Steve Ballmer Session

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: The Full D7 Session (Badda-Bing!)

Kara Swisher in D7 on July 1, 2009 at 12:07 am PT

As most know by now, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced the software giant’s relaunch of its search offering, dubbed Bing, onstage at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference. You can see that here, as well as Ballmer demoing the product, which is Microsoft’s biggest and priciest attempt yet to catch archrival Google and Yahoo in the search business. It is a market where the typically dominant Microsoft is a mouse in comparison. But, no surprise, that did not stop Ballmer from doing some roaring about Bing.

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s Green Room Note to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

John Paczkowski in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 9:34 am PT

When asked about the state of Microsoft’s relationship with Yahoo during his D7 interview this morning, CEO Steve Ballmer had little new to report. But he did say that Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz left him a note in the D7 Green Room this morning. We’ve managed to find it. It’s a purple Post-It, and it was left in the D7 Program in the makeup room–a program all D7 guests sign. Bartz and Ballmer share a page in it, and the Yahoo CEO stuck her note below Ballmer’s picture knowing he’d later sign the program when getting his makeup done. The note reads: “Steve, Forget it. Won’t help. Ha. Carol.”

D7 Video Highlights: Steve Ballmer Introduces Bing

Beth Callaghan in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 8:55 am PT

At D7, Walt Mossberg interviews Steve Ballmer on Microsoft’s new search engine, “Bing”–among other topics–and Ballmer introduces two new buzzy catchphrases: “Verb up” and “Bing me!”

Microsoft Bing: The Full Press Release

John Paczkowski in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 8:30 am PT

As expected, Microsoft debuted the long-awaited upgrade to its search engine at D7 this morning. And, as expected, its name is Bing. Debuting along with it, a proliferation of Bing services: Bing Travel, Bing Cashback, and Bing Maps for Enterprise. Here’s the press release on the announcement in full.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Bing!

John Paczkowski in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 8:10 am PT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced the software giant’s relaunch of its search offering, dubbed Bing, onstage at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference. Bing is Microsoft’s biggest and priciest attempt yet to catch archrival Google and Yahoo in the search business. It is a market where the typically dominant Microsoft is a mouse in comparison. But, no surprise, that did not stop Ballmer from doing some roaring about Bing.