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Microsoft Bulls Position For Upside With Options
August 12, 2011 – 1:52 pm | No Comment

  MSFT – Microsoft Corp. – The June low for shares in computer-maker Microsoft at $23.65 remains the low-water mark despite a 14.6% slump over the last two weeks. The selling pressure stopped on Tuesday with buyers gathering at $24.03 to support the stock. Over the remainder of the week its shares have added a [...]

Google: Microsoft revealed ‘highly confidential’ Android source code
August 11, 2011 – 2:55 pm | No Comment

Google and Microsoft have long been at each other’s throats. And Wednesday, Google squeezed a little tighter, asking a judge with the US International Trade Commission to block a Microsoft expert witness in its lawsuit against Motorola for revealing “highly confidential source code” of its Android mobile operating system to the witness, reports Paid Content.

What Windows 8 Means To Microsoft Stock
August 10, 2011 – 2:17 pm | No Comment

Microsoft’s Windows 8 could be single most important factor to the company’s revenues next year. This division has been flagging lately and posted a 2% decline in the recent earnings announcement while the rest of its businesses including the Business division and its Server & Tools and the Entertainment and Devices division reported solid revenue [...]

Microsoft’s U.S. Smartphone Market Share Drops
August 8, 2011 – 1:01 pm | No Comment

Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share has dropped about 22 percent in the last few months, according to a new survey by market researcher comScore. The decline, from 7.5 percent in the last period to 5.8 percent now, could be bad news for the company’s new Windows Phone 7 platform.

Google, Microsoft patent spat escalates
August 5, 2011 – 2:42 pm | No Comment

Tech heavyweights Microsoft and Google are acting like a couple of feuding starlets in a public online spat over — wait for it — patents.

Microsoft Hits Back at Google Over Patent Rant
August 4, 2011 – 3:43 am | No Comment

Microsoft hit back at Google’s patent allegations Wednesday night, arguing that it asked Google to jointly bid on the Novell patents.

Ledgeview Partners Named to 2011 Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club
August 3, 2011 – 7:03 am | No Comment

Microsoft recognizes Ledgeview Partners for commitment to customersAppleton, WI (PRWEB) August 03, 2011 Ledgeview Partners, LLC, a firm specializing in customer relationship products and services, has been named to the 2011 Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club for the third consecutive year. This achievement is a direct result of Ledgeview Partners’ outstanding dedication to customer satisfaction …

Microsoft Keeps Trying, and Failing, with Bing
August 1, 2011 – 6:50 pm | No Comment

Microsoft continues to pour billions into its Online Services Division with no payback in sight. Why?