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Women coders respond to Microsoft CEO’s controversial comments on asking for a raise

Satya Nadella set off a firestorm last week after advising women to not explicitly ask for a raise, but rather rely on “good… Read More

eBay, HP and Symantec: Is it time for Microsoft to join the breakup bandwagon?

eBay is doing it, so is HP. And just yesterday Symantec — a security software and storage company that was… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella apologizes for women pay comment after backlash

Just hours after his comments about women asking for raises, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has issued an apology. During an… Read More

Microsoft CEO under fire for saying women should trust HR systems to deliver pay raises

Update, 6:15 p.m. — Nadella wrote an email to Microsoft employees after the interview noting that he “answered that question… Read More

How Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella keeps up his work-life balance

Heading up a company is a tough job, and one that can easily become all-consuming. When asked about his approach… Read More

Microsoft tells businesses: We’re committed to the Surface Pro 3

We are committed to the Surface Pro 3. That’s the vibe from Microsoft’s blog post today directed at businesses who may… Read More

Surprise! Apple now one of the world’s top 5 PC makers

Back in the 90s, anyone who said that Apple would one day be among the top five personal computer manufacturers in… Read More

Microsoft debuts Xim, an app that lets you easily share photos to other phones

Microsoft today debuted Xim, a free app that makes it easier for folks to share images on their smartphone with… Read More

Ballmer, Gates and Nadella: Vanity Fair’s epic exposé digs deep on the future of Microsoft

Hope. That was the word that stuck with me after reading Bethany McLean’s excellent exposé on the future of Microsoft, a… Read More

Microsoft pledges to keep students’ data private

Microsoft announced today that it is one of the first companies to sign a new pledge designed to protect students’… Read More

News Brief

Israeli text-analysis company reportedly Microsoft’s next acquisition target

Equivio, an Israeli company that handles text analysis, is in line to be acquired by Microsoft, according to reports from… Read More

Chart: BlackBerry may have finally hit rock bottom in U.S. market share

Watching BlackBerry’s share of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. has been like watching a very slowly deflating balloon. It seems… Read More

New OneNote tool lets teachers manage Microsoft’s note taking software in the classroom

Thanks to a new offering through its OneNote note-taking product, Microsoft could make “my dog ate my homework” a thing… Read More

Samsung seeks arbitration in Hong Kong against Microsoft in patent royalty lawsuit

Samsung Electronics is seeking arbitration in Hong Kong to resolve issues that have sprung up in a 2011 patent agreement with… Read More

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Google, Apple, Microsoft: Propelled, and trapped, by their brands

Thought experiment: You have developed a groundbreaking computing device, a worthy hardware challenger to every laptop, tablet, phablet, and phone… Read More

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Microsoft to hold cloud event on Oct. 20

Microsoft announced today that it plans to hold an event for media and analysts on Oct. 20 in San Francisco… Read More

Interview: Why Windows UX leader Jensen Harris is leaving Microsoft to co-found the startup Textio

What if recruiters could know, before posting a job listing, if the specific language in the job description will actually attract the types… Read More

Microsoft’s new augmented reality project turns a whole living room into a screen (and a controller)

Growing up, I always wanted a holodeck. Heck, I still want a holodeck. If a new project is any indication,… Read More

What happened when we asked geeky kids, ‘Who’s better: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, or Google?’

A few weeks ago, GeekWire put out a casting call on the site for geeky kids, inviting their parents to… Read More

Samsung paid Microsoft $1B under Android patent deal last year, filings reveal

Windows Phone may be floundering, but Android’s success has been a fiscal boon to Microsoft. The company made $1 billion… Read More

New Xbox ads feature Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch holding a raccoon, eating Skittles

Microsoft is out with a handful of new wacky ads featuring some of the nation’s top football players and touting the NFL on… Read More

Want a taste of Windows 10? Microsoft’s preview program is now open

People who want to get their hands on the first preview build of Windows 10 can now sign up for… Read More

Microsoft launches Sway, a new tool for composing and presenting ideas

Have a killer idea? Microsoft wants to make it easy to turn it into a presentation. The company unveiled a… Read More

Video: Watch Microsoft unveil Windows 10

People who weren’t in the room to see Microsoft announce Windows 10 today can now see the full presentation of… Read More

Video: Hands on with Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system

SAN FRANCISCO – Following today’s unveiling of Windows 10, GeekWire got a chance to go hands-on with Microsoft’s new operating… Read More

Here comes Windows 10: First official look at Microsoft’s next OS

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system, unveiled at an event in San Francisco this morning, aims to address many of… Read More

Microsoft unveils Windows 10, aiming to revive its flagship product

Microsoft this morning unveiled the next version of Windows, called Windows 10 — skipping a version number entirely to underscore the leap… Read More

Live from Microsoft’s big Windows event in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft is slated to unveil its plans for Windows this morning, with a big focus on enterprise customers,… Read More

MSN’s rebirth brings Microsoft’s new approach into focus

It might be easy to dismiss Microsoft’s MSN as a relic of the dial-up Internet era, but with 425 million monthly users,… Read More

Microsoft to open flagship Manhattan retail store on Fifth Ave, just 5 blocks from Apple’s cube

Microsoft announced today that it will open its first flagship retail store on Manhattan’s high-end shopping strip of Fifth Avenue, just five blocks south of Apple’s cube-like… Read More