Microsoft reported the first year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since it first sold stock to the public in 1986. Just three months later, it reported its worst fiscal year since 1986, saying its year-over-year revenue and full-year sales of Windows software had dropped for the first time.

In its fourth quarter, ended June 30, 2009, Microsoft's net income fell to $3.05 billion, or 34 cents a share, a 29 percent drop in net income from a year ago. Excluding charges tied to legal matters, layoffs and investments, Microsoft earned 36 cents a share in the quarter, meeting the forecast of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. Its quarterly revenue dropped 17 percent, and the company took in $13.10 billion, missing analysts' estimates.

In June 2009, Microsoft introduced  its own search engine, called Bing, in an effort to challenge Google, the overwhelming market leader in searches. The move was made at a time when ads tied to search results were becoming a more important piece of the ad market.

Bing, which replaced Microsoft's Live Search engine, was started after more than a year of research showing that while users said they were generally satisfied with Web search services, their behavior suggested that they often stumbled as they relied on searches to complete certain tasks. Bing won praise from many influential reviewers, increasing the possibility that it could shake up the dynamics of the search business, which is worth $12 billion in the United States alone.

In July 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo announced a partnership in Internet search and advertising intended to build on the introduction of Bing and designed to close the gap with Google.

A more limited deal than the 2008 takeover attempt, the new Microsoft-Yahoo pact is a measured step that represents a pragmatic division of duties between the two companies. Under the pact, Microsoft will provide the underlying search technology on Yahoo's popular Web sites. Yahoo will produce and market Web media sites and produce on-line display advertising that accompanies them.

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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is an American multinational computer technology corporation with 79,000 employees in 102 countries and global annual revenue of US $51.12 billion as of 2007. It develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices.

Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its best selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software. These products have prominent positions in the desktop computer market, with market share estimates as high as 90% or more as of 2003 for Microsoft Office and 2006 for Microsoft Windows. One of Bill Gates' key visions is "to get a workstation running our software onto every desk and eventually in every home"

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