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CNET Conversations: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer talks about Google's apps, Apple's niche, Zune's potential, and what's up with that Courier tablet.

Tags: Steve Ballmer, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, TechRepublic Inc., CNET Conversations, News, Steve Balmer, Microsoft, Apple, tablet, PC, Windows

Videos 2009-10-06

Did Microsoft send in the trolls?

Did Microsoft send in the trolls?Patent scopeThese patents only apply in the US. Here in Europe we'll do what we have done for years and ignore them.This suit will be all about The Standard for Obviousness[url=http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070430121005424]FYI[/url]

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-13

Blu-ray Disc spec approved

Blu-ray Disc spec approvedYawn....Oh yeah, we get all the "extra" footage. Yawn.......Another format war? Fooey!Blu-ray or HD-DVD? I hate format wars. I hope one wipes out the other in Japan before either hit U.S. store shelves. From what I have read, Blu-ray sounds better. I hope it wins.The question...

Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, DVD, Steve Balmer, Microsoft Corp., BluRay, Blu-ray disc

Discussion threads 2004-08-11

Additional Resources

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Well, this is exactly what MS wanted to do with Win Mobile - that fizzled.I think that was mostly due to that fact that Win Mobile was is so bad.But, Android is the real thing, and is a great OS, to the point that nobody is even talking about Win...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Operating systems, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Win Mobile, mobile, operating system, manufacturer

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?

ProbablyA microsoft programmer probably used code he found in the net(IE code-plex...) instead of developping his own code...At school the programmer would have failed his course, here MS will face, once aggain, the wrath of Stallman's little cultists.if true they should get penalize ntnt It was a CodePlex project?Well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)

Now here's a ringing endorsement of cloud computing......"HP "wouldn?t put anything material in nature outside the firewall." "Sure gives one confidence, doesn't it? And this company is trying sell people on the cloud...but its CEO doesn't trust it? Nice. :-(Translation: We make a lot of money selling overpriced, under utilizedservers...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., server

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

SharePoint 2010 Vegas First Impressions

Kirk J Koenigsbauer • Microsoft Trying to write a blogpost about the SharePoint 2010 announcements today here in Las Vegas is like trying to summarize Microsoft in a few paragraphs. SharePoint, the fastest growing product in the company's history, is also arguably the...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...

Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Will Windows Mobile jump back to number 2 by 2013?

Don't summon the marketing people...Win7 house party ads check cNet Buzz Report for a nice roast, Bill Gates shaking his posterior, and misleading Laptop Hunters ads...these are the people you want to sell people on WinMo?Personally I'd say to have MS do the same thing that they mostly do with...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, phone, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, mobile, WinMo

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits

Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, server

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Microsoft and their Photoshop diversity policy

Wow!Looking forward to hearing the PR claw back for this one. This is just in-excusable, regardless of local politics. It's not even well done!World's shortest neckCould have lifted the head a bit higher.Also, not necessarily any sinister motive. When budgets are enormous, you pay for focus groups to determine...

Tags: Public relations, Marketing research, iGeneration, Photoshop diversity policy, Microsoft Corp., diversity policy, Adobe PhotoShop

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Ballmer: He knows when you're using a Mac

Ballmer: He knows when you're using a MacTrue...Microsoft never pretended to be "high quality, high volume". You simply can't. They made that choice long ago to be "mediocre quality, high volume". They are realizing in the last few years they need to compete on quality now.Because..Apple makes devices that don't...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, Tablets, Notebooks, Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, PC, high volume, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

PCs need a brand (and why Microsoft stores could revolutionize how a consumer buys one)

PCs need a brand and why Microsoft stores could revolutionize how a consumer buys oneGood article!Maybe Microsoft should just start making their own PCs! Like the xBox, which is a use specific device, but a computer none the same.It appears you have thought this out very welland I would...

Tags: Branding, Desktops, Operating systems, PC-World, brand, PC, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates left

Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftTime for the Old Gaurd to retirelike Gates, Jobs, ect.May be time to see where the new generation takes theses companies. Microsoft will only survive if Balmer leaves as well.....because Microsoft needs change.RE: Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftDespite the changes...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Five-Way

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Rumor: Leaked pictures of the new iPhone

Rumor: Leaked pictures of the new iPhoneThis gotta be real. The design would be too boring for a mock-up.Mock-up creator would have come up with something a lot more interesting.Don't misunderstand me. It's not that I have anything against this design.RE: Rumor: Leaked pictures of the new iPhoneThe green led...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, new iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

What would Larry Ellison do with Microsoft (it wouldn't be Vine)

What would Larry Ellison do with Microsoft (it wouldn't be Vine)Well...Since Ballmer does not know what he is doing I suppose that explains the first dip in revenue in 23 years, an OS that will be just as big a failure as Vista (Win 7), a desktop office suite that...

Tags: Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Vine, Larry Ellison

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Cisco CTO's 5 Predictions for the Future of Collaboration

Padmasree Warrior is, to quote her biography on their company blog "Cisco Systems’ Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, she is responsible for helping drive the company’s technological innovations and strategy, and works closely with its senior executive team and board of directors to align these efforts with Cisco’s corporate goals....

Tags: Marketing, Social Media, Cisco Systems Inc., Padmasree Warrior, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-04-25

Microsoft's Apple deja vu all over again

Microsoft's Apple deja vu all over againI agree, DavidIf Microsoft weren't worried about the competion Apple is giving them especially in the consumer sector, you wouldn't hear a peep out of them about Apple. But the fact that Ballmer is getting his licks in at Apple tells me they're getting...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, PC, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Apple's iPhone 3.0 event - beyond the live blog

Apple's iPhone 3.0 event - beyond the live blogNo Background apps...? Now they get to release the iPhone 4.0 service pack...with a new innovation... Multitasking! WOW. You mean like Windows Mobile and Blackberry have had forever? Just like the cut and paste nonsense.... Nice Service Pack...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Blogging, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3.0, live blog, Apple iPhone 3.0 event, MMS, blog

Discussion threads 2009-03-17