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Microsoft Considers Bidding for Yahoo

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Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.

Microsoft CEO Bonus Lags on Phone, Tablet Results

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks about the upcoming release of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, in Toronto
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in mobile phones and adapting to the tablet computer revolution.
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When Microsoft Windows Division President, Steven Sinofsky, gave an audience of developers a full preview of its imminent Windows 8 operating system at the company's Build 2011 conference on Tuesday, the mix of new features came as a surprise.
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Windows 8: Has Microsoft Outdone Apple?

Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 at its Build conference in Anaheim today, demonstrating its operating system on PCs, laptops, and tablets. Will Microsoft finally be able to compete with Apple in the tablet space?
Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, makes a joke about his blood pressure after introducing the new laptop at a news conference in Cupertino, California

Will Steve Jobs Return Again?

The impending threat that Apple will see Jobs-less days had been looming since CEO Steve Jobs announced his medical leave in January.

Microsoft Plans to Make a 'Bing' for the Buck, Google Still Dominant

Not only is the Web-search giant Google at odds with Apple, Microsoft's assault on Google in Internet search and search advertising through their own search engine 'Bing' serves as another attack on the home front and as competitive challenges in the technology industry grow.
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Windows Mango Shows up in Japan but Can it Beat iOS 5?

The first ever smartphone to run on Microsoft's latest Windows Phone mobile operating system (OS) (codenamed Mango) has been unveiled in Japan even as the OS is scheduled for launch around the same time Apple's iOS 5 launches i.e. this Fall. But can it compete with Apple's latest mobile OS?
Microsoft Mango could be Steve Ballmer's best bet ever

Microsoft Mango Set to Tango This Fall

Microsoft has released the new version of Windows Phone (codenamed Mango) to device manufacturers and it seems the Japanese will get to try it first, as early as September.
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First Taste of the Mango Phone [VIDEO]

The first smartphone based on the new "Mango" edition of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform was unveiled on Wednesday in Tokyo, PCWorld reported. It will help increase Microsoft's share in the smart phone market.
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