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Microsoft Corp opened the first in a planned chain of stores on Thursday, aiming to match rival Apple Inc's successful foray into retailing.

Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday in its most important release for more than a decade, aiming to win back customers after the disappointing Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market.

Microsoft Corp. formally unveiled Thursday its newest operating system, Windows 7, as the software giant hopes to breath new life into its Operating System product line.

Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft's operating system, is seeing bullish market around the world on the eve of its official launch.

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Microsoft is working on a new operating system that will be targeted at corporate customers, Acer's chairman said on Thursday, as the software giant launches its next-generation Windows 7.

The world's first copy of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, has been bought by an Australian early on Thursday morning, ninemsn reported.

Computer makers hoping for Microsoft Corp's new Windows 7 operating system to free up a long-awaited corporate spending spree may have to wait until the second half of next year.

Microsoft Corp and Google Inc secured separate agreements to access real-time content from Web phenomenon Twitter, intensifying their battle for a search market that Google dominates.

Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have sealed separate agreements to access real-time content from Web phenomenon Twitter, intensifying their battle for a search market that Google now dominates.

Microsoft's long-awaited Windows 7 arrives tomorrow, Thursday October 22, and makers of personal computers are gearing for the new operating system launch by announcing their own new products and services.

Microsoft Corp has sealed agreements to access real-time content on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, a boost for its fledgling Bing search engine.

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed the early delivery of Windows 7 in UK before its official launch on Thursday.

Demand for computers from large companies is likely to pick up by as soon as mid-2010 as a result of Microsoft's launch this week of its Windows 7 operating system, a senior Dell executive said on Wednesday.

Yahoo Inc's quarterly profit more than tripled as cost cuts and asset sales more than offset a continued decline in sales, sending its shares up 5 percent. Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse told Reuters the Internet company's top advertisers were beginning to spend again.

Yahoo Inc's third-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, beating Wall Street estimates and sending its shares climbing 3 percent.

Apple Inc's profits and sales streaked past Wall Street forecasts as iPhone and Mac sales hit quarterly records, sending its shares rocketing to all-time highs on Monday.

At shops in Shanghai's bustling Xinyang market, fake Apple iPhones and Bose speakers sit neatly alongside bootleg copies of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system, a week before its official launch.

Google Inc said more than 2 million businesses now use its online office software, and the Web search leader is going global on Monday with an advertising campaign to lure customers away from Microsoft Corp and IBM products.

Google Inc said more than 2 million businesses now use its online office software, and the Web search leader is going global on Monday with an advertising campaign to lure customers away from Microsoft Corp and IBM products.

Microsoft is ratcheting up for the launch of its latest and greatest operating system next week, riding the heels of Apple's earnings report, but the Mac maker shouldn't fear the new salvo from its long-time arch-rival.