Microsoft Wednesday announced it will collaborate with Yahoo spin-off Hortonworks to develop a Apache Hadoop implementation for its Windows Server and Windows Azure platforms.
InformationWeek reports that despite Microsoft's emergency Security Essentials update, some users saw continued trouble Monday with Chrome reinstalls.
The Inquirer posted a story that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been awarded only half of his allowable maximum bonus after having overseen lower than expected Windows Phone 7 sales.
Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft's Internet Explorer last month continued to shed users, losing the largest chunk of market share since December 2010, Web measurement firm Net Applications said.
Computerworld reports that Microsoft scrambled earlier today to revise an antivirus definition file that deleted Google's Chrome browser from users' PCs.
Ars Technica posted a story that Microsoft is teaming up with the OpenNebula project to create infrastructure-as-a-service clouds combining open source software and Microsofts Hyper-V virtualization platform.
Business Insider posted a story that Microsoft will generate $444 million annually from Android patent licenses according to a note from Goldman Sachs's tech analyst team
Hardware 2.0 reports that Samsung has signed a deal with Microsoft in order to be able to use Android without fear of being sued.
InformationWeek posted a story that Cisco plans to meld its Nexus 1000V virtual switch and Virtual Machine Fabric Extender with Windows Server 8 Hyper-V hypervisor.
Techradar reports that a new report suggests that Microsoft is losing $1 billion a quarter on Bing, its search engine, with total losses so far reaching $5.5 billion
InformationWeek posted a story that gadget maker Casio is the latest company to agree to pay Redmond for the right to use open source software.
All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft has introduced a new developer concept known as Contracts with Windows 8.
Microsoft has released Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta
Microsoft has released a developer preview of Microsoft Visual Studio 11
Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday strongly hinted that the company will craft a Metro-style version of the next Office suite.
PC World posted a news story that Microsoft will release a CTP (Community Technology Preview) of a new type of compiler its researchers have been building
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 10 Developers Preview 3
Engadget posted a story that Microsoft developer Truong Do built Mouse Without Borders, a software that lets you control computers on the same wireless network with one set of inputs as if it was one machine with a multiple display.
Computerworld posted a story that the strength of the once-prosperous Wintel alliance could be tested at Intel's developer show next week as the chip maker and Microsoft adapt to a market shift from PCs to mobile devices such as tablets
Techradar reports that Acer and ViewSonic have become the two latest companies to shell out to Microsoft in order to keep using Google's Android OS.