Steve Ballmer cashes in $1.3B worth of Microsoft shares, Apple looked into Kinect technology

Microsoft confirmed Friday that CEO Steve Ballmer intends to sell almost one-fifth of his stake in the software giant, starting with sales this week that total $1.3 billion, while a new report claims Apple tried to license the technology used in Microsoft's new motion-tracking Kinect peripheral.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 252

Apple's Steve Jobs 'raged' at Steve Ballmer when Microsoft bought Halo

When Microsoft acquired Bungie, creator of the "Halo" franchise, to develop the flagship game for its first Xbox gaming console, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs reportedly made an angry phone call to Microsoft's Steve Ballmer.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 129

HP releasing $799 Slate 500 to take on iPad in tablet market

Six months after the launch of Apple's iPad, HP is ready to launch its Slate 500 tablet device, which will cost $799 and is aimed at business customers.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 433

Ballmer: Microsoft's brand 'means something' to users

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer insinuated this week that his company's ailing brand holds value for users, more so than rival brands, while at the same time conceding that he's seeing a lot more of Apple's iPads deployed in the real world than he'd like to.

Aidan Malley 15 years ago 218

Microsoft unveils plans for first nine Windows Phone 7 handsets

Microsoft on Monday announced its initial arsenal of handsets built around the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, in what many believe is the company's last-ditch attempt to regain traction in the mobile handset arena that's fallen into the hands of rivals like Apple and Google.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 333

Microsoft may use Windows Phone 7 event to show off tablets

A new rumor suggests that Microsoft, concerned by the success of Apple's iPad, will use next week's Windows Phone 7 unveiling to show off new touchscreen tablets it will have available this holiday season.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 73

Failures in mobile space cost Steve Ballmer half his bonus

Microsoft documents filed with the SEC reveal that CEO Steve Ballmer received only half of the maximum bonus available to him because of the company's struggles in the mobile market.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 72

iPad launches Apple to 3rd place in mobile PC market share

Apple's market share as a mobile PC vendor has surged along with the launch of iPad, breaking 200% year over year growth while vaulting the company from seventh to third place in global portable computing.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 29

Steve Ballmer: 'Apple sold more iPads than I'd like them to sell'

Speaking to Wall Street analysts, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer noted that tablets are a big issue for the company and expressed concern about Apple's success with iPad.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 188

HP's webOS 2.0 to take on iPhone 4, iPad later this year

After making comments to the contrary this summer, Hewlett-Packard is now positioning its acquired Palm webOS as a competitor to Android and iPhone 4, as well as Apple's iPad, relegating its Windows 7 Slate PC offerings to a business tablet niche.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 87

Microsoft recruits iPad owners for study on its Redmond campus

Microsoft recently offered owners of Apple's iPad a "gratuity item" in exchange for participating in a survey later this month at the software giant's Redmond, Wash., headquarters.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 56

Microsoft says Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple's WWDC

Microsoft revealed via its official Twitter account on Thursday that the company's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, will not be speaking at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 35

Microsoft CEO Ballmer not worried about Apple's market cap

After Apple's market cap exceeded rival Microsoft on Wall Street this week, the chief executive of the Windows maker, Steve Ballmer, noted that his company still rakes in more profits than anyone else in the technology business.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 105

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer rumored to present at Apple's WWDC 2010

Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, could play a part in rival Apple's keynote presentation at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a new rumor.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 164

Roughly 10% of Microsoft employees said to be iPhone owners

Although it's no secret that members of Microsoft's leadership frown upon employees who choose an Apple iPhone over one running the company's own Windows Mobile operating system, approximately 1 in 10 still veer towards the forbidden fruit and sometimes go to great lengths to conceal them on the job.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 68

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