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The surprising economics of spam
John Moe Aug 13, 2012
A look at the screwy economic model of that pesky inbox filler.
Hotmail signs off, replaced with Outlook.com
Amy Scott Aug 1, 2012
If you've still got a Hotmail account -- and there are still millions of you out there -- take note. As of today, Microsoft is phasing out its free email brand. The company is renaming the service Outlook.com and adding features to better compete with Yahoo and Gmail.
Amazon’s Bezos donates $2.5 million to support same-sex marriage
John Moe Jul 30, 2012
Why support for gay rights is also a shrewd tactical move in the tech community.
Sen. Joe Lieberman on why the new cybersecurity bill is more carrot than stick
John Moe Jul 26, 2012
Will incentives be enough to spark security improvement in corporate America?
Microsoft vs. Google: A tale of two earnings reports
Scott Tong Jul 20, 2012
After the close on Wall Street yesterday, Microsoft announced its first quarterly loss ever. And Google announced a $2.8 billion profit for the quarter. Two very different situations -- but they might just share a theme.
Nokia hangs on, but announces $1.5 billion loss
Jeff Horwich Jul 19, 2012
Until this year, Nokia was the world's biggest maker of cell phones. Today the company announced a $1.5 billion quarterly loss and slashed the price of its new headline handset, the Lumia 900.
Yahoo scores a coup and lands a top Googler
John Moe Jul 17, 2012
And goodbye to installed software: Microsoft Office is becoming a service.
Microsoft expected to unveil new Office suite
Bob Moon Jul 16, 2012
Microsoft Office is the mainstay of the software company's business. Would a new version catch on with tablet and iPad users?
NBC in talks to buy back Microsoft stake in MSNBC.com
Jeff Horwich Jul 12, 2012
NBC is reportedly in talks to buy back Microsoft's chunk of MSNBC.com, essentially ending their partnership. Originally the two companies went in together on the telvision news network and the website.
The downfall of innovation at Microsoft
Kai Ryssdal Jul 9, 2012
Microsoft used to be the tech industry leader, now it's playing catch up. Kurt Eichenwald has written about the state of the company in the August issue of Vanity Fair.
