One of Microsoft's worries is fragmentation of the Windows market.
Software giant Microsoft is likely to acquire a majority stake in Yahoo Inc, according to a report in the New York Post.
Microsoft also took a charge of $940 million related to job cuts announced this month and last year.
Microsoft Corporation India on Tuesday announced the availability of Hindi version of 2007 Microsoft Office software to accelerate local language computing in the country.
There are around 4,500 tech-based start-ups in India.
While Google's phenomenal growth may by the envy of many, Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer criticised the Internet company for trying to grow too fast.
For Microsoft so far, Nadella has proved a Santa
Software giant Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its first mobile handset Kin, designed specifically for users who are actively accessing social networking sites.
Microsoft CEO Steven A Ballmer made a passionate presentation, introducing India to the Microsoft Cloud concept.
There's more to Nokia Lumia 730 than just a 5 MP front-facing selfie camera. Himanshu Juneja takes you through the good and not-so-good features of Microsoft's selfie smartphone.
Software giant Microsoft Corporation on Saturday entered into a multi-pronged partnership with the Uttar Pradesh government to promote e-governance and improve IT literacy in the state.
The writing has been on the wall for some time. Exodus of senior leadership and growth behind its peers are reasons that have prompted Thierry Delaporte, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Wipro to resign, analysts said. Delaporte, Wipro's seventh CEO, also resigned without completing his five-year term, like his predecessor Abidali Neemuchwala decided to end his tenure prematurely in 2020. Phil Fersht, HFS Research CEO and chief analyst believes the change in leadership was at least six months overdue.
New Windows Server 2012 integrates cloud technologies within a network without compromising on security
Guardian enables users to switch on a 'track me' feature in the app that lets friends and family track them in real-time using Microsoft Windows Azure cloud services and Bing Map APIs, the company said.
IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Microsoft Corporation on Wednesday entered into a global services partnership, under which the two would jointly help in enhancing value of their IT investments.
The world's largest software firm Microsoft on Sunday said it is sharpening its focus on the fast growing smartphones market and other wireless devices in India.
TIOL has come to know that in a path-breaking judicial decision, the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) handling international taxation cases in Delhi has held that the Gracemac Corporation, a 100% subsidiary of Microsoft which had in 1999 granted proprietary and ownership right in license and in intellectual property of Microsoft software and hardware products, is liable to pay income tax on its gross royalty income earned out of licensing of software to Indian customers.
Industry analysts were broadly excited at the prospect, but sceptical that it could produce a working model at a mass-market price that soon.
The government asked digital platforms to provide technical and business process solutions to prevent and weed out misinformation that can potentially harm society and democracy, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.
With this round of funding, Flipkart's valuation has reached USD 11.6 billion, and US IT major Microsoft joins the marketplace as a strategic investor.
The Microsoft move comes as it faced anti-monopoly probe.
Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as the CEO of Microsoft in February.
The layoffs are expected to be across different locations and businesses. Sources said the number of possible lay-offs could be close to 800.
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From Seema Hakhu Kachru Houston, Jul 12 (PTI) Software giant Microsoft has announced a long-awaited restructuring, organising itself around key areas designed to make the company more nimble in a fiercely-competitive technology sector. The company said in a release that it will deliver multiple devi ...
Nineteen per cent of global fund managers remain bullish on India, suggests the latest BofA Asia Fund Manager Survey (FMS). A total of 249 panelists with $656 billion worth of assets under management (AUM) participated in the survey between February 2 and 8, BofA said. Two hundred and nine participants with $568 billion AUM responded to the global FMS questions, while 145 participants with $331 billion in AUM responded to the regional fund manager survey (FMS) questions, BofA said.
Microsoft Research on Wednesday launched its operations in India and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ministry of science and technology and ocean development to partner in research projects.
Lumia 640 XL will begin rolling out globally in March.
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
Microsoft is getting accolades for its Surface tablets and is pitched as Apple iPad's rival but to replicate the success of Apple, it needs to fire on all cylinders and achieve what Apple has not achieved -- a device for masses.
Nokia agreed in September to sell its devices and services business and license its patents to Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros after failing to recover from a late start in smartphones.
Billed as the biggest development centre outside America, the global IT giant Microsoft inaugurated a new campus in Hyderabad.
Mukund Mohan, Microsoft Ventures India director, to head US, China, India operations.
The new Surface Pro an impressive upgrade over its predecessors, says Aparna Banerjea.
Microsoft's India-born CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged that 'one big mistake' the company made in the past was to think the personal computer will reign supreme forever and failing to anticipate the technological transformation of the mobile phone.
All future smartphones from Microsoft will be under the Microsoft brand, which means Nokia brand will now be phased out.
The company announced the launch at its 'small' Surface event, but didn't launch the Surface Mini rumored to debut at the presentation.
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