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Microsoft Profits, Sales Fall — But Beat Expectations
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s quarterly profit fell a smaller-than-expected 18 percent on Friday, as the world’s largest software company held up better than feared, sending its shares up 8 percent. The company, which released its new Windows 7 operating system this week, reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $3.57 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared…
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IBM Mines VC Community for Diamonds
Claudia Fan Munce joined IBM 24 years ago as a researcher. Today, still at IBM, Fan Munce is in a decidedly different role. She’s a matchmaker of sorts, bringing select VC-backed ISVs into the IBM fold and connecting them to other IBM business partners to get their solutions to market. “We like to call ourselves…
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Microsoft Launches Win7 at Jammed New York Press Event
The anticipation is palitable at the Microsoft Window 7 launch event in Manhattan. At the Skylight Studios in SOHO, Microsoft has packed a small room with dozens of reporters from mainstream and technology media outlets.It’s literally standing room only. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to take the stage shortly with a special guest to…
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Window 7 Launch Event: Microsoft Rolls Ads
While keeping press and invited guest waiting for the start of the Windows 7 Launch event, Microsoft played a series of its commercials, including the “You find it, you keep it” ads. Funny, those ads all feature machines running Vista.
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Vista Got Good Reviews Too
(Reuters) – As Microsoft Corp’s Windows 7 release approaches, early reviews are generally positive. But so were reviews for Windows Vista just before its launch. In the months leading up to Windows 7’s release this Thursday, publications from ComputerWorld to the New York Times have written favorable assessments, praising, in particular, its increased speed and…
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Microsoft Enlists ‘Family Guy’ for Windows 7 Launch
At some point every pop icon — particularly the animated kind — are enlisted to shill a product. Homer Simpson did it. Fred Flintstone did it. Bugs Bunny did it. And you can add Peter Griffin and the characters of Family Guy to the roster. Already circulating on YouTube is a Family Guy clip featuring…