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Irony Alert: Microsoft Files Formal Complaint Against Google With EC

Kara Swisher in News on March 31, 2011 at 1:25 am PT

Microsoft’s legal eagle Brad Smith didn’t even bother to pretend the software giant’s filing of a formal antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission wasn’t a wee bit ironic. Wrote Smith in a blog post late last night: “There of course will be some who will point out the irony in today’s filing.” You think?

Make the Rent Check Out to "Google"

Peter Kafka in Media on December 3, 2010 at 4:24 am PT

See? Google isn’t a one-trick pony, after all: The search giant is going to become a landlord, after spending $1.9 billion on a building that takes up an entire New York City block. One interesting tenant: Spotify.

Grading Neighborhood Schools

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on February 20, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Education-related Web sites that provide free school comparisons can help parents choose one for their children, but some sites are more helpful than others.