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Charts: Apple has more cash than Google and Microsoft combined

Apple’s balance of more than $97 billion in cash and investments is back in the news today, with CEO Tim… Read More

Microsoft decides to ‘part ways’ with Bing GM, who joins Google’s YouTube

Danielle Tiedt, who was the general manager of marketing for Microsoft’s Bing search engine, is joining YouTube to lead consumer… Read More

Microsoft Bing deepens Facebook integration with ‘Linked Pages’ feature

Microsoft’s Bing search engine today launched a new feature called “Linked Pages” that gives people more control over which websites… Read More

Microsoft files EU complaint vs. Motorola, takes Google to task on standards and patents

Updated with Google’s statement below. Microsoft has filed a formal competition complaint against Motorola Mobility in Europe, saying that Motorola… Read More

Office on the iPad? Microsoft claims ‘bad info,’ Daily stands by story, says pics are legit

Microsoft this afternoon took the unusual step of responding to The Daily’s report earlier today that Microsoft plans to bring… Read More

Google: Microsoft’s IE gotcha based on outdated, little-used privacy protocol

Google has issued a detailed rebuttal to Microsoft’s claims that Google is sidestepping a privacy protection in Internet Explorer. The… Read More

Microsoft Office on iPad: The Daily has a picture, says release possible in coming weeks

We’ve been debating whether Microsoft is planning to come out with a version of Office for the iPad, and The… Read More

Microsoft: Google bypassing IE privacy settings, too

Following last week’s Wall Street Journal report that Google was sidestepping privacy protections in Apple’s Safari browser, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer… Read More

Microsoft board adds former Symantec CEO John Thompson — could he shake things up?

John Thompson wasn’t the most biting Microsoft critic of all time — there are plenty of others who deserve that… Read More

Microsoft Windows as a ‘beautiful metaphor’ and other comments of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Windows really is a beautiful metaphor for… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s Windows Phone vs. our iPhones in an on-air speed test

Can the GeekWire guys avoid getting “Smoked by Windows Phone”? That’s the question this week as we welcome Ben Rudolph… Read More

Office on the iPad: A litmus test for the modern Microsoft

We know now that Microsoft is working on a touch-friendly version of Microsoft Office for Windows 8. But here comes… Read More

Microsoft redesigns Windows logo — just don’t call it a flag

  Microsoft today confirmed that it has redesigned the Windows logo for the Windows 8 release. The logo, above, reflects… Read More

Google in iPhone tracking dustup, and Microsoft jumps into the fray

In an investigative report today, the Wall Street Journal says Google circumvented the iPhone’s privacy settings to track user browsing… Read More

Will Steve Ballmer play ball in Seattle’s NBA hoop dreams?

Last summer, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a group of Seattle Rotarians last summer that the lack of an NBA… Read More

Apple’s Mountain Lion brings the Mac, iPhone and iPad even closer together

Apple is famous for the tight end-to-end integration of its products — controlling the operating system, applications, services and hardware.… Read More

Microsoft launches msnNOW, tracking trends using data from Facebook, Twitter, Bing

Microsoft’s MSN is launching a new site called msnNOW, serving up the latest buzzworthy stories using technology that analyzes Twitter,… Read More

Cisco appeals Microsoft’s Skype deal, citing concerns about Microsoft locking up market

Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype is a done deal, with the online communications company already being integrated into Microsoft’s… Read More

Judge: Microsoft’s Android tactics were ‘hard bargaining,’ not patent misuse

We learned a couple weeks ago that Barnes & Noble lost a key preliminary decision to Microsoft in their patent dispute. A… Read More

Apple boss Tim Cook takes a few cracks at Microsoft and Amazon, says tablets will ‘cannibalize’ PCs

Apple CEO Tim Cook leads the most powerful technology company on the planet. But even as the top dog in… Read More

Apple, Microsoft on tap at investor conference this week

[Correction: Microsoft’s presentation is Wednesday. Apologies for the mistake. Post and headline updated to reflect accurate days and times.] Apple… Read More

Microsoft’s Facebook app for Windows Phone getting an upgrade — thank goodness

If you’ve ever used Microsoft’s Facebook app for Windows Phone and tried to find out who clicked ‘like’ on one… Read More

Microsoft wants you to publicly dump your Android phone for Valentine’s Day

Microsoft wants to put an arrow through the heart of Android this Valentine’s Day, and it is turning to a… Read More

DOJ clears Google’s Motorola acquisition and Nortel’s patent sale, with a warning

The U.S. Justice Department today cleared the way for what amount to two major patent-related transactions: Google’s acquisition Motorola for $12.5… Read More

Power to the web? Mozilla plans to challenge app stores with cross-platform marketplace

A set of strategy documents released by Mozilla over the weekend includes an interesting plan to to move people away from… Read More

Google’s $12.5B Motorola deal gets European approval

Google’s proposed acquisition of mobile phone giant Motorola won approval from the European Commission today, leaving the U.S. Justice Department… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft hires Cisco vet; Promotions at thePlatform; etc.

Microsoft has named Laura Ipsen as corporate vice president of Worldwide Public Sector. In the role, Ipsen will lead sales and… Read More

Firefox plans a Metro-style makeover for Windows 8

Microsoft is betting big on the new Metro interface in Windows 8, with its tile-based Start screen and apps that… Read More

New details on Caradigm, Microsoft’s joint venture with GE — and yes, that’s the name

Microsoft and General Electric this morning confirmed that they’ve given the name “Caradigm” to their new health-technology joint venture, and… Read More

Redmond’s .NET Developer Association considers break, cites ‘malaise’ in community

The board of the 14-year-old .NET Developer Association in Redmond sent a message to its members last night proposing a… Read More

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