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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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…

Taking on the iPad: Microsoft Tablets Coming Soon

Microsoft says the first tablets equipped with Windows 7 will hit stores this year. The so-called “slate” computing devices, launched in partnership with hardware companies such as Hewlett-Packard, will go on sale during this y…