Microsoft

Why Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry instead of Nokia

It's probably too late for BlackBerry, but it's still important to look at what Microsoft passed up in favor of the expensive Nokia.

Security experts question if Google’s Chrome Apps is worth the risk

Microsoft Xbox Music now available on Android, iOS and free online

The premium version costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year

Kill Windows Phone or risk dying, analyst tells Microsoft

That won't happen after Nokia acquisition, but Ben Thompson argues a focus on devices will weaken Redmond where it's strongest, in services

Torvalds marks Linux’s birthday with a nod to its past

Blunders lead to Ballmer’s demise

Analysts say mobile miseries, Windows 8 woes and the $900 million Surface RT fiasco forced the Microsoft board to act.

Dell sticks with Windows 8 for business tablets

Microsoft’s mobile fate rests on Nokia deal

Elop moves from long shot to shoo-in as next Microsoft CEO

Betting firms shorten odds on the former Nokia chief executive, make him the front-runner by far

Wall Street Beat: Tech starts off season on mildly upbeat note

Big deals mark the tech landscape as the mobile market grabs the spotlight