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Timing of Microsoft’s “Xbox 720” Hinted at in Lawsuit

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 24 at 12:08 pm PT

Microsoft is not saying when it will be unveiling a new Xbox console, but thanks to a lawsuit between Activision and some former employees, timing details are a little clearer.

Microsoft Pulling Out of CES After Upcoming Show

Ina Fried in News on December 21, 2011 at 9:06 am PT

Redmond said on Wednesday that this year’s CES keynote will be the company’s last major involvement at the show.

Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2011: It’s a Windows World After All!

Kara Swisher in News on September 14, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

AllThingsD‘s Ina Fried and I are being held hostage by nefarious Microsoft PR chieftain Frank Shaw in a soul-sapping ballroom in Anaheim, Calif. — within spitting distance of Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” ride — for the software giant’s annual meeting with Wall Street peeps.

Google Fires Back in Android Patent War of Words

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 4, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT

Google’s top legal officer acknowledges that Microsoft did, in fact, offer to bid with Google for Novell’s patents, but contends that Redmond is trying to distract from the bigger picture.

Microsoft PR Ninja Strikes Back at Google Patent Whine With Email Jujitsu

Kara Swisher in News on August 3, 2011 at 9:38 pm PT

Google waxes on, so Microsoft waxes off.

Microsoft Comms Head Smacks Back by the Numbers (Plus a "Rocky"-Inspired Internal Email!)

Kara Swisher in News on June 25, 2010 at 1:33 pm PT

After what he considered weeks of unfair press coverage and running down of Microsoft, the software giant’s Corporate VP of Corporate Communications, Frank Shaw, posted a pugnacious corporate blog today that trotted out some impressive numbers about Microsoft’s business. Of course, he also took the opportunity to put up some not-so-much figures about competitors such as Apple, Netflix, Salesforce.com and, of course, Google. And this comes after a fists-swinging email to staff!

In Other News, Windows Mobile Phones Are Banned From Apple HQ and Talking Up SAP to Larry Ellison Is a Bad Idea

John Paczkowski in News on June 1, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Microsoft’s Windows operating system runs about nine out of 10 PCs worldwide. But not inside Google. Not for much longer, anyway. Sources inside the company tell the Financial Times that Google is no longer offering employees Windows as an operating system choice and is steering them instead to Apple’s OS X operating system or Linux.

Liveblogging the Microsoft First-Quarter Earnings Call: Look, Wall Street–Jazz Hands!

Kara Swisher in News on October 23, 2009 at 7:42 am PT

Well, well, well, that financial imp at Microsoft–CFO Chris Liddell–pulled a fast one on Wall Street and turned in first-quarter earnings that blew away all estimates and even whisper numbers. BoomTown liveblogged the morning conference call, which took place at 7:30 am PT–thanks for the Kiwi-laced wake-up call, Chris! While revenue and net income in Q1 were down significantly from the same period a year ago, they were not as bad as investors expected. Which apparently passes for terrific these days!

Bobbing for Apple, PC Hide-and-Seek and More: Swisher Boys Throw a Windows 7 Launch Party!

Kara Swisher in News on October 13, 2009 at 5:17 am PT

To be totally honest, BoomTown was a little late getting a request in to Microsoft to host a Windows 7 Launch Party. Thus, no “special Signature Edition of Windows® 7 Ultimate and your very own Windows® 7 Party Pack to share with your guests” for a shindig at my house! So, because we admire the very gumption of Microsoft marketing types trying to make a software launch festive, which many have mocked mercilessly, the Swisher boys and I pressed on and created our own party to mark the launch of the much anticipated operating system software.