Tag: Steve Ballmer

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Microsoft bets on mobile video via $8.5B Skype acquisition: Published: May 11, 2011; Microsoft Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion and further expand real-time video communications.
Microsoft CEO: Mobile devices are PCs too: Published: June 7, 2010; At last week�s D8 conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that mobile devices such as tablets are under the same umbrella as PCs�all are computing devices, just with different form factors.
How will Microsoft-Yahoo deal affect mobile?: Published: July 30, 2009; Yahoo and Microsoft claim that their deal will be a game-changer for Web search and will drive innovation. But mobile seems to have gotten only a cursory nod from the alliance.
Microsoft makes ambitious play for mobile: Published: February 17, 2009; Microsoft has played its hand: an upgraded Windows Mobile operating system, a Web backup and photo-sharing service, a marketplace for mobile apps and new voice search technology.
Microsoft withdraws proposal to acquire Yahoo: Published: May 6, 2008; Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo Inc. because of Yahoo's unwillingness to settle on the terms of a deal.