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ATD: Gates, Ballmer and Sean Parker join Zuckerberg’s FWD.us lobby group
Posted On 25 Apr 2013 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
Mark Zuckerberg showed he's more than just a social butterfly earlier this month, forming the tech-focused political lobby group FWD.us alongside some other big names in the industry. Now, according to AllThingsD, a few more heavy-hitters have sig...
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CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Steve Ballmer calls Dropbox ‘a fine little startup’
Posted On 30 Jan 2013 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft is no stranger to industry flak, but it's always better to give than to receive, right? Steve Ballmer thinks so, and in a recent Bloomberg interview, he took a second away from talking up the new Office 2013 to smite Dropbox, saying that th...
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Ballmer says Surface RT sales off to ‘modest’ start (update: Microsoft clarifies)
Posted On 11 Nov 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's been holding Surface for Windows RT sales figures close to its chest so far, but CEO Steve Ballmer has allowed in an interview with Le Parisien that the much ballyhooed tablet is off to a "modest" start. The bombastic exec gave that appra...
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Ballmer: Windows Phone 8 ‘still small’, but will ‘really ramp quickly’
Posted On 05 Nov 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Following its launch event in San Francisco and the appearance of its first devices last week, the folks behind Windows Phone 8 is hoping for big things in the future. Microsoft's chief exec Steve Ballmer said that its work with Nokia, HTC and Samsun...
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Microsoft posts Build 2012 session videos for eager Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 coders
Posted On 03 Nov 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Not every developer had the luxury of putting a flight to Redmond on the corporate tab so that they could attend Microsoft's Build 2012 conference in person. Much to their delight, they won't have to. The company has posted streaming video for every ...
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Steve Ballmer returns triumphantly to Microsoft ads for Windows Phone 8, now with less Crazy Eddie (video)
Posted On 29 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
The last time we saw Steve Ballmer star in a commercial for Microsoft, he was extolling the virtues of a 286-based PC running the glory that was Windows 1.0 -- in 1986. You can imagine the surprise we got 26 years later when Microsoft premiered an ad...
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Bill Gates already has a Surface and you don’t (video)
Posted On 22 Oct 2012 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Being the founder of Microsoft certainly has its advantages, as well as its downsides. Case in point: the video interview Microsoft released this morning, starring none other than Bill Gates himself talking about the world of Windows 8. On the positi...
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Microsoft CEO Ballmer braces us for a ‘fundamental shift’ in strategy with more Microsoft-designed devices
Posted On 09 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's Surface tablets could already be considered warning shots across the bow, signalling that a change in strategy was underway. For anyone who was in doubt, however, CEO Steve Ballmer has clearly spelled out in a shareholder letter that Micr...
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HTC’s Windows Phone 8 press event now available to watch online (video)
Posted On 22 Sep 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
Love you some Windows Phone? Big fan of HTC? Well, then, we imagine this has been a good week for you! If you missed our coverage from New York as it happened, first of all, shame on you. But, we'll forgive you, and as a special treat even point you ...
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Microsoft gifts full-time employees with Surface tablets, Windows 8 phones and PCs
Posted On 13 Sep 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Reprising a Windows Phone 7 giveaway from back in 2010, Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer announced at the company's annual event that all 90,000 or so full-time employees are getting a taste of its latest hardware. That's one Surface for Windows RT table...
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