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Yammer co-founder David Sacks leaving Microsoft, two years after $1.2B acquisition

Yammer co-founder David Sacks is leaving Microsoft, and the team developing the business-oriented social network will be folded into the… Read More

Q&A: Nokia HERE targets iOS and Android, expanding its role as the ‘location cloud’

The launch of Amazon’s Fire phone today marks an important step for Nokia’s HERE location-technology business, which is supplying the underlying mapping platform used… Read More

Apple stays atop tablet market, despite Lenovo and ASUS gains

Despite iPad sales that were down more than 9 percent year-over-year and below Wall Street’s expectations, Apple has held on… Read More

Uber app arrives on Microsoft’s Windows Phone

Uber, the popular on-demand ride service, launched its first native Windows Phone app today, filling a notable gap in Microsoft’s mobile… Read More

Microsoft aims to boost Windows Phone with entry-level Lumia 530

Microsoft announced today that the Lumia 530 and 530 Dual SIM will be available starting in August, refreshing the low-end handsets… Read More

Microsoft mum on Xbox One sales; notes 1.1M ‘Xbox consoles’ shipped in past 3 months

Microsoft hasn’t reported Xbox One sales statistics for quite some time, and that didn’t change with today’s quarterly earnings report.… Read More

Microsoft revenue up 18%, beating expectations, but profits come up short

Microsoft posted $23.4 billion in revenue for the June quarter, a 17.5 percent increase, but its earnings of 55 cents… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: A day of reckoning for the new regime

The cutbacks have been announced, the strategic direction has been outlined, and now Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has the job… Read More

Here’s your chance to watch Steve Ballmer play golf with Fred Couples

If you’ve ever wondered what Steve Ballmer is like on the golf course, well, here’s your chance. The former Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft’s contractor crackdown: ‘Shadow layoff’ could force big cultural changes inside company

Microsoft employed about 100,000 people directly prior to its acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business. That’s the employment number the company reports… Read More

7 things Satya Nadella should do next to truly change the culture of Microsoft

From 1997-2006 I was fortunate enough to spend almost ten years employed by Microsoft. Microsoft is an amazing place for… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: ‘The Amazon Way’ — former insider explains how the company works

What makes Amazon tick, and where is the company headed? This week on the GeekWire radio show, we go behind-the-scenes… Read More

How’s that search alliance working out? Yahoo’s U.S. search share hits all-time low as Microsoft Bing grows

Yahoo just can’t catch a break. ComScore’s new U.S. search market share numbers for June will show that the company’s piece of… Read More

Internal memo: Microsoft to cut off all ‘external staff’ after 18 months, imposing mandatory 6-month break

An internal Microsoft memo, distributed earlier today, outlines new restrictions on the company’s use of “external staff” — including a new limit on people who work on projects for… Read More

Nadella earns high marks from Microsoft employees, outpacing Ballmer, prior to this week’s job cuts

The psychological impact of Microsoft’s job cuts is still rippling through the company’s workforce, but CEO Satya Nadella has the advantage of… Read More

Xbox One August update includes mobile purchasing, new social features, low battery notifications

Microsoft is rolling out another update for Xbox One owners beginning next week, and gamers will see several new additional… Read More

Nokia’s MixRadio streaming service hopes to spin off from Microsoft amid layoffs

Nokia’s MixRadio music streaming service is aiming to spin off from Microsoft as a part of the layoffs the company… Read More

Making sense of the Microsoft cutbacks: Did Satya Nadella go far enough?

The size of the Microsoft layoffs this week — a 14 percent cut equating to about 18,000 positions — surprised… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Star Trek in the Park, Startup Weekend, and more

Seattle summers are unbeatable — and now that temperatures are rising what better way to geek out in the sun than… Read More

Sony dominance: PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 6th month in a row

Point, Sony — again. For the sixth month in a row, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One in… Read More

‘Mini-Microsoft’ resurfaces, urging company to be quick with its job cuts

Mini-Microsoft, the anonymous employee who for years has called for a “lean and mean” Microsoft, has resurfaced with a new post… Read More

Xbox Entertainment Studios to close as Microsoft reduces focus on original TV shows

Microsoft says it will close its Xbox Entertainment Studios as part of the broader cutbacks announced by the company earlier… Read More

With difficult cutbacks, Satya Nadella starts to make his mark on Microsoft

When Satya Nadella was named Microsoft’s CEO earlier this year, one of the concerns among investors was that the company veteran would… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist: A strong and vibrant Microsoft is still key to region’s success

Every time Microsoft scales back or restructures, the question gets asked: Could the cutbacks actually help spark more entrepreneurial activity… Read More

Microsoft cuts will also hit ‘shadow workforce,’ going beyond announced layoffs

Microsoft’s decision to cut 18,000 jobs from its workforce represents the largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, but it also understates… Read More

Full text: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explains big job cuts

Long-term progress will require short-term pain. That’s one of the underlying messages delivered by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today as he… Read More

Microsoft will stop making Android devices, shifting Nokia X to Windows Phone

Microsoft’s brief tenure as an Android phone maker is coming to an end. As part of the 18,000 job cuts announced… Read More

Microsoft cutting 18,000 jobs, 14% of company, in largest layoffs in its history

Microsoft will cut 18,000 jobs over the next year, including 12,500 related to its acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services… Read More

Xbox One sales double, one month after $100 price cut

Offering up a cheaper Xbox One is helping Microsoft sell quite a bit more consoles. The company announced today that since it began… Read More

Major Microsoft job cuts expected on Thursday

Microsoft will announce layoffs on Thursday that “substantially exceed” the largest job cuts in the company’s history, according to a… Read More