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Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie to Retire as Software Chief
SEATTLE, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) executive who took over the role of chief software architect from Bill Gates is to step down, following a tenure in which the Windows-maker lost ground to Google and Apple. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Ray Ozzie would not be replaced, raising questions about the leadership…
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HP Hires Nokia Meego Executive to Head Up WebOS
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard has hired Ari Jaaksi, a software executive from Nokia, as a Senior Vice President of its new mobile operating system webOS, a spokeswoman for HP said on Friday. Earlier this month Nokia said Jaaksi, the head of Finnish handset makers key Meego software platform, had decided to leave the company. Nokia, once…
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Intel Quarter, Forecast Signals Upbeat Tone
(Reuters) – Intel Corp forecast upbeat fourth-quarter sales and margins as resilient demand from emerging markets and corporations offset weak consumer spending, raising hopes that the technology sector could end 2010 on a strong note. Shares of Intel and rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc, which have warned about weak consumer demand for computers, climbed 1…
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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Wins Early Accolades
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s last-ditch attempt to reclaim its prominence in the smartphone market won favorable early reviews on Monday, but it may come too late to claw back customers from Apple Inc and Google Inc. The world’s largest software company, along with network carriers and handset makers, is planning to spend more than $100…