http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft Microsoft on Yahoo! News Photos Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:41:03 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:41:03 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091123/photos_bs_afp/f6e51563d6e75fb0d60ecdf5cef00ff9 (DDP/AFP/File) - File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany. Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.(DDP/AFP/File/Nigel Treblin)

]]> (DDP/AFP/File) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:41:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258939986918-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=y_panoEXdXv4wV3mVB_jyA-- File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at ... (DDP/AFP/File) - File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany. Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.(DDP/AFP/File/Nigel Treblin)

]]> (DDP/AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091119/480/e540e88c83a94eaa925a7091ab74a9c0 (AP) - CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.e540e88c83a94eaa925a7091ab74a9c0.microsoft_shareholders_waet103.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=KDBQlXIYMmsgOBoPRxFJlg-- CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the annual Microsoft shareholders ... (AP) - CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091119/480/f71b8963cd91402d8bc8d37ae2873cfe (AP) - From left, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell, Chairman Bill Gates, CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President Brad Smith at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.f71b8963cd91402d8bc8d37ae2873cfe.microsoft_shareholders_waet106.jpg?x=130&y=69&q=85&sig=981MJtP8Y7vJaJLAdyA.iw-- From left, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell, ... (AP) - From left, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell, Chairman Bill Gates, CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President Brad Smith at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091119/480/c1f04afd0116451eb760ed804f3d5532 (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.c1f04afd0116451eb760ed804f3d5532.microsoft_shareholders_waet104.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=KCmYf4kfGNhPOD4iYVBPtA-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the company's annual shareholders ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091119/480/a3ce0b6e74784af099dccfa49a33d750 (AP) - Chairman Bill Gates arrives at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.a3ce0b6e74784af099dccfa49a33d750.microsoft_shareholders_waet105.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=Rbcpa3_bWXrftU.0s7ClSw-- Chairman Bill Gates arrives at the annual Microsoft shareholders ... (AP) - Chairman Bill Gates arrives at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091117/photos_bs_afp/291fe55fee13bf0975ac5152b2dfcb33 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Billionaire Paul Allen (pictured), who founded the US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, technology blogs have reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:54:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258440823135-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=fwt__Fjs_Pcr2MPuvKk5Ww-- Billionaire Paul Allen (pictured), who founded the US software ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Billionaire Paul Allen (pictured), who founded the US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, technology blogs have reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091117/photos_bs_afp/4ee301779b7ecbd9e8d262e8eb779c19 (AFP/DDP/File) - A man passes under the logo of software company Microsoft at a trade fair in Germany. Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded the US software giant with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, technology blogs have reported.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)

]]> (AFP/DDP/File) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:48:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258440301301-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=6hRMwnkYt9x7zmpKtCYyhQ-- A man passes under the logo of software company Microsoft at ... (AFP/DDP/File) - A man passes under the logo of software company Microsoft at a trade fair in Germany. Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded the US software giant with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, technology blogs have reported.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)

]]> (AFP/DDP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091116/480/c94bf7b41ad444a19e608f8ef956cd82 (AP) - FILE - In this June 9, 1997 file photo, then Comcast CEO Ralph Roberts, left, then Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Bill Gates, center, and then Comcast President Brian Roberts are shown at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond Wash.Gates gave Brian Roberts $1 billion in 1997 after Roberts snagged the billionaire's interest while seated next to him at a dinner surrounded by older, seasoned cable executives. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, file)

]]> (AP) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:46:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.c94bf7b41ad444a19e608f8ef956cd82.comcast_past_and_future_nybz191.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=CCwQB.fU0qCgs4eECtmByA-- FILE - In this June 9, 1997 file photo, then Comcast CEO Ralph ... (AP) - FILE - In this June 9, 1997 file photo, then Comcast CEO Ralph Roberts, left, then Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Bill Gates, center, and then Comcast President Brian Roberts are shown at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond Wash.Gates gave Brian Roberts $1 billion in 1997 after Roberts snagged the billionaire's interest while seated next to him at a dinner surrounded by older, seasoned cable executives. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, file)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/f26bee225c7949a8b85be58b81e366c5 (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, speaks during a taping of CNBC television special at Columbia University on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:16:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.f26bee225c7949a8b85be58b81e366c5.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cVxYlvzj1av_zK0Io5GXtg-- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, speaks during a taping ... (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, speaks during a taping of CNBC television special at Columbia University on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/ed6f7a425bdc4dc28abdaf21db68b3db (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, right, speaks while Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates listens during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:40:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.ed6f7a425bdc4dc28abdaf21db68b3db.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl114.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=DW2aargQDbwGQm3TVJhCWA-- Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, right, speaks while Microsoft ... (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, right, speaks while Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates listens during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/944bbca26c6840a4bebddba973f6b6b8 (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, left, listens as Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speaks during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:38:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.944bbca26c6840a4bebddba973f6b6b8.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl113.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=zmr9POifA4O.Xxv.6iZIjw-- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, left, listens as Berkshire ... (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, left, listens as Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speaks during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/0faab575b0474108befc536102a4ce7e (AP) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speak during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.0faab575b0474108befc536102a4ce7e.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.4Q.hcjiin8BE_82An73mQ-- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left and Berkshire Hathaway CEO ... (AP) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speak during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/bd41b8febcb843e6b6e2933b3819f2d9 (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, listens to Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, left, during a taping of CNBC television special at Columbia University on Thursday, Nov .12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:29:55 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.bd41b8febcb843e6b6e2933b3819f2d9.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=so7BFEHkJfTrIU8eRXl9Ww-- Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, listens to Microsoft ... (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, listens to Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, left, during a taping of CNBC television special at Columbia University on Thursday, Nov .12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/aad0c3533aab4bf8b42153710bbaac72 (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chariman Bill Gates speaks during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.aad0c3533aab4bf8b42153710bbaac72.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3LMY1OL94gqBwwvn96lz5w-- Microsoft Corp. Chariman Bill Gates speaks during a taping of ... (AP) - Microsoft Corp. Chariman Bill Gates speaks during a taping of a CNBC television special at Columbia University in New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091112/480/bda246c8e2bd46458e4f27c9fef14fd0 (AP) - Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp. and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speak during a taping of CNBC television special at Columbia University on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:23:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.bda246c8e2bd46458e4f27c9fef14fd0.buffett_gates_town_hall_nyjl102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qtmRsFuu3T69Qx3OfqPwHw-- Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp. and billionaire investor ... (AP) - Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp. and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speak during a taping of CNBC television special at Columbia University on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091105/photos_wl_pc_afp/07f0c8a9c20ff19296ee9a48c31ce680 (AFP/File) - BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's billionairs with a fortune of 5.8 billion dollars -- far below the 50 billion dollars Forbes said was amassed by the richest man in the United States, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, seen here in July.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257405676262-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=1ZIjhU92IzedzZrurrFsaw-- BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's ... (AFP/File) - BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's billionairs with a fortune of 5.8 billion dollars -- far below the 50 billion dollars Forbes said was amassed by the richest man in the United States, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, seen here in July.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091105/480/96f66204be9c4f04a217f4e6d28f60f5 (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

]]> (AP) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:26:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.96f66204be9c4f04a217f4e6d28f60f5.japan_microsoft_tok105.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=7Kp_rgerNQyr9cyKh.LiAA-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091105/480/f33600e98dbd419db798492420a1e7d4 (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

]]> (AP) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.f33600e98dbd419db798492420a1e7d4.japan_microsoft_tok104.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=mzoyIfAFhizJAvn1W1Wepg-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091105/480/f942b13fabad4782a388f9099d0de8bd (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

]]> (AP) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.f942b13fabad4782a388f9099d0de8bd.japan_microsoft_tok103.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=_geHF06FJe9ei9CcqpJRIQ-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/480/c50f2b7ba29f41d39f8fb18ea2ffc464 (AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 said it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.c50f2b7ba29f41d39f8fb18ea2ffc464.microsoft_layoffs_nybz137.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=J3QDWdZU_ZiwL90aNmy4FA-- FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the ... (AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 said it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/photos_bs_afp/d4ba3c45e70e64b3c0622678cbf6a007 (AFP/File) - Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, California. US computer software giant Microsoft said Wednesday that it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs announced previously.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257362623923-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=vW.XycFmS6tRxb4SWOjt4A-- Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, ... (AFP/File) - Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, California. US computer software giant Microsoft said Wednesday that it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs announced previously.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/photos_bs_pc_afp/2fdd6ef0bb1ff36380064ed6864075ff (AFP) - Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a press conference in Taipei on November 4. US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.(AFP/Sam Yeh)

]]> (AFP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257349451792-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=FX77b6F2Uf9iw2huXUxs9g-- Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during ... (AFP) - Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a press conference in Taipei on November 4. US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.(AFP/Sam Yeh)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/481/6ba08c26a437412e9875024e5043a307 (AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.6ba08c26a437412e9875024e5043a307.mideast_jordan__amg101.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=l8uOiBYqCcDeUHpn2.FbIg-- Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner ... (AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/481/3170c16a463c4e7f8712613262479591 (AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.3170c16a463c4e7f8712613262479591.mideast_jordan__amg103.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=fKuxWiBECSuRTNKSZ0yZ0A-- Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner ... (AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/481/274bd3c7f1aa40579b50ef346d5d3cce (AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.274bd3c7f1aa40579b50ef346d5d3cce.mideast_jordan__amg102.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=iNN5LSIg4emYt8B9U_90BA-- Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner ... (AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/481/89ccddb99dd8428bb8b6d05f083bf035 (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:52:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.89ccddb99dd8428bb8b6d05f083bf035.taiwan_microsoft_tpe108.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=jazY_a.WcmLsXYOyz3fIQg-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/481/8b46d9a17f424a5e957ce27c40eea86f (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:33:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.8b46d9a17f424a5e957ce27c40eea86f.taiwan_microsoft_tpe105.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=wjuXuMOuFyrF_ZGkWtW3fQ-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/480/56deb683d40a4c01b021175bc5437bf5 (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:10:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.56deb683d40a4c01b021175bc5437bf5.taiwan_microsoft_tpe104.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=TgwNMhwABzv.SrHdHD9hJA-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091104/481/0b6faeaf159046dda2c4b8f55a5db40c (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:09:34 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.0b6faeaf159046dda2c4b8f55a5db40c.taiwan_microsoft_tpe106.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=PiKH38oyDant.VkdT.ZQIw-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091102/480/06599c6f751f41009ad1cc029ddc14fb (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting with the media in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

]]> (AP) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:48:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.06599c6f751f41009ad1cc029ddc14fb.south_korea_microsoft_ljm103.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=lQnxkRxt7s2hxUQjJfUwhw-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting with the media in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091102/480/a18815452f774c458957490cf83f4430 (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting with the media in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

]]> (AP) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:48:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.a18815452f774c458957490cf83f4430.south_korea_microsoft_ljm101.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=9SWQvhP9N0HW8NisX4POiw-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting ... (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting with the media in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091027/480/b0460afcab224468be68aa2477126d42 (AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Bill Gates, accompanied by his wife Melinda speak to students at an appearance at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft is touting what he sees as an investment with enormous returns — the money spent to improve health care in poor countries and the millions of lives saved because of it. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, FILE)

]]> (AP) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:29:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091027/capt.b0460afcab224468be68aa2477126d42.bill_gates_global_health__wx101.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=DxR0Bs5Y3piv6HhizCmxqg-- FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Bill Gates, accompanied ... (AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Bill Gates, accompanied by his wife Melinda speak to students at an appearance at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft is touting what he sees as an investment with enormous returns — the money spent to improve health care in poor countries and the millions of lives saved because of it. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, FILE)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091027/480/db59afa491be469789eeeaa1684ed737 (AP) - The Vocera smartphone, which ships today, is the newest solution from Vocera to help healthcare professionals communicate quickly and efficiently. The smartphone supports traditional phone dialing, as well as the Vocera badge capabilities and voice user interface. It leverages the Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R) 6.1 operating system for access to a wide range of third-party business applications. With advanced features, the Vocera smartphone streamlines communication and provides healthcare professionals with instant access to staff members and a wide variety of applications to help improve patient response times and satisfaction. (Photo: Business Wire)

]]> (AP) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:08:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091027/capt.db59afa491be469789eeeaa1684ed737.vocera__bw15.jpg?x=65&y=130&q=85&sig=w4tv3oEJjTNVw.MoM3bebQ-- The Vocera smartphone, which ships today, is the newest solution ... (AP) - The Vocera smartphone, which ships today, is the newest solution from Vocera to help healthcare professionals communicate quickly and efficiently. The smartphone supports traditional phone dialing, as well as the Vocera badge capabilities and voice user interface. It leverages the Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R) 6.1 operating system for access to a wide range of third-party business applications. With advanced features, the Vocera smartphone streamlines communication and provides healthcare professionals with instant access to staff members and a wide variety of applications to help improve patient response times and satisfaction. (Photo: Business Wire)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/tc/080101microsoft/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Microsoft/ss/events/tc/080101microsoft/im:/091027/photos_pl_afp/1a73ce6cc37f1fa4c4c5cf067ba1b1a2 (AFP/File) - A pirated copy of Microsoft Windows Vista in Hong Kong, 2007. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said that China must adopt stricter copyright and trademark rules, while boosting penalties for intellectual property theft.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:50:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256634560816-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=mPykWVTEmddZgHK2A.gVFQ-- A pirated copy of Microsoft Windows Vista in Hong Kong, 2007. ... (AFP/File) - A pirated copy of Microsoft Windows Vista in Hong Kong, 2007. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said that China must adopt stricter copyright and trademark rules, while boosting penalties for intellectual property theft.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)

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