Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again Oct 10, 2008 4:47PM

When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon. Read more

Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start Oct 09, 2008 8:34AM

Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year. Both companies announced their services, which use graphic images that represent players called "avatars," Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show. Read more

Microsoft tries for slice of Japan game market Oct 09, 2008 4:43AM

Microsoft Corp. will be releasing games developed by top Japanese designers for its Xbox 360 console, a senior executive said Thursday, the latest effort by the U.S. software maker to make inroads in a market where it has long struggled. Read more

Microsoft shares sink as Dow plunges below 10,000 Oct 06, 2008 9:09PM

Shares of Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, sank Monday amid a broader market decline fueled by ongoing credit fears. Investors sent the Redmond, Wash.-based company's stock down $1.41, or 5.4 percent, to close at $24.91. The stock is still above its 52-week low of $23.50 set Sept... Read more

Norway to be key Microsoft search center Sep 30, 2008 10:16AM

Microsoft Corp. will use its $1.2 billion purchase of Oslo company Fast Search and Transfer ASA to form key, Norway-based research and development centers for its business search systems, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer announced Tuesday. Read more

Microsoft CEO Ballmer receives $1.35M in 2008 Sep 29, 2008 7:44PM

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer received a pay package valued at about $1.35 million for fiscal 2008, a year in which the software maker's profit climbed despite the troubled U.S. economy. Read more

Microsoft urges House to rethink bailout vote Sep 29, 2008 5:21PM

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, urged the House of Representatives to reconsider its vote against the $700 billion financial bailout plan Monday. Read more

Fitch rates Microsoft lower than S&P, Moody's Sep 26, 2008 10:46AM

Fitch Ratings has assigned Microsoft Corp. a long-term debt rating that is one notch below the very highest, breaking ranks with the other two major credit ratings firms, which gave the new debt issuer their peak AAA ratings. Read more

Fitch rates Microsoft lower than S&P, Moody's Sep 26, 2008 10:46AM

Fitch Ratings has assigned Microsoft Corp. a long-term debt rating that is one notch below the very highest, breaking ranks with the other two major credit ratings firms, which gave the new debt issuer their peak AAA ratings. Read more

Judge: Microsoft doesn't owe Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B Sep 26, 2008 6:51AM

Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a panel of federal appeals judges has ruled in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit. Read more

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