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Stars align for a Microsoft 'Star Trek' marketing deal
Microsoft Corp. is partnering with Paramount Pictures on a promotional effort for the studio's "Star Trek Into Darkness." It represents the biggest such undertaking ever for the software giant. The Redmond, Wash., company's campaign isn't short on...Tags: Gaming, Marketing, Software Industry, Online Advertising, Microsoft Windows
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Updated 'Windows 8.1' free to current users
Seattle TimesThe upcoming Windows 8 update, known up to now by the code name "Windows Blue," will officially be called "Windows 8.1" and be free to download for current Windows 8 and Windows RT users. The update could be crucial for Microsoft to gain market share,...Tags: Intel Corp., Customs and Tradition, Microsoft Windows, Market Research, Google Play
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Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion
According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. The deal would give Microsoft Barnes & Noble's e-books, homegrown games and...
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Microsoft to update Windows 8 to juice sales
ReutersMicrosoft Corp. is planning a substantial update to make its touch-based Windows 8 software easier to use and compatible with smaller tablets. Despite sales of 100 million copies in the six months since launch, Windows 8 it has not captured consumers'...Tags: Google Inc., Customs and Tradition, Microsoft Windows, New Products, ASUSTek Computer Inc.
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INTERVIEW-Windows 8 hits 100 mln sales, tweaks for mini-tablets in works
Reuters* Sales on par with Windows 7, but consumer interest waning * Update code-named 'Blue' intended to improve experience, allow small tablets * Windows co-chief pushes touch laptops * Microsoft shares at five-year high By Bill Rigby SEATTLE, May 6...Tags: Amazon Kindle Fire, Google Inc., Customs and Tradition, Microsoft Windows, New Products
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INTERVIEW-Microsoft goes mainstream to win phone share
Reuters* Nokia Lumia 521 on sale under $150 at Walmart next week * Marks Microsoft push to lower end of smartphone market * Windows Phone chief looks to leverage Office, Xbox By Bill Rigby SEATTLE, May 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's phone chief hates to call...Tags: Verizon Communications, Google Inc., Gaming, AT&T Corp., HTC Corp.
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Microsoft checkup: growing pains and promise
Seattle TimesSix months after the launch of Windows 8 and a week after a quarterly earnings report that surprised some with its solidity, Microsoft watchers are asking: Is the company the slow-yet-steady tortoise that's gaining on the flashier hares of the...Tags: Xbox 360, Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marketing
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BRIEF: Microsoft's Surface tablet ready to debut in June
The Bangkok PostMicrosoft will debut its Surface tablet in Thailand in June, right when local mobile operators are heavily promoting their third-generation (3G) broadband services. Thailand will be the third country in Southeast Asia to see the Surface after...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Acer Computer, Bangkok (Thailand), Google Inc., Marketing
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New Microsoft store in Beachwood strives to mix business with hands-on fun
The News-Herald, Willoughby, OhioIt sort of feels like walking into an alternate universe. There's a new store at Beachwood Place filled with high-tech goodies. It may seem incredibly familiar, but, chances are, you've never set foot in one before. You probably have been in a store...Tags: Xbox 360, Microsoft Corporation, Kelly Clarkson, Gaming, Software Industry
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Crecimiento de licencias multianuales de Microsoft alivia declive de ventas de computadoras
Reuters* Ganancias de Microsoft dependen menos de ventas de PC * Crecientes negocios multianuales ayudan a fluidez de ingresos * Office, Windows mantienen popularidad en mercado corporativo * Firma avanza en forma sólida en negocio "nube": analistas Por...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft multiyear license growth softens pain of PC decline
Reuters* Microsoft less reliant on PC sales for profit * Increasing multiyear deals helps smooth revenue * Office, Windows retain popularity in corporate market By Bill Rigby SEATTLE, April 19 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's strategy of selling more long-...Tags: Xbox 360, Microsoft Corporation, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Netbooks doomed to oblivion by 2015, report says
Looks like the iPad is about to cause another casualty. The latest victim: Netbooks. You remember those small, cuddly laptops launched just a few years ago, with lower power, less functionality and lower prices to match. They were kind of computing...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Apple iPad
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