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Microsoft Archive

Archives for July 2014

Technology
Five Takeaways From Satya Nadella’s Future of Microsoft MemoFive Takeaways From Satya Nadella’s Future of Microsoft Memo
Technology

What does it all mean?

By Ina Fried
Technology
Microsoft CEO Nadella on What Needs to Stay and What Needs to Change at MicrosoftMicrosoft CEO Nadella on What Needs to Stay and What Needs to Change at Microsoft
Technology

And no, they aren’t selling Xbox.

By Ina Fried
Technology
A Potential Dilemma for Developers: Omnivorous GamersA Potential Dilemma for Developers: Omnivorous Gamers
Technology

Developers think hard about where their games go. Consumers, maybe not so much.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
How the PC Is Merging With the SmartphoneHow the PC Is Merging With the Smartphone
Technology

We are seeing the start of a long-term trend to make PCs look and act more like smartphones, and to bring to the PC some of the functions of the phone.

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
Does Spending Big on Research Pay Off for Tech Companies? Not Really.Does Spending Big on Research Pay Off for Tech Companies? Not Really.
Technology

Three decades worth of data suggests companies who spend big on research don’t do their shareholders any favors.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Measuring Fitness on an iPhone 5sMeasuring Fitness on an iPhone 5s
Technology

In this week’s Ask Walt column, I answer reader questions about fitness tracking on an iPhone, and the latest versions of Windows.

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
Where’s Google in the Net Neutrality Fight?Where’s Google in the Net Neutrality Fight?
Technology

Large Internet companies have been mostly absent so far in the FCC’s net neutrality fight.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
NSA’s Internet Spy Program Is Legal -- But Changes Needed, Privacy Board Says.NSA’s Internet Spy Program Is Legal -- But Changes Needed, Privacy Board Says.
Technology

Independent board offers suggestions for curbing NSA’s data collection to protect Americans’ privacy.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Microsoft Joining Qualcomm-Backed Effort for Internet of ThingsMicrosoft Joining Qualcomm-Backed Effort for Internet of Things
Technology
Microsoft Shifts Top IP Lawyers, With Horacio Gutierrez Taking New RoleMicrosoft Shifts Top IP Lawyers, With Horacio Gutierrez Taking New Role
Technology

Gutierrez will now head up legal affairs for Microsoft’s product teams, with Erich Andersen taking over his former role.

By Ina Fried