Ballmer: Yahoo! No Bargain at Any Price
At Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting this week, CEO Steve Ballmer emphatically closed the door on the possibility that his company was interested in purchasing ailing Internet giant Yahoo!. His frank assessment of the situation sent Yahoo!'s stock... WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
[November 20, 2008]
Microsoft Updates Zune Subscription to Include Free Music
Users of Microsoft's Zune Pass subscription currently pay $15 a month to gain access to millions of music tracks via the Zune Marketplace, but until today, that music became unaccessible if they let their subscriptions run out. Now, however, Microsoft... WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
[November 19, 2008]
Microsoft Kills OneCare, Will Launch Free Security Solution
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it would retire its $50-a-year security subscription product, Windows Live OneCare, and replace it with a free solution codenamed "Morro." Unlike OneCare, however, Morro will focus only on core anti-malware features and... WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
[November 19, 2008]
Xbox 360 Overhaul Arrives with New UI, Avatars
Xbox 360 owners who logon to the system's Xbox Live system this morning will receive the most significant functional change yet to the console's user interface, or dashboard. Dubbed the New Xbox Experience, this new front-end features a completely new... WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
[November 18, 2008]
Microsoft Launches Hosted Exchange, SharePoint Services
Microsoft on Monday announced the launch of its first broadly available cloud computing solutions under the banner Microsoft Online Services (MOS). The company is offering Microsoft-hosted versions of Exchange, SharePoint, and other server products to... WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
[November 18, 2008]
Yang Steps Down as Yahoo! CEO
Yahoo! cofounder Jerry Yang has reached a "mutual" agreement with the company to step down as CEO as soon as a replacement can be found. The arguably overdue move comes as the struggling Internet company continues to lose value and one-time suitor... WinInfo - Paul Thurrott
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