Tag: Microsoft
Gates urged Apple to make the Macintosh OS a standard
It seems that in 1985, a young Bill Gates encouraged then-CEO of Apple John Sculley and Jean Louis Gassée of the Macintosh team to open...
Microsoft, Google, and Netflix want DRM decryption tools in HTML5
Of course the powers that be want a way to ensure that HTML 5 has appropriate controls to decrypt licenses for online video. Microsoft, Google,...
Microsoft says nope to Office for iPad, for now
Microsoft went on the offensive today, calling reports of Office on the iPad untrue. Earlier today The Daily‘s Matt Hickey published a report that suggested...
Microsoft attempts to compete with iCloud with SkyDrive on OS X
Apple is doubling down on making iCloud the conceptual core of the next decade at Apple by tightly integrating it into Mac OS X 10.8...
Foxconn finally stays true to its word, promises another wage increase
Foxconn has finally made good on its promise to raise salaries for its factory workers. The company, originally announcing the idea of a 30 percent...
Google and Microsoft combined aren’t worth as much as Apple
Not only has Apple been making insanely high profits, but the stock market has been paying attention. The AAPL stock has continued upward at such...
Apple hires Xbox Live executive
Apple continues to hire game industry executives. It started with Nick Grange, a former Activision, EA, and Xbox PR executive, then it was Nintendo PR...
Microsoft ends up inadvertently buying Madison students iPads
It’s probably the last thing Microsoft thought would ever happen, but it has happened nonetheless. It seems that money has been going directly from Microsoft’s...
Apple tops Candian “Leading Edge” Brands, RIM doesn’t make the cut
Apple is all aboot the leading edge says a new survey from Ipsos Reid. As one part of its Ipsos Influence Index Study, the company...
It sounds like Xbox Live games could be coming to iOS
A new job post on Microsoft Careers hints that Microsoft could be gearing up to bring the latest Xbox Live experiences to all mobile platforms,...
Microsoft OneNote iPad app is available now
This week, Microsoft released its official OneNote client for the iPad. Just like the iPhone version, it’s free. Confusingly, the iPhone optimized and the iPad...
Rumor: Microsoft bringing Office to the iPad, Mac App Store next year
Microsoft has been eating up the news cycle this week by releasing a bunch of products for iOS. It seems like the releases will keep...
Microsoft releases My Xbox LIVE app for iOS
Microsoft has just unleashed an Xbox LIVE application for iOS. If you’re a hardcore gamer and need to know how your achievements are holding up...
The Business Software Association flip flops like a sandal convention
While the software alliance, which consists of most of the major players in the software sector, hasn’t done a complete 180, it is back-peddling a...
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Steve Ballmer says “WINDOWS!”
Asking Steve Ballmer how he feels about being in the “post-PC era” and he’ll give you a sorta-kinda answer: “We are in the Windows era —...
Is Siri a threat to Google?
Google apparently is a little more worried than it let on that Apple’s Siri technology could pose a significant threat to the search giant. While...
Ballmer says Metro iTunes app is welcome
During a recent Q&A call with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, he explained that he’d welcome Metro-compatible apps from competitors such as Apple and Amazon, saying “they...
Microsoft’s Metro says “no” to Flash
I can’t decide whether I’m surprised or not: Microsoft has announced that Metro, their front-end for the upcoming Windows 8, will not support plug-ins for...