June 15, 2010 10:34 AM PDT
by Ina Fried
Microsoft is once again betting that its customers can do a better job than anyone else of selling its software.
The company’s $80 million “Make it Great” ad campaign for Office 2010, which kicks off today, is focused entirely on letting a small group of [...]
June 8, 2010 12:25 PM PDT
by Ina Fried
Stephen Colbert announced that his many references to Bing in Tuesday night's show added up to a $100,000 donation from Microsoft to be used for Gulf relief.
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Screenshot by Ina Fried/CNET)
Microsoft has found some creative ways to advertise its Bing search engine, but last night’s [...]
June 8, 2010 12:25 PM PDT
by Ina Fried
Stephen Colbert announced that his many references to Bing in Tuesday night's show added up to a $100,000 donation from Microsoft to be used for Gulf relief.
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Screenshot by Ina Fried/CNET)
Microsoft has found some creative ways to advertise its Bing search engine, but last night’s [...]
June 3, 2010 11:46 AM PDT
by Ina Fried
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.–AOL chief Tim Armstrong said on Thursday that the company has started the process of meeting with Google and others over who will power the site’s search engine going forward.
The company’s current deal with Google is set to expire and Armstrong [...]
June 2, 2010 11:57 AM PDT
by Ina Fried
Walt Mossberg (left) and eBay CEO John Donahoe (right) speak at D8.
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Asa Mathat/All Things Digital)
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.–eBay chief executive John Donahoe on Wednesday defended both the decision to buy Skype as well as the company’s later move to sell most of its stake [...]
June 2, 2010 9:04 AM PDT
by Ina Fried
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.–Comcast COO Steve Burke said on Wednesday that Comcast isn’t looking to get rid of NBC Universal’s movie studios or theme parks, saying that all of its parts are part of a good media company.
“Our modus operandi is not to sell [...]