Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie doesn't necessarily think Google has all the answers, but he does credit the company for opening Microsoft's eyes.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday in the US that lines between on-premise software and Internet-delivered services were blurring, an industry shift the company was embracing.
While Google has grabbed an early lead in search and Internet advertising, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates pledged on Wednesday that his company would "keep them honest."
Microsoft plans to introduce a news aggregation service for Web logs and to develop a social networking product, a company executive said at an event in North America Friday.
Microsoft is expected to take its first baby steps on the road to Web search independence on Thursday, with the launch a test version of a homegrown Internet navigation tool and changes to its current search engine.
Ten years ago, Microsoft executives worried that an Internet platform could threaten Windows. The nightmare now has a name: Google.
In an interview, Windows Live exec Chris Jones talks about what the 2-year-old is up to and comments on another youngster -- Apple's iPhone.
Microsoft is at the start of "the greatest innovation pipeline we have ever had," CEO says. And no, he doesn't throw chairs.
Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be a factor in the shuffle. Software on demand is an issue too.
Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie have some big shoes to fill. The two execs talk to about how they plan to take over for Gates.
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