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Fine-Tuning Microsoft’s Windows 7 for Speed

July 1st 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Windows 7 is at least as speedy as Windows Vista. But that’s not exactly anything to boast about. You can throw the fastest hardware at Microsoft’s latest operating system, and it will be speedy enough. But there’s always room for improvement. The good news: with a few tweaks and some know-how, you can wring the [...]

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Business

Microsoft launches advertising campaign against Apple

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Microsoft has opened a website from Canada which is dedicated to compare benefits and prices of Apple computers from other manufacturers machines equipped with Windows. Objective, to demonstrate that Apple is more expensive to equal benefits. The site is called Do The Math. Redmond maker theorizes that buying a Windows PC this summer, the customer [...]

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News

Microsoft To Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Skype, another innovative way for millions to communicate via video and phones, will have a new home with giant tech company Microsoft. According to CNN, Microsoft has agreed to purchase the Luxembourg-based company for $8.5 billion. The Internet communications company will now be another branch under the mighty Microsoft umbrella but will reportedly retain Skype’s [...]

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Business

Microsoft sees profit and revenues increase

May 8th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Software giant Microsoft has in the third quarter are more fractured financial gains thanks to strong sales of Office software and one-time tax benefit. The American group posted a profit of 5.2 billion U.S. dollars (3.5 billion euros), up 30 percent over the same period one year ago. Per share earnings were $ 61 cents, [...]

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Tech

Microsoft Admits iPad Is Killing Netbook Market

November 4th 2010 | Posted by Keshav

I’ve said it before now I’m saying it again, the iPad is indeed cannibalizing netbook sales. For proof, you don’t have to ask Best Buy’s boss, nor do you have to listen to the analysts, you just need to speak with Microsoft, which now admits the iPad is killing the netbook market. Speaking to The [...]

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