Tag: Microsoft
Kodak shopping patents around to very interested buyers, including Apple
In the high stakes game of patent portfolio wars, Kodak revealed on July 20th that it may be willing to part with over a thousand...
Microsoft working on Lionifying Office for Mac 2011
It’s not really unexpected, but we thought we would pass on the good news anyway. Microsoft is currently working on an update for Office for...
Patent wars could heat up, Nortel patent sale approved
We reported back on Canada Day (July 1) that Nortel managed to sell off its patent portfolio to a large consortium for $4.5 billion dollars....
Back to school sales has Apple beating Microsoft 8 to 2
If you’re looking for a new computer before heading back to college in the fall, chances are you’ve already considered purchasing an Apple machine. A...
Nortel sells $4.5 billion worth of patents to consortium which includes Apple
All of Nortel’s patents have been sold to a consortium consisting of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Sony, and Research In Motion. More than 6000 wireless,...
Apple worth the same as Microsoft, HP & Dell Combined
Crikey. There’s just no stopping Apple it seems. General market valuation for the company puts them at $301 billion. If we factor in the market...
While Apple focuses on music in the cloud, Microsoft may be bringing TV along
A lot of digital ink has been spilled both here on the website, and around the blogosphere about Apple’s iCloud and where the music industry...
Editorial: Windows 8 and how it stacks up to Apple and Google’s offerings
Before yesterday, Microsoft had essentially let Windows rot into a steaming pile of garbage that most of us (Mac people anyway) wouldn’t want to touch...
A call for Ballmer to step down from Microsoft, and for new blood to step up
Well, this one has been a long time coming. This week David Einhorn stated that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has led Microsoft with what he...
Microsoft CEO Ballmer backpedals on Windows 8 launch. Is Apple pressure to blame?
Whoops, Microsoft is at it again. Representatives were forced to quickly backpedal on CEO Steve Ballmer’s proclamation that the next version of Windows would be...
Apple influencing Intel’s roadmap, while Microsoft quips
Imagine being important enough to influence your neighbors’ decisions. Intel came right out and told Reuters today that Apple pushes them so hard to be...
Ballmer proclaims Skype for all
In one of the largest purchases that the Microsoft has made, Skype was recently purchased for $8.5 billion. Many have speculated that with this purchase,...
Microsoft updates Bing Maps iOS SDK
If you want to keep up, you’ve got to be at the forefront with your SDK. Lagging behind in the tools you provide developers usually...
Finally, Apple is more profitable than Microsoft
It’s been years in the making — Apple has passed Microsoft not only in market cap, as we saw a while ago, but also in revenue....
Leak: Windows 8 App Store looks a helluva lot like Apple’s App Store
The sincerest form of flattery is continuing over in Redmond these days. Copy, copy, copy is the order of the day. Leaked screenshots of the...
So long Zune, it’s too bad we never knew you
When you’re very late to the party, not too many people notice your arrival. I mean, a couple of wallflowers might notice you coming through...
Apparently Microsoft and Apple are still fighting like children over ‘App Store’ trademark
Before we can jump right into today’s news, we need to provide a little bit of a backstory. This particular wrestling match over a trademark...
Microsoft contemplating an appearance in the Mac App Store
First, I’d like to say that I personally live in a world where the “best” alternative makes an appearance in my workflow. I’m so far...