Steve Ballmer’s retirement news today certainly grabbed the attention of the tech industry. (The top 13 stories on TechMeme are devoted to the announcement). I guess that’s what happens when… Read More
What’s Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer going to do next? That’s a question that folks around Seattle are wondering after the boisterous software executive announced that he’ll be moving on from… Read More
What’s behind Steve Ballmer’s exit as Microsoft CEO? Where does this leave the company? Is there more to the story than we’re hearing? What will Ballmer do next? And who… Read More
One of Steve Ballmer’s greatest attributes as Microsoft’s CEO has been his eternal optimism and enthusiasm — his ability to fire up the troops and make the case that the… Read More
We’ve loved watching Steve Ballmer over the years, talking about technology, and, yes, occasionally going nuts on stage. So, in light of today’s announcement that Ballmer plans to step down… Read More
The big news Friday morning hailed from Redmond with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to retire within the next year. So, what’s next for the 57-year-old? With a net worth… Read More
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to step down, announced this morning, is remarkable in part because it confirms the company’s lack of succession planning — leaving a wide-open field as… Read More
We already know how Wall Street feels about Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement plans. Shares of the company soared more than six percent on the news Friday morning. But what… Read More
Here’s the memo sent by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to employees this morning, announcing his plans to retire from the company within 12 months. I am writing to let you… Read More
In a massive and surprising shift for Microsoft and its longtime leader, the company announced this morning that embattled CEO Steve Ballmer has decided to retire within the next year, after… Read More
We’re three weeks away from our biggest event of the year, the GeekWire Summit, and we’ve still got a few surprises in store as we prepare for our signature technology… Read More
The new Husky Stadium at the University of Washington is going to be pretty freaking awesome when it re-opens next weekend for the season’s first game against Boise State. Everything… Read More
Thursday marks the end of an era — the Microsoft Points era, that is. Starting today, transactions on the Xbox 360 will move to actual currency instead of Microsoft’s point… Read More
You can’t get your hands on the Xbox One until sometime in November, but Microsoft is giving gamers a sneak peak at the next-gen console in its stores across the… Read More
Lenovo, which recently took the title of world’s largest PC maker, is going around Microsoft to restore something much closer to the traditional Start Menu in its Windows 8 machines,… Read More
Steven Sinofsky, who left his job as Microsoft’s Windows president last year, has joined prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as a board partner. The announcement this morning helps to… Read More
Delta Air Lines is giving a boost to Microsoft’s Windows Phone with a deal to equip its 19,000 flight attendants with Nokia Lumia 820 devices for processing in-flight payments and… Read More
Just a few months ago, rumors swirled about Microsoft offering to pay $1 billion for Barnes & Noble’s NOOK digital assets. But the bookseller now says that those plans have… Read More
The Scrooglers have struck again. First it was Google Shopping, then came Gmail which was followed by Google Play. Now, Microsoft’s latest attack on Google comes in the form of education. The new Scroogled… Read More
Microsoft last month dropped the price of the Surface RT tablet to clear the shelves, and it’s giving more and more of them to schools, but it looks like there… Read More
Use Bing, receive free Surface tablets. That’s the winning formula for the 800,000 students participating in Microsoft’s new “Bing for Schools” pilot initiative that officially launched for K-12 schools today.… Read More
Cornell University student Peter Zieske likes to doze off on bus rides, and he has created an app to help others do the same — without missing their stops. Bus Alarm,… Read More
While Microsoft did a little flip-flopping with some of the Xbox One policies, Sony has remained steady with its rules for the PlayStation 4. Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House wanted to reiterate… Read More
Amazon is offering up a deal for those who want to upgrade their Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One. For specific titles like Madden NFL 25 and Call of… Read More
PopCap is already hitting it out of the park with the just-released Plants vs. Zombies 2 and the Seattle-based company just announced some cool Kinect and SmartGlass integration planned for… Read More
It’s late August, and that means back to school at thousands of college campuses around the world. Aimed at university students who might be considering a tablet purchase, Microsoft just… Read More
Outlook.com users who want to make Skype phone calls without opening up another app can now do so from their email hub. Starting today, Outlook.com officially rolled out Skype integration… Read More
I was feeling good Saturday morning, with a full weekend ahead and the news that Microsoft had released “Halo: Spartan Assault” broadly for Windows Phone after the conclusion of the… Read More
Microsoft is getting the week started with a new Xbox One promo trailer out today and the video’s title is straight to the point: “The Best Games are on Xbox… Read More
Microsoft’s Tag barcode service will shut down in two years, according to a notice issued by the company this morning. The company hasn’t explained the reason for the move, but… Read More