The next CEO of Microsoft Corp(NSQ:MSFT) has one big decision to make: press on with retiring chief executive Steve Ballmer’s ambitious plan to transform the software giant into a broad-based devices and services company, or jettison that idea and rally resources around its proven strength in business software. Ballmer’s grand […]
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Facebook in talks to buy Microsoft ad technology: reports
Facebook Inc is in negotiations with Microsoft Corp about acquiring advertising technology that could allow the social network displays ads on other websites, broadly expanding its advertising business, according to media reports on Thursday. Facebook is in “serious” discussions with Microsoft about a deal to purchase Atlas Solutions, an ad-serving […]
Microsoft posts quarterly loss but beats Wall Street
Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held up better than expected in the face of stagnant computer sales. Excluding the multibillion-dollar write-down, which was signaled […]
