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This week, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) finally ships Windows 8, the OS the company claims is its biggest product in 17 years.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 operating system will be “the end of Windows” and that “Windows is irrelevant" during a press conference Friday in New York City.

Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) would have plunged 10 percent Friday, anyway. With the bad news out, can they recover?

SanDisk Corp, Chesapeake Energy Co, Google Inc, Nokia Corp, Marvell Technology Group, Aviva Plc, Microsoft Corp, Deutsche Bank AG and Advanced Micro Devices are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT reported first-quarter net income fell 22 percent as PC sales lagged and customers awaited Windows 8.

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) reported poor third-quarter results ahead of their planned release time.

It appears that silver lining for Microsoft Surface is growing bigger by the day as at the end of the first day of the pre-orders the $499 model is showing that shipments are being pushed back within three weeks.

The release date for Windows 8 is quickly approaching, as Microsoft will be launching its new OS in less than 10 days. Check out our guide to some of the most noteworthy features that will come with Windows 8.

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) will slow production pending shipment of Windows 8 by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).

Microsoft announced that a special limited-quantity pre-order for Surface with Windows RT had been made available at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday. The announcement about pre-orders came after the company revealed the price and market availability details both of its ARM-based Surface RT tablets.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has acquired the cloud storage company StorSimple in an effort to expand its new cloud-based platform, Azure.

The price for Microsoft's Surface tablet will start at $499, according to a product listing posted by the company ahead of preorders.

Third-quarter net income for Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) should decline, but the fourth-quarter forecast may be the news.

The malware protections on Windows 8 has been improved.

The new advertisement for Window 8 shows a new side of Microsoft, featuring hard rock, action sports and more.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced the launch of a new music-streaming service, Xbox Music, the company’s first attempt to rival today’s major music services such as Spotify and Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes.

While Microsoft has not yet released its latest operating system Windows 8, the company has already added a high-profile application for the new OS to its Windows Store: Digital streaming service Netflix released an app on Saturday.

“Halo 4,” the latest installment in the gargantuan “Halo” series, is set to be released Nov. 6. According to online reports, however, the game has already leaked, with a physical copy of the game being cracked and made available for download via BitTorrent sites.

The Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows 8 operating system is being released on Oct. 26, but an upgrade can be bought early for $70.

Watching financial announcements from big companies in the PC sector resembles a jalopy falling apart. Is the tablet age here?

Despite high hopes for Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows 8, three new reports show a gloomy financial forecast for the personal computer.