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Microsoft Stores finally go international
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on February 10, 2012

A Microsoft Store is likely to be opening near you soon. Even if you’re not in the United States. Possibly. Probably.

Microsoft has been opening Stores around the U.S. since late in 2009. It’s been an experiment to this point, with [...]

Microsoft roasts Google with Gmail Man
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on February 9, 2012

Microsoft has had fun roasting Google with its Gmail Man spoof. And why not? It’s all just a bit of fun, surely.

Microsoft has been losing ground to Google in many sectors for the past few years. Gmail is growing at [...]

Google accuses Microsoft of spreading lies in new Hotmail ad
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on February 7, 2012

Google accuses Microsoft of spreading lies in new Hotmail ad Google previously announced plans to merge data across all of its services in order improve the overall experience for the end users. Microsoft has accused Google of violating user privacy by reading their [...]

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Hotmail ads to become Hotmail deals
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 31, 2012

If you still use Hotmail, and I am one of those rare individuals, then you’ll soon be seeing a change in the ads displayed alongside your email.

Microsoft is replacing the banner adverts in Hotmail with deals. They’re still ads, [...]

‘Bing Is For #Doing’, So Says Microsoft
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 21, 2012

Bing launched as a ‘decision engine’, with Microsoft trying to shift the attention away from Google’s ‘search engine’. Now Microsoft is upping its game.

In a new series of commercials playing on TV from this weekend, Microsoft is extolling the [...]

Microsoft investigates Foxconn worker mass suicide protest
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 16, 2012

Microsoft investigates Foxconn worker mass suicide protestChinese manufacturer, Foxconn is in the news again with workers protesting poor working conditions at the factory. The manufacturing company came under scrutiny in the past after a number of suicides occurred in plants contracted by Apple, [...]

Microsoft snags yet another Android manufacturer with royalty fees
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 16, 2012

Microsoft snags yet another Android manufacturer with royalty feesMicrosoft’s patent infringement dispute with Google has been ongoing with no signs of it letting up. Microsoft has been going after various Android manufacturers instead of going after Google to collect royalty fees.

Microsoft alleges [...]

CES 2012: Microsoft reveals new Windows Phone flagship phone – Lumia 900
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 9, 2012

CES 2012: Microsoft reveals new Windows Phone flagship phone – Lumia 900Microsoft has a strategic partnership with Nokia that has been simmering all year long. Many speculated that a new handheld device between the two partners would hit the market this past holiday, [...]

2012 is Microsoft’s last chance to make it big with Windows Phone 7
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 4, 2012

2012 is Microsoft’s last chance to make it big with Windows 7Microsoft’s market share in the mobile sector has been shrinking for years, and the initial launch of Windows Phone 7 has failed to stop things from spiraling downward. However, there is a [...]

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Microsoft kills ‘culture of heavy drinking’
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on January 1, 2012

Microsoft is making moves to kill its culture of heavy drinking. Not that it’s admitting the company has a culture of heavy drinking, you understand.

During a court battle last year a string of allegations emerged suggesting Microsoft was [...]

Novell antitrust case against Microsoft ends with a one juror deadlock
Posted from VISTA.BLORGE on December 20, 2011

Novell antitrust case against Microsoft ends with a one juror deadlockIt seems like the current chapter in a dispute that is seven years old is coming to an end between Novell and Microsoft. Recently, Bill Gates testified in court after Novell accused Gates [...]