Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer
Paul Allen is a well known personality and is known as the co-founder of Microsoft along with Bill Gates.
Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
This comes after 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin’s disease.
This news was released by a spokesman at his company Vulcan. [...]
Jerry Seinfeld back in Apple camp?
Jerry Seinfeld recently featured in an advertisement campaign for Microsoft along with Bill Gates.
Those ads were not directly promoting Windows Vista or Windows 7 but they were Microsoft ads.
He was reportedly paid around USD 10 million for that campaign which did not last for long.
And we now [...]
Maria Klawe is the new addition to Microsoft Board
US based software giant Microsoft has announced a new member joining the company board.
Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe is now joining the Microsoft’s board of directors.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates spoke about her: “Maria has made significant research contributions to computer science and mathematics, and [...]
Apple iPhone and iPod are not welcome in Bill Gates’ house
This is not a shocking news of course. Microsoft might be the world’s largest software company but they still fail to challenge the domination of Apple iPod in the portable media player market.
And the iPhone? Well, even Mrs. Gates would like to have one. [...]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for faster internet access in libraries
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $6.9 million to provide faster internet access in public libraries.
These funds would be used to upgrade the systems in seven states in USA.
These states are: Arkansas, California, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Texas and Virginia.
The money has been provided [...]
New Microsoft I am a PC ads are pretty good
Microsoft has now released their latest advertising aimed at Apple’s PC vs. Mac ads.
And these are much better and focused compared to their previous commercials featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.
These new ads also feature some celebrities including Bill Gates, Deepak Chopra and Eva Longoria Parker. [...]
Microsoft retires Bill Gates-Seinfeld ad campaign
Looks like Microsoft has realized that their recent ads featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates weren’t really that innovative.
The company has now retired this campaign that probably cost them in millions of dollars.
A Microsoft representative said that their new advertisements would focus on their Windows operating system.
Mich Mathews said: “The [...]
Microsoft launches their USD 300 million marketing campaign
It begins with a stupid advertisement featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.
You have got to see it to find out how ridiculous it is.
Check it out:
This campaign is being managed by Crispin Porter + Bogusky. The aim is to come out with a response to the relatively humorous [...]
Microsoft’s Boston Concept Development Center established
Microsoft has announced the establishment of their Boston Concept Development Center.
This is the first of its kind set up which would be researching new technologies to enable the company to take on rivals like Google and Yahoo.
Boston is the hometown of Ray Ozzie who took over from Bill Gates as [...]
Bill Gates last day at Microsoft
Today is the last day Bill Gates would be working at Microsoft. The c0-founder of the company would now focus entirely on philanthropy with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation he established along with his wife.
Gates is leaving the company at a time when it is struggling to compete [...]
