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Microsoft aims to wow with high-end PCs, 3D software

Microsoft launched a consumer offensive Wednesday, unveiling new high-performance computers and an updated Windows operating system that showcases three-dimensional content and “mixed reality.”

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Salesforce urges EU to probe Microsoft, Linkedin antitrust issues

U.S. software company Salesforce called on EU regulators on Thursday to investigate antitrust issues related to Microsoft's $26 billion bid for social network LinkedIn.

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Microsoft eyes huge potential in China's rising cloud market

Scott Guthrie, executive vice-president of Microsoft cloud and enterprise group, at a meeting with media on Sept 21,2016 in Beijing.FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY

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As PCs decline, Microsoft bets its future on the cloud

In a world where there's a smartphone app for everything, one company-Amazon.com Inc-has long been the host for an outsized share of online software and computing services.

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Cloud business boosts Microsoft's quarterly revenue, shares rise

​Sharp growth in its commercial cloud computing business helped lift Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) quarterly revenue above Wall Street's expectations, sending the technology company's shares up more than 4 percent in after-hours trading.

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Microsoft Wins Appeal on Overseas Data Searches

For the last few years, American technology giants have been embroiled in a power struggle with the United States government over when authorities get to see and use the digital data that the companies collect.

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With "Anniversary Update" for Windows 10, Microsoft aims to win converts

Microsoft has a birthday present for Windows 10 users: more capabilities for its Cortana digital assistant and new ways to ditch passwords.

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Microsoft, reasserting its muscle, buys LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Microsoft’s blockbuster $26.2 billion takeover of LinkedIn might be an attempt to travel through time. Specifically, to the heady heights of yesteryear’s technology valuations.

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Why Microsoft’s $26.2 billion Linkedin acquisition is good news for Twitter

It’s a vote of confidence for Silicon Valley, which has been shy to make deals this year. And it makes a Twitter acquisition a lot more likely.

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Xiaomi gets 2,500 patents from Microsoft in transfer, cross-licensing deal

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has secured 2,500 patents from Microsoft through a patent transfer and cross-licensing deal, a Xiaomi senior executive said in Beijing on Wednesday.

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China version of Minecraft video game in works under Microsoft-NetEase deal

Software giant announces deal with Chinese online services company to develop and sell versions of the world-building video game tailored for the Chinese market

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Microsoft sues U.S. government over privacy issue

Microsoft filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. government over indefinite gag orders that prevent it from speaking about law enforcement request for data.

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Microsoft's racist chatbot returns with drug-smoking Twitter meltdown

Short-lived return saw Tay tweet about smoking drugs in front of the police before suffering a meltdown and being taken offline

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Microsoft's secret weapon for growth in the cloud: email

In reporting better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella touted his company's success in the cloud.

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China asks Microsoft to explain "major problems' in probe data

Software firm’s sales and marketing practices face further scrutiny by Chinese officials