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  • Ballmer: Microsoft needs better sales pitch

    Microsoft needs to do a better job of convincing customers that the latest versions of its products are worth having, CEO Steve Ballmer said in a companywide e-mail on Tuesday.

  • Is Ballmer's $100 PC possible?

    Microsoft's chief executive may well think that a $100 PC will solve the problem of software piracy - but it's a question of who is willing to bear the cost.

  • Ballmer memo targets Linux

    Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has identified Linux and open-source software as key competitive challenges to the company in a memo sent to all employees Wednesday.

  • Ballmer tries to dampen licensing furore

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday defended the software maker's controversial licensing plans and its ever-changing consumer strategy.

  • Ballmer: "Dedicated" to court settlement

    Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said Tuesday that the software giant was "dedicated from the top down" to meeting settlement guidelines from a federal anti-trust ruling against the company.

  • Tangled in .Net

    Although Microsoft .Net plans were "hard to understand," CEO Steve Ballmer is working to untangle the mess.

  • Dell and HP still the life of the XP party

    Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative, with Dell and HP's Australian offices staying cagey about their intentions.

  • Vista sales gaining momentum

    Windows Vista is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.

  • MS to meet with Aussie business over licensing concerns

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has defended its new licensing program against charges of it being a price hike, despite attributing a boom in first quarter revenue to the program.

  • Microsoft: Not enough XPerienced PCs

    While Microsoft is pleased with robust sales of new PCs that come loaded with Windows XP, the company has been less than satisfied with the rate at which large companies are installing its latest operating system.

  • EC demands Microsoft compliance 'within weeks'

    Microsoft is under growing pressure to comply with the European antitrust ruling within a matter of weeks, an EU spokesman said on Wednesday.

  • Microsoft preps XP push, mulls Longhorn 'priorities'

    With a long-awaited security update to Windows XP now complete, Microsoft is preparing a holiday season push for the 3-year-old operating system--and is set to revisit ambitious plans for the next major revision, News.com has learned.

  • Judge orders Microsoft to reveal code

    A federal judge has told Microsoft it must disclose portions of the Windows source code, including XP and XP Embedded, to nine litigating states and the District of Columbia.

  • Ballmer 'shocked' by XP criticism

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he's "shocked and dismayed" by the criticisms of Windows XP and the way competitors have attacked it.

  • Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7

    Some companies are planning to skip Windows Vista, and that's OK, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.

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