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Office

Office for iPad: Actually, Steve Ballmer gave the go-ahead, Microsoft team says

The team behind the hit Microsoft Office for iPad apps is conducting an Ask Me Anything Q&A on Reddit right… Read More

Microsoft exec Antoine Leblond leaving after nearly 25 years

Antoine Leblond, a Microsoft executive known for his leadership roles on the Office and Windows teams, is leaving the Redmond… Read More

Apple, Microsoft CEOs exchange pleasantries on Twitter after Office for iPad debut

Apple is welcoming Microsoft Office into its App Store with open arms. Well, at least that’s the vibe from Apple… Read More

A peek inside Porch: Fast-growing Seattle startup quickly filling new HQ

Matt Ehrlichman wants to create the next major tech company in the Seattle region, and his company, Porch, is on its… Read More

Microsoft shares hit 14-year high on Office-iPad news

Microsoft shares closed at $39.55 today, up nearly 4 percent — reaching their highest point in 14 years following reports… Read More

Microsoft OneNote becomes top free download for Mac, ousting Apple’s Mavericks

Microsoft’s new OneNote note-taking software for Mac, released earlier today, has quickly risen up the charts of the Mac App… Read More

Internal memo: Microsoft names leaders for key Applications & Services Group

Microsoft executive Julie Larson-Green’s shift to the company’s Applications & Services Group is part of a broader series of leadership… Read More

Apple’s latest iWork update improves compatibility with Microsoft Office

Apple issued a number of updates to its iWork suite of productivity apps today, in a move that added some… Read More

GoDaddy to offer Microsoft Office 365 under exclusive deal, including new low-cost bundle

GoDaddy has struck an exclusive partnership with Microsoft to sell Office 365 email and productivity tools to the domain registrar’s… Read More

Office Remote: Control Word, Excel, and PowerPoint docs with a Windows Phone

Microsoft Research today debuted a new tool called Office Remote that lets you control Office apps like Word, Excel and Powerpoint… Read More

Pivot tables meet Master Chief: Microsoft offers free Xbox Live memberships with Office 365 subscriptions

Microsoft is putting together an unusual package deal for Office 365 subscription buyers, but unfortunately those in the U.S. won’t be… Read More

Amazon’s rapid expansion in Seattle continues with two more 12-story office buildings

Amazon.com is expanding its Seattle footprint yet again. Vulcan, the investment arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to… Read More

Microsoft melding Yammer, Office to combat corporate wariness of social tools

Social tools make it possible for workers to communicate and collaborate in all sorts of new ways, but is all… Read More

Microsoft uses baseball legend Pete Rose to show why using Google Docs is risky

Microsoft has been really pulling out the stops with its advertisements lately. First it was that raucous wedding ad that… Read More

Microsoft under rising pressure to release Office for iPad, Android

Can Microsoft really afford to wait to release its flagship productivity suite for Apple and Android devices? That’s the question increasingly… Read More

Microsoft Office for iOS delayed, set to launch fall 2014

A Microsoft Office app for iOS devices was supposed to come out right about now, but it looks like the… Read More

A little Lone Star love: Microsoft inks big deal with Texas for Office 365

Microsoft just scooped up a big deal for its Office 365 suite of cloud-based productivity products, inking a deal with… Read More

Facebook meets Excel: Microsoft seeks patent on social networking inside spreadsheets

Last year, a Facebook application called HardlyWork.in made news by providing an alternative interface for the social network — putting… Read More

How to break up Microsoft: Maybe it’s not such a crazy idea

What if someone could create three large, nimble and profitable tech companies out of thin air, building each of them… Read More

Microsoft beats estimates as most divisions see growth

Microsoft just posted revenue of $17.41 billion for the quarter ended March 30, up 6 percent. Earnings per share were… Read More

Video: A glimpse inside Microsoft’s high-tech Global Security Operations Center

On the Microsoft campus this week, hundreds of law enforcement and public safety officials are gathering for the company’s Worldwide… 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

Microsoft’s Black Friday: $100 Kinect, free Windows Phone, discounts on Office and games

Microsoft’s growing retail footprint, in stores and online, comes with an obligation to participate in the annual Black Friday sales… Read More

Microsoft hits profit estimates, lifted by Office and servers

Microsoft’s quarterly profits met Wall Street expectations, riding strong results in its Microsoft Business and Server & Tools groups, even… Read More

Why Microsoft just launched one of the largest advertising campaigns in its history

A Microsoft television ad that debuted Sunday night is the beginning of a new campaign that aims to connect and… Read More

SharePoint rival marches band into Microsoft conference

Microsoft’s SharePoint conference in Anaheim this morning played host to an unscheduled — and unwelcome — musical interlude courtesy of… Read More

Spoof: What happens when Microsoft’s top execs carpool to work together

Following the leak of Microsoft’s recent “Gmail Man” spoof, a new video from the company’s annual sales confab has surfaced… Read More

Google or not, Microsoft cloud tools win federal security nod

Microsoft says the federal version of its Business Productivity Online Suite cloud-based communications tools — including Exchange and SharePoint Online… Read More

Apple throws Microsoft’s Mac Office a MobileMe curveball

Microsoft next week will release the first service pack for its Office for Mac 2011 suite, with new features including… Read More

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