Microsoft is set to launch a major rearguard action against the ever-growing Google as it announces the launch tomorrow of a "cloud" version of its Office suite of software... more
If Microsoft is willing to pay $8.5 billion (£5.2 billion) for Skype, how much more might it have paid if Skype worked - I mean really worked - so that it could be used for an intelligent flowing conversation?... more
Microsoft is poised to buy the highly popular internet phone service Skype in what would be the biggest deal in the software giant's 36-year history... more
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer only got half his annual bonus last year as the software giant rapped him over the knuckles for a less-than-glittering performance... more
Whitehall's spin doctors are crafty. Last Thursday, while the row was raging about British National Party leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time and the Royal Mail strike was causing chaos, the Government slipped out the news that — after 10 months of discussion — it was refusing to back a compulsory register of lobbyists ... more
Microsoft's new internet search engine Bing captured more market share in the United States last week, but still lags far behind its arch-rivals Google and Yahoo... more
Technology: There were fears for hundreds of jobs at Microsoft's offices in Reading and London amid reports that the software giant is set to axe up to 15,000 staff worldwide... more
Mircosoft boss Steve Ballmer is prepared to take losses of up to $2.25 billion (£1.13 billion) a year to build the firm's internet search and advertising business... more
Angry investors claim Yahoo founder and chief executive Jerry Yang had set himself against any bid before an offer was even made, court documents reveal... more
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer categorically rules out another bid for all of internet company Yahoo but admits he is pursuing a new tack with the company... more
Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson, who wants to oust Jerry Yang as chief executive of Yahoo, has dropped plans to propose his own slate of directors for the internet firm... more
Yahoo has missed the deadline set by Microsoft to accept its $31-a-share takeover offer now worth $42.7 billion, leading many on Wall Street to believe the fight will turn nastier.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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