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Microsoft’s $999 Surface Laptop looks surprisingly goodMicrosoft’s $999 Surface Laptop looks surprisingly good
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Watch out, Chromebooks.

By Dan Frommer
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Here’s how Google’s rival to Microsoft Office, G Suite, came togetherHere’s how Google’s rival to Microsoft Office, G Suite, came together
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Google’s answer to Microsoft Office has a long way to catch up to its massive competitor. Here’s a look at where G Suite came from.

By Tess Townsend
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Mossberg: Tech’s ruling class casts a big shadowMossberg: Tech’s ruling class casts a big shadow
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Is the dominance of the “Gang of Five” healthy?

By Walt Mossberg
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A Magic Leap investor says critics should stop ‘gloating’ and give augmented reality more timeA Magic Leap investor says critics should stop ‘gloating’ and give augmented reality more time
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Benedict Evans preaches patience after a leaked photo shows clunky hardware.

By Eric Johnson
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Microsoft wants Trump’s travel ban ended, but in the meantime it wants more exceptionsMicrosoft wants Trump’s travel ban ended, but in the meantime it wants more exceptions
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The company has asked the government to look case by case at those with a “pressing need.”

By Ina Fried
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Microsoft’s Azure cloud business almost doubled in the past yearMicrosoft’s Azure cloud business almost doubled in the past year
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Windows sales picked up a bit, too, allowing the company to beat sales and earnings estimates.

By Ina Fried
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LinkedIn’s top engineering executive just got promoted to be Microsoft’s new CTOLinkedIn’s top engineering executive just got promoted to be Microsoft’s new CTO
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Kevin Scott, senior VP of engineering at LinkedIn, is joining its new parent company.

By Kurt Wagner
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Microsoft’s former head of search got Satya Nadella’s blessing before accepting a gig at rival BaiduMicrosoft’s former head of search got Satya Nadella’s blessing before accepting a gig at rival Baidu
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Qi Lu stepped down from Microsoft last year, citing health reasons.

By Ina Fried
The Recode guide to 2017
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Next year is happening. Here’s what to look forward to.

By Recode Staff
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Mossberg: My tech report card for 2016Mossberg: My tech report card for 2016
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It was a hit-and-miss year.

By Walt Mossberg
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Microsoft still depends on Windows. Here’s what it is doing to revive the PC business.Microsoft still depends on Windows. Here’s what it is doing to revive the PC business.
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VR headsets and a return to ARM-based computers are on tap for next year.

By Ina Fried
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These were Bill Gates’s five favorite books of the yearThese were Bill Gates’s five favorite books of the year
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It’s like Oprah’s book list, but for nerds.

By Ina Fried
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Elon Musk’s nonprofit is working with Microsoft to help make sure robots don’t take over the worldElon Musk’s nonprofit is working with Microsoft to help make sure robots don’t take over the world
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Open AI will use thousands of Microsoft’s virtual machines.

By April Glaser
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Marc Benioff says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about itMarc Benioff says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about it
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The FTC has never challenged a merger based on the anticompetitive acquisition of data.

By April Glaser
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The meeting that made Marc Benioff run away from a deal with MicrosoftThe meeting that made Marc Benioff run away from a deal with Microsoft
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The new Microsoft is too much like the old one, the Salesforce CEO says.

By Ina Fried
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Former Microsoft executive Doug Burgum is North Dakota’s next governorFormer Microsoft executive Doug Burgum is North Dakota’s next governor
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The Republican was the CEO of Great Plains Software, which Microsoft bought in 2002.

By Ina Fried
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Steve Ballmer says Apple’s iPhone succeeded because of carrier subsidies. He’s wrong.Steve Ballmer says Apple’s iPhone succeeded because of carrier subsidies. He’s wrong.
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The iPhone wasn’t the first phone to be subsidized. It was one of the first ones not to be.

By Ina Fried
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Is the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar just a gimmick?Is the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar just a gimmick?
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The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern weighs in on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson
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Pokémon Go made you walk 25 percent more than you used toPokémon Go made you walk 25 percent more than you used to
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In a month, America walked an additional 144 billion steps, a new Stanford/Microsoft study says.

By Eric Johnson
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Why Microsoft stock just hit an all-time highWhy Microsoft stock just hit an all-time high
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Investors seem to think Satya Nadella’s transformation is working.

By Dan Frommer
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Microsoft’s cloud business continues to shine as earnings again top estimatesMicrosoft’s cloud business continues to shine as earnings again top estimates
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The company said its purchase of LinkedIn should close in the current quarter.

By Ina Fried
CEO Jeff Weiner will talk about LinkedIn’s $26 billion sale to Microsoft and more at November’s Code Enterprise conference
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With a new owner, will the company become more than just a job network?

By Johana Bhuiyan and Kara Swisher
Microsoft is using the brainpower of its legendary research unit in an artificial intelligence push
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The company says AI will be a part of everything it does.

By Ina Fried
Microsoft’s Qi Lu is leaving the company due to health issues
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Rajesh Jha will assume many of Lu’s responsibilities.

By Ina Fried and Kara Swisher
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Mossberg: Running Windows 10 and macOS Sierra togetherMossberg: Running Windows 10 and macOS Sierra together
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The new Parallels 12 does the job well, even on aging hardware.

By Walt Mossberg
Microsoft is buying another AI startup. This one automatically schedules meetings.
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The company is buying Genee and shutting down the service.

By Ina Fried
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Are 2-in-1s and convertibles the new Next Big Thing?Are 2-in-1s and convertibles the new Next Big Thing?
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I don’t think Microsoft or Intel are mad that Apple has finally agreed with them.

By Tim Bajarin
Beloved Silicon Valley entrepreneur Blake Krikorian has died at 48
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The Slingbox founder had been involved with Microsoft, Amazon and dozens of startups.

By Kara Swisher
Microsoft’s phone camera expert is headed back to Nokia to work on virtual reality
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Juha Alakarhu helped develop Nokia’s 41-megapixel PureView camera technology.

By Ina Fried
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Millennials prefer Microsoft Word for individual work, Google Docs for collaborative workMillennials prefer Microsoft Word for individual work, Google Docs for collaborative work
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It was shocking to discover that millennials are emotionally invested in a word processor.

By Matt Richman
Surprise! Microsoft found 2,850 more jobs to cut as it continues its retreat from the phone business.
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The company has now shed nearly all of the Nokia mobile phone business that it acquired in April 2014.

By Ina Fried
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Microsoft thinks it can do a better iPhone camera app than AppleMicrosoft thinks it can do a better iPhone camera app than Apple
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Born in the company’s research labs, Microsoft Pix focuses on taking better pictures of people.

By Ina Fried
Salesforce CEO told LinkedIn he would have paid much more than Microsoft
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A LinkedIn board committee met earlier this month to discuss the email from Marc Benioff.

By Ina Fried
Microsoft’s earnings report shows it is becoming a serious force in the cloud
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And investors cheer.

By Ina Fried
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What are the differences among virtual, augmented and mixed reality?What are the differences among virtual, augmented and mixed reality?
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They’re pretty big and important.

By Eric Johnson
Under Mayer deal, Mozilla could walk away and still get more than $1 billion if it doesn’t like Yahoo’s buyer
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The contract clause — personally struck by the CEO — is a “hairy” one for bidders.

By Kara Swisher
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Microsoft operating chief Kevin Turner is leaving to become CEO of trading firm Citadel SecuritiesMicrosoft operating chief Kevin Turner is leaving to become CEO of trading firm Citadel Securities
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Turner had served as head of Microsoft’s sales team for the past 11 years.

By Ina Fried
The tick-tock story of how LinkedIn shopped itself to Microsoft, Salesforce and Google
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How the $26 billion deal went down.

By Mark Bergen
Microsoft didn’t have the highest bid for LinkedIn, but its $26 billion in cash won out
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Another bidder, likely Salesforce, was offering a few million dollars more, but its offer was made up of both stock and cash.

By Ina Fried
Salesforce also made a bid for LinkedIn, CEO Benioff confirms
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It bought Demandware instead

By Kara Swisher