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We're undergoing "a fundamental economic reset," Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer told House Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi in February. Our consumption patterns are "structurally broken," Eamonn Kelly, CEO of San Francisco's Global Business... Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - San Francisco - Nancy Pelosi - House  

Filed under: Competitive strategy, Microsoft (MSFT)Although it has gotten wave after wave of bad press recently, is Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) really on the ropes in terms of not having a vision or executing a mission? Far from it. Competitors like Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Google, Inc. (GOOG) have taken the limelight away from the world's largest software company in recent years with flashy products, sales numbers that would make any CEO grin...  

Last week Mashable, "the social media guide", ran a story with the headline "Bing! Ballmer Says You're Fired" which contained a video of an alleged former Microsoft employee that had been fired for not being enthusiastic about Bing during a company meeting. It was claimed that Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's own CEO had laid-off the man himself. As it turns out the whole thing is a hoax and Frank Shaw, Corporate Communications at Microsoft...  

The Nashville Technology Council today announced the lineup for its 2nd Annual Membership Breakfast, sponsored by ComFrame Software Corporation Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, is expected to bring his energy and intellect to the stage to deliver inspiration to the Nashville technology community.  

Liddell's compensation package will exceed that at Microsoft Corp. when accounting for his stock awards. His pay package at the software giant was about $2.4 million. Liddell, 51, will leave his job as Microsoft Corp.'s CFO on Dec. 31 and join GM ...  

SAN FRANCISCO - There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. Just don't count on that turning into a ...  

NEW YORK - General Motors Co. has hired an outsider to run its troubled finance operations, bringing in the chief financial officer of Microsoft Corp. Chris Liddell will join GM next year, GM CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. said in a statement Monday. Liddell ...  

If Google decides to sell its own handset, it would intensify its budding rivalry with Apple, a former ally that shared antipathy toward Microsoft Corp. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Harrison declined to comment Monday on the Nexus One. Google shares ...  

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is releasing an updated version of its mapping service with street-level views and new "apps" that tack on tweets, traffic and other location-specific data. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal ...  

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower court. But people looking to buy Word ...  

BRUSSELS - The European Union is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give Windows users a choice of up to 12 other Web browsers. Microsoft will avoid further EU fines if it sticks by a binding deal with EU ...  

and Microsoft Corp. are increasingly interested in incorporating the growing trove of user-generated content from social media websites into their search results and as Facebook faces competition from rival services such as Twitter, in which all ...  

Owner Paul Allen, the ailing Microsoft Corp. tycoon, and Seahawks chief executive officer Tod Leiweke told Ruskell no, so he left. "Obviously there's great sadness today but I will leave here with great memories of this place and the people.  

Nintendo's Wii and handheld DS systems were the big sellers, followed by Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. To boost sales, gaming console makers have all cut the prices of their systems ...  

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