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• Ballmer Looking To Keep Microsoft Board Seat After Stepping Down As CEO
  7:32 PM EST Fri. Oct. 04, 2013
  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is leaving his CEO post after 13 years but is running for re-election to its board of directors next month, in a development that could rankle investors seeking change.
• Despite CEA Chief's Excitement, Microsoft Says It's Not Stepping Up Its CES Presence
  4:31 PM EST Thu. Oct. 03, 2013
  After scaling back its participation in CES in January, Microsoft is going to have a big presence at CES this year, according to the event's organizer. But, Microsoft says this isn't accurate.
• Report: Top Microsoft Investors Want Gates To Relinquish Chairman Role
  1:27 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  Bill Gates is reportedly under pressure from large shareholders to step down as chairman, in what amounts to the latest sign that massive changes are coming at the software giant.
• Delta Replacing Pilots' iPads With Surface 2 Tablets, And Pilots Reportedly Aren't Thrilled
  3:00 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Microsoft inks deal with Delta Airlines to replace pilots' flight manuals and documents with Surface 2 tablets, but pilots are apparently not pleased at having to give up their iPads.
• Microsoft Partners Not Crazy About Ford's Mulally As Next Likely CEO
  7:49 PM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  With Ford CEO Alan Mulally reportedly leading the pack to become Microsoft's next CEO, partners tell CRN they'd like to see someone with a proven ability to connect with consumers.
• Microsoft's Ballmer Gives Tearful Farewell In Last Company Meeting
  4:13 PM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage in his final company-wide meeting to give another loud, energetic public appearance and a tear-filled thank you to Microsoft employees.
• Dell Drops Windows RT XPS 10 Tablet
  11:57 AM EST Thu. Sep. 26, 2013
  Just as Microsoft unveils its revamped version of the RT operating system and beefed-up Office 2013 RT software, Dell discontinues the XPS 10 tablet.
• OpenWorld: Oracle Expands x86 Infrastructure Reach With Dell Relationship
  7:04 PM EST Wed. Sep. 25, 2013
  The expanded Dell-Oracle relationship could be an opening for Oracle to take advantage of a top x86-based server vendor to expand its reach in the cloud, an analyst said.
• Can Microsoft Beat Back Surface 2 Bad Buzz?
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Sep. 25, 2013
  Critics charge revamped Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 deliver same ho-hum value proposition and problem-plagued RT operating system as its predecessor.
• VARs To Microsoft: 'Come Talk To Us' About Surface 2
  6:08 PM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  Microsoft channel partners still want to sell the Surface 2, despite getting the cold shoulder -- once again -- from the software giant.
• Microsoft Surface 2: Faster Performance, Better Battery Life, More Apps
  1:25 PM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  Microsoft's new Surface 2 tablet is faster and has better battery life than its predecessor and includes a business-friendly docking station.
• Overseas Profits And The U.S. Tax Rate: Why IT Vendors Say Their Hands Are Tied
  9:00 AM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  Multinational IT companies say the high overseas tax rate is holding back U.S. economic and jobs growth and hindering their ability to compete. The U.S. government begs to differ. We look at the big picture.
• 15 Takeaways From Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting
  2:09 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  Microsoft financial analyst meeting gives CEO Steve Ballmer, COO Kevin Turner and other execs a chance to outline to company's current and future financial health.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  11:17 AM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  For the week ending Sept. 20, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• 20 Odd Tech Startup Names And The Real Stories Behind Them
  10:00 AM EST Thu. Sep. 19, 2013
  As more startups show up on the enterprise tech scene, finding a good name is getting harder. So, some are getting creative. Here's a look at 20 examples of startups that went outside the box.
• Microsoft Developer Evangelist Sandquist Jumps To Twitter After 16 Years
  7:24 PM EST Tue. Sep. 17, 2013
  Microsoft loses 16-year developer relations veteran to Twitter, where he'll be overseeing the social networking sites ecosystem partnerships.
• Microsoft Pulls Apple-Bashing iPhone 5 Video, Says It Was Just Joking
  7:26 PM EST Mon. Sep. 16, 2013
  Microsoft last week added another Apple clip to its already large collection of parody videos that make fun of competitors, but has since pulled it down.
• Facebook's Zuckerberg Says He Worshipped Bill Gates In His Youth
  8:03 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Facebook founder and CEO reveals that his idol growing up was Bill Gates, whom he held in high esteem for having clear vision and executing on it.
• Salesforce's Oracle Hiring Spree Continues As 17-Year Vet Fernicola Joins Ranks
  5:31 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  The path from Oracle to Salesforce.com is well-worn, and longtime enterprise sales guy Anthony Fernicola has become the latest to travel it.
• Microsoft Exec Who Said Windows 7 Borrows From OS X Is Moving On
  6:23 PM EST Wed. Sep. 11, 2013
  Remember the Microsoft exec who said back in 2009 that the Windows 7 user interface borrowed aspects of OS X? He's leaving the company, though it's not clear where he's going.
• Report: Former Microsoft Exec Raikes Isn't Going To Be Next CEO
  7:28 PM EST Tue. Sep. 10, 2013
  Jeff Raikes, the former longtime Microsoft exec who's been leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is stepping down. But he apparently isn't interested in the CEO job.
• Report: Microsoft Investors Pushing Ford's Mulally, CSC's Lawrie As CEO Candidates
  5:28 PM EST Tue. Sep. 10, 2013
  Does Microsoft need a turnaround of the sort that Alan Mulally pulled off at Ford, and which Mike Lawrie is trying to achieve at CSC? Apparently, some top investors think so.
• Microsoft Changes Mind, Gives Windows 8 And Windows Server 2012 RTM To Devs
  7:02 PM EST Mon. Sep. 09, 2013
  Microsoft partners and developers were frustrated when they didn't get early access to the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 bits. Now, Microsoft has had a change of heart.
• Movers And Shakers: Here's Who Made Gartner's 2013 Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant
  4:00 PM EST Mon. Sep. 09, 2013
  While Amazon is leading the cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service pack, a number of smaller players are making inroads with innovative technology, and in some cases, marketing. See who made the list.
• Microsoft Preps Surface 2 Tablets For Sept. 23 Unveiling In NYC
  3:48 PM EST Mon. Sep. 09, 2013
  Microsoft's first Surface tablets have flopped in the marketplace, but it's forging ahead with plans to unveil the next generation versions at an event in New York City later this month.