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PC doubts lead as Microsoft profit looks set to rise
Microsoft is expected to post a 9% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, but investors may be distracted by evidence of flickering PC sales.
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Microsoft puts Office in the cloud as it confronts Google
Microsoft is making its biggest move into the world of cloud computing this week as it takes the wraps off a online version of its Office software.
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Malicious attack hits a million web pages
More than one million website pages have been hit by a attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software operation.
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Microsoft’s Natal game system in stores this year
Microsoft plans to get its Natal body-gesturing gaming system into stores in time for this year’s holiday shopping season.
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Microsoft, Yahoo! in 10-year web-search partnership
Microsoft and Yahoo! have launched a 10-year web-search deal to challenge market leader Google.
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Harrah’s gets $15bn buyout offer, shares leap
Harrah’s Entertainment, the world’s biggest casino operator, on Monday said it had received a -billion buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group. The proposed deal, which would rank as the fifth-largest leveraged buyout on record, signals new interest in the gambling sector for heavily funded private equity groups.
