Tag: Microsoft

Microsoft CEO rules out Yahoo buyout

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of buying out Yahoo, sending Yahoo shares diving by 14 percent. Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang declines to speak to a reporter at the 26th annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, Idaho July 10, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)“Let me be clear,” Ballmer said at Microsoft’s... Read more

US $25 Microsoft Office for families and students

VietNamNet Bridge – Microsoft Vietnam has announced to sell Microsoft Office 2007, Home and Student version to students and families at US $25 for each computer from November 17 to December 31, 2008. VietNamNet Bridge – Microsoft Vietnam has announced to sell Microsoft Office 2007, Home and Student version to students and families at US $25 for each... Read more

Microsoft CEO rules out another bid to buyout Yahoo

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has said his company would not make another bid to buyout Internet firm Yahoo, it was reported on Friday. “We made an offer, we made another offer, and it was clear that Yahoo didn’t want to sell the business to us and we moved on,” said Ballmer, quoted by the Wall Street Journal. “We... Read more

Microsoft: more software threats but fewer flaws

Microsoft found software makers and security vendors made significant inroads in protecting their customers from malicious threats in the first half of 2008, according to its Security Intelligence Report (MSIR) released on Monday. Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates speaks during a news conference in Tokyo May 7, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)Based on... Read more

Microsoft unveils latest operating system Windows 7

Software giant Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled Windows 7, saying its latest operating system won’t be as annoying. (File Photo)At the company’ Professional Developers Conference here, Microsoft said the new version will not have the rampant notifications that have irked many users of Windows Vista. People can choose to see fewer alerts and warnings... Read more