$44.6 Billion for Yahoo

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Microsoft said Friday that it had made an unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo for about $44.6 billion in a mix of cash and stock in an effort to challenge Google Inc.’s dominance in Internet search services and advertising.In response Yahoo said in a news release Friday that its board would evaluate Microsoft bid “carefully and […]

Windows Live Writer 2008

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Microsoft Releases “Windows Live Writer 2008″ Blog Authoring & Publishing Tool. Windows Live Writer is a desktop application that makes it easy to publish rich content to your blog. Writer shows you what your blog entry will look like before you post it, using your blog’s templates and formatting.Download Windows Live Writer 2008
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Microsoft fired Chief Information Officer Stuart Scott

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

In a statement, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant Microsoft said that it has fired Chief Information Officer Stuart Scott,as the result of an internal investigation.
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Microsoft buys stake in Facebook

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Microsoft has paid $240m for a 1.6% stake in Facebook that values the  popular social networking site at $15bn.
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Xbox 360 price Cuts in Japan

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Microsoft Japan have announced that staring on November 1 in Japan,a 13 percent price cut for the Xbox 360, with the premium version dropping from ¥39,795 ($348) to ¥34,800 ($304). The Core version of the console, without a hard drive, will drop from ¥29,800 ($261) to ¥27,800 ($243).
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Two Free Games with Xbox 360

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Microsoft confirmed on Monday that two free games will be bundled with holiday Xbox 360 packages.Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance will be included with Xbox 360 Pro ($350) and Xbox 360 Elite ($450) models by the end of October.

Halo 3 has broken the US sales record

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Microsoft Corp said late Wednesday that “Halo 3″ has broken the US sales record for a new video game by garnering an estimated US$170 million in its first 24-hours on sale.The game also drew over a million Xbox Live members to play online in the first 20-hours on offer, making it the biggest day for […]

Windows XP Goodbye in 2008

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Microsoft announced that from 31 January 2008 large PC makers, such as Dell, HP and Toshiba, will no longer be able to buy licences for the software so they can install it on new machines, despite a poll by the firm Harris Interactive,that showns only 10% of those questioned were planning to upgrade to Vista […]