Microsoft Corp. has posted an 18 percent decline in quarterly profits, results that are not desirable on their own but actually hint at the possibilit of a larger recovery in the ailing technology sector of the economy. While business spending for Microsoft products was weak in the last quarter, Microsoft saw increased demand for personal computers and videogames.
Microsoft’s results have provided optimism to the rest of the technology sector that consumer demand may be on its way to making a full recovery, especially after the impact that the economic recession has had. Investors also took Microsoft’s results as a sign …read more

This is the first of several post that I will share regarding my experience with Microsoft Windows 7. So for the past few months, I have been Beta testing Windows 7 and have found that overall it is a good move for Microsoft. I have found my experience to be a smooth transition from Vista.
If you are thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, then there are a few things that you should make sure you do before upgrading:

Before upgrading to Windows 7, you should definitely run the upgrade advisor to see if your computer is ready for Windows 7.
If your …read more

Microsoft Windows just announce the public release of their newest Windows Mobile 6.5 for cell phones. The campaign is called “Go Windows Go” because it connect can not directly connect your cell phone with your home computer via the web.
I know that this isn’t something that’s new but hear me out and see some of the features that the newest version boasts. According to their website, below are some of the newest features:

Keep in touch with others: Connect with your people when and how you want.

Facebook
Windows Live Messenger
Email
Snap and share pictures
Tweet on Twitter

Always in sync: Easy backup and recovery with Microsoft My …read more

Microsoft’s top executives earned less in annual pay and awards throughout the fiscal year 2009, the first year ever for Microsoft to have posted a decline in annual revenue. Despite the usual strength of Microsoft, the technology giant has found itself struggling under the weight of the sagging economy.
 
According to Microsoft, the fiscal year ended in June saw sales fall 3 percent to $58.4 billion, the company’s first-ever drop in revenue. In response to this, Microsoft has announced that it will reduce spending by $3 billion compared to its original fiscal 2009 spending plan, highlighting that Microsoft will take the …read more

Videogame maker Electronic Arts has experienced a surge in the value of its stock following speculation that computer giant Microsoft is considering a takeover of the company. However, both companies have declined to make any comments on such an arrangement and analysts remain largely skeptical about how the acquisition would be practical.
To some analysts, Microsoft acquiring Electronic Arts makes no sense at all because of the fact that Microsoft is developing newer forms of videogame technology, making an acquisition of a traditional videogame company pointless. This potential roadblock has not stood in the way of trading, with EA’s shares climbing …read more

Since 2001, James Cash has been on the Microsoft Board of Directors. On Friday, Microsoft announced that he won’t be seeking re-election at this year’s shareholder meeting. Cash says he is making them move to make time for commitments, both personal and professional.
Said Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft: “Jim has brought tremendous wisdom and judgment to our board, as well as keen insights into our enterprise business efforts based on his academic work at Harvard. We appreciate all of his contributions and we will certainly miss his leadership and perspective.”
Cash is currently a professor at the Harvard Business School. …read more

While Microsoft was not able to convince an appeals court that Microsoft’s Outlook software and two other products infringed on an Alcatel-Lucent patent, the software giant was able to have its $358 million damages verdict recalculated. The move came after the court ruled that such a verdict was not actually supported by evidence.
 
The case, which mostly focused on Alcatel-Lucent’s claim that Outlook’s calendar function infringed on one of its patents, has seen Microsoft argue that it should only have to pay $6.5 million in damages. According to the appeals court, as well as part of Microsoft’s argument, the calendar function …read more

A mini controversy is starting to swirl on the internet after it was revealed that Microsoft removed a black man from a photo and replaced him with a white man. The controversy has gotten big enough that Microsoft has issued an apology for the photo alteration.
In the original picture, an Asian man, a black man and a white woman appear in the photo. The original picture is located at the company’s website in the United States. In the edited version of the photo, an Asian man, a white man and a white woman are shown. The edited version was on …read more

After it was announced that Microsoft and Yahoo came to an agreement on a deal that will challenge Google’s supremacy in the search engine advertising industry, many thought it would easily become a reality. Not so fast. Both American and European regulators will take a very close look at this partnership.
In fact, the investigating by regulators is expected to drag into 2010. It could be as long as a year before the Microsoft and Yahoo partnership becomes a realiy.
If the partnership does become a reality, Google would have a competitor in the search engine advertising industry for the first time …read more

When Microsoft acquired aQuantive in 2007, it also acquired one of its subsidiaries, Razorfish, which is an interactive advertising agency. However, Microsoft has now decided to sell off Razorfish to French advertising giant Publicis Groupe, holding an auction that drew bids from many of the biggest names in the industry.
 
The deal was struck on Sunday, stipulating that Publicis Groupe, owner of several interactive agencies, would pay a total of $530 million in cash and stock for Razorfish. However, Publicis Groupe will most likely not have full control over its new acquisition until the fourth quarter, at which time it will …read more