This is one of the best comments on the 2,5 billion USD acquisition of Mojang by Microsoft…..
Pic: Farshad Nayeri auf Twitter: “Fill in the blank and I’ll tell you your age http://t.co/vzn4Losgrg”.
After Sony dominating the console-ad market for a while, Microsoft finally launched its new Xbox One – ad. And it´s really great!
Microsoft´s self-depreciation-ad going viral… With good reason
Due to the multibillion-dollar write-down (USD 6,2 billion!!!) of its online agency acquisition, MS made its first quarterly loss (USD 492 million) in history.
But after years of stumbling behind Apple and Google, the company seems to have regained trust of the market and is on a good way with the new products to come (Touch-friendly Windows 8, Surface tablet, new phone software, a web-oriented version of its highly profitable Office-suite,…
Full story: Microsoft posts quarterly loss but beats Wall Street | Reuters.
Watch Microsoft COO Kevin Turner and his keynote at the WPC 2012 – with a special task for Apple´s Siri.
The specialist in large wall displays was founded in 2006 and was “transforming the way CNN covered the historic 2008 Presidential election.
Full story: Microsoft to buy display maker Perceptive Pixel | Reuters.
With 165 terabytes of new data, the Bing imagery Technologies group completed its mission to cover the U.S. – and the company expects to hit the same milestone for Europe this fall. The new imagery will be published by the end of 2012.
Now it´s official: “Surface” is going to launch in two versions and will include a detachable keyboard. The professional version obviously will be positioned against ultrabooks and be sold at around USD 1000,-.
I am quite curious about any future “X-box / second screen” strategy….
Full story: Microsoft Introduces a Challenger to the iPad – NYTimes.com.
Rumors are extending that MS will introduce a new tablet today. The joint-venture with Barnes & Nobles is pointing into a certain direction…. In the meantime, Apple is making USD 6,59 bn per quarter with the iPad only – whilst Windows still remains Microsoft´s cash-cow with USD 4,6 bn per quarter.
Full story: Microsoft Is Expected to Introduce a Tablet – NYTimes.com.
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