Microsoft Earnings Beat Estimates on Office, Xbox Sales

Microsoft’s fiscal first-quarter earnings jumped 51% as the world’s largest software maker boosted sales of its Office 2010 product and grabbed share in the videogame-console market. Microsoft shares jumped on the news.
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Oracle’s Larry Ellison Blasts Incoming HP Chief

In a trial that starts Monday, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says he intends to prove that incoming Hewlett-Packard chief executive Leo Apotheker stole ideas from Oracle in his previous position as head of European competitor SAP.
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Gemalto Sues Google Over Android OS

Gemalto NV, a Dutch maker of security software, sued Google (GOOG), saying that the Android smartphone operating system used its software without permission.

The complaint accuses Google of improperly including Gemalto’s Java Card technology in the Android development platform, Bloomberg News said.

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Microsoft After Ray Ozzie May Be a Little Less Magical

The chief software architect was the perfect visionary foil to strategy-obsessed CEO Ballmer. His entrepreneurial mind pushed the stodgy software giant to innovate in cloud computing and more. That’s a role Microsoft will sorel…