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Microsoft’s Windows Launches Through the Years

Apple’s $900 million moment

Will defer almost a billion dollars more in the fourth quarter to cover free OS X upgrades and iWork give-away

Hadoop is not enough for ‘big data’, says Facebook analytics chief

Don't discount the value of relational database technology, Ken Rudin told a big data conference

Microsoft goes big data with new Hadoop Azure service

The Windows Azure HDInsight service will offer a stock copy of the Hortonworks Data Platform Hadoop distribution

Apple plays defense <i>and</i> offense with free software, upgrade strategies

Keeps iPad in the enterprise (defense), disrupts Microsoft's model (offense), say analysts

Microsoft just doesn’t learn how to keep customers happy

Despite a plethora of interesting products, Microsoft continues to squander opportunities to do right by itself and its customers.

Microsoft’s Big Data Service Available After a Year in Preview

Microsoft masks Windows, Office performance with new reporting format

Revamped financial reports 'purposefully&amp;cover the ailing Windows client business,' says IDC analyst

Wall Street Beat: Positive earnings news lifts tech shares

Microsoft shares hit a six-year high in an up day for the market

Microsoft grows earnings, revenue in Q1, helped by server software

The company said SQL Server, Lync, SharePoint and Exchange sold well during the quarter