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Apple, Microsoft, Sony, RIM bag Nortel patents for $4.5 bn
01 Jul 2011
A consortium of Apple, Microsoft, Sony and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and others have successfully bid for prized patents from the bankrupt
Nortel Networks' patent portfolio for $4.5 billion in an auction that saw Google and Intel bow out
Microsoft offers sneak preview of Windows 8
02 Jun 2011
The new operating system is meant to run on a range of devices from traditional PCs to laptops and tablets, using both touch screen and mouse and keyboard commands.
IBM overtakes Microsoft in market cap after 15 years; Apple leads
24 May 2011
IBM has edged out Microsoft Corporation in market value for the first time since April 1996, emerging as the second most valued technology company after Apple Inc
Windows 8 to come in 2012: Microsoft
24 May 2011
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says the next version of the company’s operating system – Windows 8, which would also be available for tablet computers – will be available in 2012
Microsoft acquiring Skype for $8.5 bn
10 May 2011
In its most aggressive acquisition move, Microsoft is acquiring internet phone firm Skype Technologies for around $8.5 billion
Nokia, Microsoft seal Windows Phone deal
21 Apr 2011
Nokia and Microsoft have sealed a deal finalising Nokia's commitment to the Windows Phone platform, which will result in a new global mobile ecosystem
Microsoft to complain about Google’s alleged unfair practices to EU regulators
31 Mar 2011
Microsoft’s move may trigger an expansion of an existing EU probe beyond internet searches to online video and mobile phones
Nokia ties up with Microsoft to counter Apple, Google
11 Feb 2011
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, has announced a software partnership with Microsoft Corp, to take on the challenge posed by Google Inc and Apple Inc
Microsoft launches Office Web Apps in India
08 Feb 2011
Microsoft launches offensive against iPad
28 Jan 2011
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