About Microsoft

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. Smartphones Driving Surge In Mobile Web -- Mobile Web -- InformationWeek

    Explore Article InformationWeek (Aug 11 2010)

    Smartphones Driving Surge In Mobile Web -- Mobile Web -- InformationWeek ...ets by 2013, finds eMarketer. By Esther Shein InformationWeek August 10, 2010 02:08 PM Slideshow: Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Revealed (click for larger image and for full photo gallery) Smartphone use was u... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nielsen   Microsoft

  3. How to safeguard you smartphone data

    Explore Article IT Business (Aug 11 2010)

    ...go. The next layer, he says, could come in the form of an add-on phone-tracking application such as Microsoft's free My Phone for Windows Mobile or Apple's Find My iPhone app, which works on iPhones and iPads ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   T-Mobile   Android

  4. There Are 75 Million US Adults On The Mobile Internet, More Than Half Of Them Daily

    Explore Article Search Engine Land (Jul 8 2010)

    There Are 75 Million US Adults On The Mobile Internet, More Than Half Of Them Daily ...different than the behavior of PC users. While that makes intuitive sense a statistic referenced by Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi and later presented by Dennis Glavin at last month’s SMX advanced makes that behavior... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Twitter   Android

  5. Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile, but were afraid to ask

    Explore Article Communities Dominate Brands (May 28 2010)

    ...Google, say the future of the internet is mobile. We've heard the world's biggest software maker, Microsoft, take the leap from just providing software to cellphones, now they have become a cellphone maker a... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   AT&T   T-Mobile

  6. GM Links With Google’s Android to Manage the Chevy Volt

    Explore Article Earth2Tech (May 18 2010)

    GM Links With Google’s Android to Manage the Chevy Volt ...ord’s Sync communication system) to work on smart charging for electric vehicles. Ford plans to use Microsoft’s Hohm tool to minimize energy costs for drivers of upcoming electric Ford models, and to help limi... (Read Full Article)

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  7. Microsoft, NBC and boring mobile advertising

    Explore Article gomonews.com (May 18 2010)

    Microsoft, NBC and boring mobile advertising ...p of shows on the network, and consider buying advertising ahead of time. It also saw the launch of Microsoft and NBCs new "multi-screen" advertising campaign, which will see ads running across TV, computer an... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Twitter   WAP   Microsoft

  8. Verizon Wireless unveils 2D bar code initiatives

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (May 12 2010)

    Verizon Wireless unveils 2D bar code initiatives ... will be available in the VDC to address the needs of a wide variety of developers and applications Microsoft is the preferred provider of mobile advertising and search for Verizon Wireless’ owned-and-operated... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   Android   Sprint Nextel

  9. Five trends driving mobile marketing and commerce this year

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (May 4 2010)

    Five trends driving mobile marketing and commerce this year ...r its iPad application breaks. Mobile budgets will move from six and seven digits to eight. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo – the other four online giants with mobile skin in the game – will have to figure out the... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   iPhone   Android

  10. Microsoft pulls Kin "sexting" video after Consumer Reports blog post

    Explore Article textually.org (Apr 17 2010)

    Microsoft pulls Kin "sexting" video after Consumer Reports blog post ... Reports on Friday that they were taking the ad down. In the words of spokesman Patrick Neighorn: "Microsoft takes the issue of sexting very seriously and it was never our intent to promote it in any way." T... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft

  11. NewsFactor Network | In the Apple-Google Mobile Web, Where's Microsoft?

    Explore Article NewsFactor Network (Apr 15 2010)

    ...ology company, as Google and Apple dominate the mobile Internet with operating systems and devices, Microsoft is being left behind in buzz. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   Apple   Microsoft

  12. Consumer reports on Kin commercial: Encourages sexting

    Explore Article textually.org (Apr 15 2010)

    ...ing--that is, sending nude photos via cell phone. [via Product Review] Consumer reports opinion on Microsoft's commercial promoting its new Kin (previously Pink) cell phones: Microsoft is promoting its new Kin cell phones, aimed at socially networked young people, with an ad that we ... (Read Full Article)

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  13. Yahoo puts into place ambitious mobile advertising strategy

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Mar 28 2010)

    Yahoo puts into place ambitious mobile advertising strategy ...o talk to different people if they also want to buy mobile inventory.” Search frenemies Last month, Microsoft and Yahoo received clearance for their search agreement without restrictions from both the U.S. Dep... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   European Commission

  14. Mobile OS Battles Escalating with Growth of Connected Devices: Report

    Explore Article eweek.com (Mar 26 2010)

    Apple, Nokia, Palm, BlackBerry, Microsoft and others have spent untold dollars and hours working to make their mobile operating systems the c... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Palm Pre   iPhone   Android

  15. Bits, bites and buzz from day one @CTIA 2010
 - RCR Wireless News

    Explore Article Mobile Technology (Mar 23 2010)

    Bits, bites and buzz from day one @CTIA 2010
 - RCR Wireless News ...display, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth and a shock resistant bodyshell. The smartphone will also include Microsoft's Document Viewer, Android standard and Swype virtual keyboards, a 5.0 megapixel camera/video recor... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Twitter   Android

  16. Breaking down usage-based data pricing - FierceWireless

    Explore Article FierceWireless (Mar 23 2010)

    Breaking down usage-based data pricing - FierceWireless ...tistics are pointing to the need to move... Read more >> * Breaking down usage-based data pricing * Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series: Just like Apple? * Has the FCC revived the D Block? * Smartphones are boo... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   LTE   Nortel

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