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• Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma

  November 16, 2009 in Business Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

• Microsoft lays off 800 more workers worldwide

  November 4, 2009 in Region Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That’s in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January. 1

• Zune makes gains but not there yet

    October 25, 2009 in News on Page E1 With the launch last week of Windows 7, Microsoft officials can hold their heads up, having produced an innovative operating system that wipes away the taint of Windows Vista. Over … 2

• Hopes high at Windows 7 debut

  October 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A12 SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation Thursday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encourage PC buyers to get back into …

• Microsoft hopes for a fresh start with Windows 7

  October 22, 2009 in Business Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that runs most …

• Microsoft lavishes interns with job perks

  August 27, 2009 in Business on Page A10 SEATTLE – The same day Microsoft reported some of its worst financial results, a dozen buses left the Redmond campus. During rush hour, they headed toward Highway 520 as a …

• Microsoft keeping data center

  August 7, 2009 in Business on Page A12 Microsoft officials say they will continue using the company’s massive data center in Quincy, Wash., despite a recent decision not to expand its “cloud” computing services to that location. Quincy …

• Microsoft, Yahoo agree to combine online efforts

  July 30, 2009 in Business on Page A10 SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft finally persuaded Yahoo to surrender control of the Internet’s second most popular search engine and join it in a daunting battle – taking on the overwhelming …

• Microsoft, Yahoo agree on long-sought search deal

  July 29, 2009 in Business SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft finally persuaded Yahoo to surrender control of the Internet’s second most popular search engine and join it in a daunting battle — taking on the overwhelming …

• Google ups ante in duel with Microsoft

  July 9, 2009 in Business on Page A8 SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose …

• Microsoft issues rare safety alert

  July 7, 2009 in Business on Page A8 SAN JOSE, Calif. – Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn’t fixed yet. The vulnerability disclosed Monday affects Internet Explorer …

• Microsoft warns of Windows security problem

  July 6, 2009 in Nation/World SAN JOSE, Calif. — Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious security vulnerability it hasn’t fixed yet. 1

• Microsoft adds touch screen, Web browser to Zune

  May 27, 2009 in Features, Region The next generation of Microsoft’s Zune music player, due in the fall, will have a touch screen, Web browser and an HD Radio receiver.

• Microsoft’s revenue, earnings drop

  April 24, 2009 in Business on Page A8 SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its quarterly revenue fell from the previous year for the first time in its 23-year history as a public company, while its profit dived …

• Microsoft’s new West Campus serves thousands of employees

  April 21, 2009 in Business on Page A8 REDMOND, Wash. – Workers in the entertainment and devices division of Microsoft Corp. no longer have to leave their corporate home for entertainment. Or shopping, banking, massage or a meeting …

• Microsoft offers training to jobless

  April 14, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. announced Monday it would be giving away more than 30,000 vouchers over the next 90 days to help unemployed people in Washington state get new computer …

• Microsoft to open its own retail stores

  February 15, 2009 in Business on Page E6 A decade after its first attempt at retail, Microsoft is trying anew as it works to gain greater control over the image of its products and how people buy them. …

• Computer virus afflicts NIC

  February 9, 2009 in Idaho Teams of computer technology specialists are cleaning North Idaho College’s 1,200 faculty and staff computers — one by one — to eradicate a pervasive and destructive virus that hit campus …

• Recession visits technology firms

  January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 The economic recession is hurting every industry, and technology is no exception. In an unprecedented move, Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday that it is cutting 5,000 jobs as demand for personal …

• Microsoft to slash 5,000 jobs, misses on 2Q profit

  January 22, 2009 in Region Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months — more than 5 percent of its work force — a sign of how badly even …

• Spokane software maker suing Microsoft

  February 23, 2008 in Business on Page A10 A small Spokane software company is suing software giant Microsoft Corp. for allegedly infringing its copyright. Maplewood Software Inc. claims Microsoft violated its copyright on a computer database Maplewood built …

• Land of opportunity

  August 1, 2007 in Food on Page D1 Angie Fultz knew what she was doing wasn’t working. Pulling 80-hour weeks for Microsoft left her exhausted, with little time or energy for her two young children, her husband or …

• A better world view

  July 2, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Imagine moving about inside and outside St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, soaring through a huge mosaic of digital images stitched together into a smooth tapestry that lets you dive …

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