Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

windows 7 lunched.

Windows sales ‘please’ Microsoft Microsoft has said it is “pleased” with the “strong consumer demand” for its new Windows 7 operating system. The new operating system was rolled out worldwide on 22 October. Windows 7 was not included in its results from July to September, for which it reported net profits of $3.57bn (£2.18bn), down [...]

Microsoft word sales banned.

A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i. The patent relates to the use of XML, a programming language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs. XML is integral to Microsoft’s flagship word processing software Word. [...]

Publicis Groupe to buy Microsoft’s Razorfish

French advertising group Publicis Groupe SA has agreed to acquire Internet ad agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530 million in cash and stock. Razorfish will continue to operate under its own brand name and continue to serve as Microsoft’s “preferred provider” for Internet advertising, the companies announced Sunday in a joint statement. The deal includes [...]

Yahoo, Microsoft finally near deal-Reports says

It’s unclear whether they brought the requested “boatloads of money,” but several top Microsoft executives are in Silicon Valley to try to finalize a search deal with Yahoo, according to an All Things Digital report late on Thursday. According to the report, the two sides are “down to the short strokes” after years of excruciatingly [...]

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