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Student Technology Day: session videos now online

Last month I attended the Microsoft Student Technology Day 2008 full coverage here in London, with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, Andy McLoughlin, CEO of Huddle.net and many others. It was really quite an eye-opening day to some of the work at Microsoft, and from the many emails I got...

Tags: Multi-touch, Steve Ballmer, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd had Vista concerns

HP CEO Mark Hurd told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an e-mail last year that HP's call centers were "being overrun" by customers who were having difficulties upgrading to Windows Vista, a detail that was revealed in the unsealing of a court filing in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit. ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Mark Hurd, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Jerry Yang's resignation from the search giant and why it wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft, while currently claiming disinterest in Yahoo, may act differently in the near future.

Tags: Senior Editor, Microsoft Corp., Yang, Yahoo, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, search, Steve Ballmer, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz

Videos 2008-11-18

With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops

Jerry Yang is no longer CEO of Yahoo. After a short and stormy tenure as CEO Yang is back to being Chief Yahoo. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft and a search deal--if not outright acquisition--may not be too far behind. The official line from Yahoo Techmeme: Yahoo today...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Nostalgia: Steve Ballmer, why so serious?

It's been a long road for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, he was just a business-savvy best bud of Bill Gates -- long before he spent his days explaining why Microsoft's stock was at risk. A friend of...

Tags: Nostalgia, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Ballmer: We're not interested in Yahoo anymore

Updated: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the software giant has no intention of making a new offer for Yahoo--even though the Internet company is on sale relative to its first offer. Via ZDNet Australia Techmeme Speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia CEDA lunch...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Public Relations, Web 2.0, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Structures, Internet, Corporate Law, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Ballmer: We're not interested in Yahoo anymore

Ballmer: We're not interested in Yahoo anymoreBallmer is not pretendingThey're indeed not interested in Yahoo anymore. Die YahooYHOO.Yeah right !!! Ballmer isn't interested in Yahoothe same way he isn't interested in Webkit. talk about a load of CRAP !!!MS will fail at every Internet push.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/07/hotmail_new_interface_complaints/Yahoo or not, MS is a...

Tags: Portals, INTERNET, Web technology, Investment, Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-07

Microsoft? IE? WebKit? Don't count on it

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's developer powwow is getting some attention on what was almost a throwaway sentence. Ballmer said Microsoft may look at WebKit, the browser rendering engine in the Safari and Chrome. Naturally, that turned into Microsoft adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer Techmeme. ...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., WebKit, WebKit Comment, Quality, Web Browsers, Business Operations, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Ballmer says Google is "way behind" in mobile

Ballmer says Google is "way behind" in mobileBalmerToo bad he opens his mouth several years before his brain is operating!Yes, Google leap-frogged MS here, and about the only thing that Balmer cando is try to badmouth them. But, in the end, it makes him look like a fool!Also, the Microsoft...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, mobile, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Ballmer says Google is "way behind" in mobile

At the Telstra investment day in Australia today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Google was "way behind" in mobile operating system design. "They can hire smart guys, hire a lot of people, bla dee bla dee bla, but you know they start out way behind in...

Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Steve Ballmer, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'

Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'From what I understand Balmer was at first notimpressed with the iPhone and look at how good its doing:PPagan jimItanalyst2 Calls Ballmer's Fitness Level "Way Behind"Get on a treadmill you hog.RE: Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'Christine Keeler - the prostitute at the heart of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Well Ballmer, Google Inc., Steve Ballmer, Google Android, mobile, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer dismissed Google's Android operating system, saying he believed it was financially unsound. Sydney, Australia--Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday dismissed Google's Android operating system, saying he believed it was financially unsound. Speaking at Telstra's annual investment day, Ballmer said that Android was...

Tags: Telstra Corp., Google Inc., Google Android, Operating System, Steve Ballmer, Operating Systems, Software, Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet.com.au, Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet.com.au, Telestra, Microsoft, Google, Android

News items 2008-11-06

Steve Ballmer live from Australia

Steve Ballmer live from Australiaoh noes.......let's not and say we did, eh ballmer...note the use of the lower case first letter in ballmer :/I'd love to watch itjust to amuse myself at the way he'll talk about things as if they thought up what is going on around them...

Tags: Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Steve Ballmer live from Australia

Programming note: In about an hour Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will deliver his first speech since the Professional Developer's Conference to a select audience in Sydney. Our sister site, ZDNet Australia is broadcasting the stream live at 11:30 p.m. EST, 8:30 p.m. PST--or 3:30 p.m., Nov. 6...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Ballmer touts Windows 7 features

Ballmer touts Windows 7 featuresRIGHT, like Windows MEWeren't those the exact words when they brought out the Millennium Edition, like Vista, one of the most screwed up Ops ever?I can understand greed, but first getting consumers accustomed over many years to use an OPSys like XP and then change the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

Ballmer touts Windows 7 features

At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just a Vista update. He says the new Windows will have a better user interface, information management tools, and performance. It isn't practical to wait for Windows...

Tags: Information Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management, Ballmer, Microsoft, Gartner, Vista, Windows 7, user interface, touch, compatibility

Videos 2008-10-17

News to know: Ballmer on Windows 7; T-Mobile G1; Google's 3Q

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ballmer: It's ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still 'makes sense'; Google Apps 'primitive' Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista... Ballmer: 'Windows...

Tags: Google Inc., T-Mobile G1, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, T-Mobile, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Outsourcing, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-17

Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better'

Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better'Here's a suggestionI noticed that some of your readers post comments only when you blog about the "Windows OS". I am doing it now to convey a point hereMy family member watched Oprah show yesterday, and mentioned that the topic...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better'

It seems Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally thrown in the towel. Vista's biggest cheerleader seems to almost have given up trying to convince anyone who hasn't yet upgraded to Windows Vista that waiting for Windows 7 is a bad idea. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Ballmer: It's ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still 'makes sense'; Google Apps 'primitive'

Ballmer: It's ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still 'makes sense'; Google Apps 'primitive'It takes FIVE handlers for Ballmer?That's some load!:DVista SEMr. Ballmer ruminates on whether Windows 7 is Vista SE:Ballmer was asked why Windows 7 is considered a major release instead of just the second rev of Vista....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Google Apps

Discussion threads 2008-10-16