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Justice Department Investigating Dell Sales to Syria

Shira Ovide, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 10, 2013 at 5:30 am PT

The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating possible sales of Dell computers to the Syrian government, the company said in documents released Monday.

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YouTube Founders’ Next Act: MixBit

Shira Ovide, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 8, 2013 at 9:44 am PT

Two of YouTube’s founders are wading back into familiar territory.

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Microsoft Explored Plans to Build Amazon Rival

Greg Bensinger and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 20, 2013 at 11:59 am PT

Microsoft Corp. recently explored rolling out an e-commerce marketplace aimed at taking on heavyweights Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc., according to people briefed on the company’s plans.

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Dell Buyout Battle Approaches Heated Phase

Telis Demos, Shira Ovide and David Benoit, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 28, 2013 at 10:27 pm PT

The battle for control of Dell Inc. is about to move into a new, heated phase, when the company and the group trying to buy it will for the first time be able to press their case directly to shareholders.

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Microsoft to Name New Software Windows 8.1, and It’s Free

Shira Ovide, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 14, 2013 at 11:45 am PT

Microsoft announced Tuesday the updated version of its Windows 8 operating system — which had been code-named Windows Blue — will be called Windows 8.1, and it will be available for free to encourage as many people as possible to take up the new software.

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Icahn, Southeastern Propose Alternative to Dell Buyout

Shira Ovide, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on May 10, 2013 at 12:25 am PT

Two of Dell Inc.’s largest stockholders, investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc., proposed an alternative offer to a $24.4 billion deal to buy out the company’s public stockholders.

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Blackstone Ends Pursuit of Dell

Sharon Terlep, David Benoit and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on April 18, 2013 at 9:35 pm PT

Blackstone Group has ended its pursuit of Dell Inc., less than a month after the private-equity firm said it would try to top a leveraged buyout by the computer maker’s founder and a rival investment firm.

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Microsoft Working With Suppliers on Designs for Touch-Enabled Watch Device

Lorraine Luk and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on April 14, 2013 at 7:58 pm PT

Microsoft Corp. is working on designs for a touch-enabled watch device, executives at suppliers said, potentially joining rivals like Apple Inc. in working on a new class of computing products.

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Microsoft Plans Seven-Inch Tablet

Lorraine Luk, Shira Ovide and Eva Dou, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 10, 2013 at 10:27 pm PT

The personal computer business is at a crossroads, and Microsoft isn’t sitting still.