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Microsoft to encrypt services, notify customers of gov’t data requests

The company is encrypting information traveling on its services, which will be completed by end 2014

EU signs off on Microsoft-Nokia deal

Acquisition won't change the competitive landscape in smartphones, tablets, regulators say

Microsoft: ‘We don’t provide governments with direct, unfettered access to your data’

In Cloud Security Alliance keynote, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing chief pushes back against Snowden leak allegations

Xbox One’s potty-mouth crackdown suggests Microsoft snooping

Gamers claim they are getting banned because the Xbox heard them swearing, suggesting Microsoft may be listening in on users when it shouldn't be.

Why Microsoft SharePoint Faces a Challenging Future

Microsoft on ‘Threshold’ of Windows Phone growth

WP sees some success in U.S., Europe amid continued problems in China

Windows tablet shipments to grow, but won’t challenge Android, iOS

IDC is projecting Windows tablets to have a 10.2 percent market share by 2017, increasing from an expected 3 percent this year

Microsoft gives students free Office 365

Schools and colleges that license Office for staff can hand out Office subscriptions to students

Bleak, bleaker, bleakest: Latest PC market forecast projects historic 10% downturn

Microsoft's strategy to replace lost PC sales with tablets and 2-in-1s isn't paying off yet, but there's hope, says IDC

Aggressive iPad discounts signal Apple’s move for market share

Widespread price cuts and large-denomination gift cards for Black Friday are part of company's 'iPad Christmas' strategy