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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) (4338), or often just MS, is an American multinational computer technology corporation with 79,000 employees in 102 countries and global annual revenue of US $51.12 billion as of 2007.

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Founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s. The company released an initial public offering (IPO) in the stock market, which, due to the ensuing rise of the stock price, has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism for various reasons, including monopolistic business practices—both the U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission, among others, brought Microsoft to court for antitrust violations and software bundling.

Microsoft has footholds in other markets besides operating systems and office suites, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia. The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse and home entertainment products such as the Xbox, Xbox 360, Zune and MSN TV.

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  2. Don't Go for the Fool's Gold in Mobile. There is Real Gold for you

    Explore Article Communities Dominate Brands (Mar 11 2010) Mobile Applications , Operator Services , Smartphones , SMS

    ...le said anything about an "App Store". The iPhone is a great gaming phone! So great, that Microsoft is bringing Xbox games to their mobile operating system, and SonyEricsson is now rumored to bring o... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   iPhone   AT&T

  3. The Rise of the Smartphone and Need for Secure Open OS | Wireless Week

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Mar 9 2010) Operator Services

    The Rise of the Smartphone and Need for Secure Open OS | Wireless Week ...09, charging developers $200 for every 10 applications they upload. During 2009, Android, Nokia and Microsoft launched similar offerings for their application developers, all with various revenue sharing model... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   AT&T   Android

  4. Mobile World Congress 2010 - A review by Strand Consult

    Explore Article gomonews.com (Feb 23 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    ... platforms. There is nothing wrong with Nokia’s strategy. They have understood the only way to beat Microsoft, Google and Apple is to do it through volume - get the platform to more devices, “However, they hav... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   Vodafone

  5. Red Cross expands mobile donation strategy with apps

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Feb 21 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones , SMS

    Red Cross expands mobile donation strategy with apps ...profit is involved in and make donations. The applications are for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and Google’s Android devices and they are powered by Whoop and its Web-based mobil... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Twitter   Android

  6. Mobile World Congress: 49,000 visitors go home, sated on Google, Microsoft and Apple

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Feb 18 2010) Mobile Applications , Mobile Marketing , Americas

    Mobile World Congress: 49,000 visitors go home, sated on Google, Microsoft and Apple .... BARCELONA, Spain – And so yet another Mobile World Congress ends, with lots of talk about Google, Microsoft, applications, Apple and the future of mobile. There was plenty of debate the sheer number of app s... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   iPhone   AT&T

  7. The Buzz Among App Developers At This Year's MWC May Surprise You

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 18 2010)

    The Buzz Among App Developers At This Year's MWC May Surprise You ... In Motion and Google’s Android. While the rest of the show—spanning seven other halls—focused on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and the rapid proliferation of Android devices from too many handset-makers to co... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Android   Sony   Microsoft

  8. Mobile Offload: It’s So Hot Right Now

    Explore Article GigaOM (Feb 17 2010) Smartphones

    Mobile Offload: It’s So Hot Right Now ...s 0 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week has produced some eye-catching developments, from Microsoft’s unveiling of its new mobile OS to the Skype/Verizon partnership to increasing tension between Goo... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vodafone   Orange   RIM

  9. Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7, Samsung Wave and Scenes from MWC 2010

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 17 2010)

    ...g with lectures, keynotes and product launches (a slew of smartphones from HTC and the unveiling of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series, among the notable events) there was plenty to see on the show's g... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Twitter   Android   Mobile World Congress

  10. Toshiba, Lg, Htc Debut Handsets at Mobile World Congress

    Explore Article eweek.com (Feb 16 2010) Smartphones , SMS

    ...e the main focus at this year's Mobile World Congress is on software like Google's Android, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series and Samsung's open source Bada, there are still a wide selection o... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   T-Mobile   Twitter   Android

  11. The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform

    Explore Article GigaOM (Feb 15 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    The App Developer’s Guide to Choosing a Mobile Platform ...thers are falling. Gibbs takes a look at what to watch for in each case, including casting doubt on Microsoft’s ability to freshen Windows Mobile for today’s market and raising red flags for the white-hot spre... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   Colin Gibbs

  12. Intel and Nokia Team Up on Mobile Software

    Explore Article Technology (Feb 15 2010) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    ...y competitor to Google’s Linux-based Android software and as a rival to Apple’s iPhone software and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. “I think it’s important that there are alternatives that are truly open for innov... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   iPhone   Android

  13. This Year's Message At MWC: It's Complicated!

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 14 2010)

    ...6 months ago; Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is not expected to announce a phone for the first time in a decade; Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will try to grab the spotlight with a new version of its Windows phone, after losing i... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Verizon Wireless   Skype

  14. Samsung Unveils Vision Of The Future: No More Dumb Phones

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 14 2010)

    Samsung Unveils Vision Of The Future: No More Dumb Phones ...will change that. And while, it will face competition from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Symbian, Samsung has the distribution power to make a project like this a reality.... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mobile World Congress   Apple   Microsoft

  15. Portals and directories top mobile advertising spend in Q4 - FierceMobileContent

    Explore Article FierceMobileContent (Jan 27 2010) Mobile Marketing

    ... directories top mobile advertising spend in Q4 * Why the Apple tablet won't save print media * Microsoft shoots down latest Zune phone rumors * Verizon Wireless teams with VeriSign for identity protection... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft

  16. 10 Reasons Why Apple Should End ATandT's iPhone Exclusivity

    Explore Article eweek.com (Jan 26 2010) Smartphones

    ...Apple controls the mobile market, but its available customer base is finite. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and RIM, which all allow their software to run on phones on multiple carriers, are able to capital... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   AT&T   Android

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