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Feb. 27, 2008 at 10:19am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft's Chief Strategy Officer: "Google Owes Its Business To Us"
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium, Microsoft's Chief Strategy Officer Craig Mundie made the perhaps technically correct but strange remark that Google's business was essentially derivative of Microsoft's success. "If we didn't succeed at the PC, they wouldn't have a business," Mundie is quoted as saying. Yet Microsoft...
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Dec. 17, 2007 at 11:26am by Greg Sterling
Google, "The Cloud," And The Future Of Computing
In this corner, with a $214 billion market cap, is Google and "The Cloud" (and partners like IBM). In the other, weighing in at $327 billion, is Microsoft and the PC desktop. This is the theme of a Sunday New York Times piece about the high-stakes future of computing. The...
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Nov. 16, 2007 at 9:48am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Seeks 30 Percent Of Search Market And Much Bigger Chunk Of Online Ad Revenues
Reuters reports on a speech given at an investor conference by Microsoft's Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's platforms and services division. In the speech Johnson reportedly said that Microsoft wants to capture 30 percent of the consumer search market as well as a much larger slice of the online ad...
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Oct. 1, 2007 at 9:37am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft Office Live Workspace To Challenge Google Docs
Microsoft announced the beta launch of Microsoft Office Live Workspace. This is Microsoft's answer to Google Docs and will be a "web-based feature of Microsoft Office that enables people to access their documents online anywhere and easily share their work with others." Microsoft is currently accepting beta testers over here...
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Sep. 6, 2007 at 10:28am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Bundling Software, Apps In New "Windows Live Services"
Microsoft has rolled out something similar to the Google Pack software bundle called "Windows Live Services." Google Operating System has a lengthy (favorable) overview. The package includes mail and instant messaging, search toolbar, online storage, photosharing and blogging software, all from Microsoft. It operates as something of an extension of...
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Aug. 13, 2007 at 9:11am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft And 'White Space' Coalition To Try Again On Internet Access Plan
A coalition of companies that includes Microsoft, Google, Intel and Dell were recently rebuffed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in their combined effort to offer wireless Internet access on unused portions of the nation's television airwaves, so-called "white space." The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) found...
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Aug. 10, 2007 at 8:34am by Barry Schwartz
Google Selling Extra Storage For Gmail, Picasa & More; Microsoft Launches Own SkyDrive Solution
The Google Blog announced they are allowing users to pay for additional storage for Gmail and Picasa. Currently Google gives you 1GB of free space for Picasa and 2.8GB of free space for Gmail. You can now buy additional space, and Google hopes to expand this service to their other...
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Aug. 7, 2007 at 9:27am by Danny Sullivan
MSN Is Back! At Least As Button On Live.com
Just over a year ago, MSN seemed like the brand Microsoft wanted to deny ever existed. Almost like some embarrassing former leader of a country, the MSN name was excised or replaced in favor of the new Windows Live brand. But now MSN is back on Live.com, in the...
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Jul. 26, 2007 at 4:32pm by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Buys Ad Exchange AdECN
Microsoft has announced that it will purchase AdECN, an online ad exchange that competes with Yahoo's RightMedia and, presumably, the forthcoming DoubleClick exchange. Assuming that the deal goes through and Google's acquisition of DoubleClick isn't blocked by regulators, all the major search engines will have extended graphical ad distribution through...
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May. 23, 2007 at 6:24pm by Greg Sterling
Microsoft: We Don't Need Yahoo (Now), aQuantive Deal 'More Of A Merger'
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) ran an article quoting Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi, who made the following statements at a Goldman Sachs Internet conference: "Yahoo has a great business. Kudos to them, but we're bigger globally. We have half a billion people . . . I still don't think it's...
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May. 11, 2007 at 11:33am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft Thinking Of Testing Mouse Over Image Ads In Live.com Search Results
John Battelle has posted a screen capture from a presentation given by Gary Flake of Microsoft showing a new approach to search ads. The search ads on the Live.com search results have a little icon next to them, when you mouse over those icons, up comes a larger image or...
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May. 10, 2007 at 8:59am by Barry Schwartz
Yahoo's CEO, Semel, Speaks At Microsoft's Strategic Account Summit
Yahoo CEO arrives on Microsoft's turf from News.com reports that Terry Semel, Yahoo's CEO, took the podium at Microsoft's Strategic Account Summit yesterday. Semel did not mention the recent merger rumors between Microsoft and Yahoo but did talk about working with Microsoft on creating standards for Internet advertising. Semel's speech...
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May. 9, 2007 at 8:51am by Barry Schwartz
Gates: My Remaining Time Aimed At "Search, Buyers & Sellers"
PaidContent has a nice roundup of Microsoft's eighth annual Strategic Account Summit. In the Strategic Account Summit, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said that he plans on spending the last remaining months of his Microsoft tenure focusing on "search, buyers and sellers." Gates will be working full-time at Microsoft through mid-2008....
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May. 4, 2007 at 8:28am by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft & Yahoo Said To Be Talking Merger, Cooperation
Both the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that sources say Microsoft and Yahoo are talking again about how they might merge or cooperate....
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Apr. 20, 2007 at 3:25pm by Barry Schwartz
Battelle Chats With Microsoft's General Counsel On Google/DoubleClick Antitrust Allegations
News Analysis: Microsoft General Counsel on DoubleClick and Antitrust from John Battelle documents some of his conversation with Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith today....
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Mar. 28, 2007 at 9:51am by Barry Schwartz
MSN UK Prefills Search Box With Advertisement
SEO Home reports that the MSN UK home page currently has the search box prefilled with the query "The Apprentice BBC," effectively making it into an ad. Here's a screenshot:...
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Mar. 22, 2007 at 8:42am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft Appoints New Head Of Search & Ads
Microsoft has appointed Satya Nadella to head the newly formed Search and Ad Platform Group at Microsoft. Kevin Johnson, the president of Microsoft's Platform Services Division, will be Satya Nadella's boss. Nadella will start his new role on April 19th. He maintains a blog here....
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Mar. 16, 2007 at 8:40am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft's Ballmer Calls Google One Hit Wonder, Mocks Management Skills & Criticizes Future Growth
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, spoke at Stanford University the other day, calling Google a one-hit wonder, mocking Google's personal time concept and calling their growth expectations "insane."...
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Mar. 9, 2007 at 9:49am by Danny Sullivan
Former Microsoft Search Chief Bill Bliss On Early Search Missteps
Yesterday I wrote a long piece looking at Microsoft's moves in search since 1997. Bill Bliss, who I described as overseeing Microsoft's "first era" of human-powered search, has added some great comments on missteps within the company ranging from not buying search technology earlier and ignoring the Google threat for...
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Mar. 8, 2007 at 10:27am by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft's "Third Era" Of Search Begins With Departure Of Search Chief Christopher Payne
Microsoft's top search executive leaving company from the Seattle PI covers Microsoft's Christopher Payne reportedly leaving the company. The AP also reports similar news from its sources. Payne took over search efforts at Microsoft back in 2003. He oversaw what I'd call Microsoft's "second era" of search, that of...
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Mar. 6, 2007 at 10:11am by Danny Sullivan
Dissecting Microsoft Slams At Google As Copyright Infringer
Last October, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer gave us a taste of how Microsoft was going to position Google as a copyright leech. Today, Microsoft launched a full-out assault on the company. Google deserves some of this, no doubt. But the idea as Microsoft as some altruistic copyright savior deserves some critical...
