Cheery Waves: Microsoft Simply Not Getting “Online”

Microsoft’s Online Business For The Year: Over $2.5 Billion …Lost By TechCrunch.com, Published: July 23 EXTRACT Reading Microsoft’s press release on their earnings, you’d think everything is fantastic in the division. “Online Services Division revenue grew 17% for the fourth quarter and 15% for the full year, primarily driven by increases in search revenue.” Big growth! …

Koko: Microsoft Fifth Largest Linux Company

Top Five Linux Contributor: Microsoft By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | July 17, 2011 Linux and Open Source Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols & Paula Rooney EXTRACT In a Linux Weekly News story, currently only available to subscribers, an analysis of Linux 3.0 contributors reveals that Microsoft was the fifth largest corporate contributer to Linux 3.0. While only …

Cheery Waves: Quote on Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer

All that money, and no far future strategy…. A former Microsoft exec, who has experienced C-level meetings with CEO Steve Ballmer, said he doesn’t think Microsoft would have bought Skype to help Facebook compete with Google. “Steve is one of the smartest people you’ll meet, processing-power smart,” he said. “But he’s not a complex multivariate …

Graphic: White Space Phone (Nokia/Microsoft)

When Nokia announced that it will drop Symbian for Microsoft’s Windows Mobile, many in the industry were taken by surprise. Now, according to industry insiders, the strategy is becoming clear: Nokia will use Microsoft’s patented “white spaces” radio, enabling wireless devices to use television frequencies. Read more…. Source

Reference: Microsoft, Facebook, & the Future

Bianca Bosker bianca@huffingtonpost.com | HuffPost Reporting Microsoft’s Cracked Windows: How The World’s Technology Juggernaut Lost Its Buzz And Became The ‘Underdog’ EXTRACT:  Its stranglehold on the desktop, while hugely profitable, helped turn Microsoft into an out-of-shape competitor focused on defending turf rather than scoring new hits. In seeking to maintain its dominance on the desktop, …