Microsoft’s Global Warming Game Contest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2007 College-age video game enthusiasts can now claim their gaming habits may help save the world. Microsoft is launching a contest this summer, the Xbox 360 Games for Change Challenge, offering cash and other prizes to whiz kids who dedicate their game design skills to the cause of global warming Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Microsoft Wants a Billion New Customers

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2007 Microsoft has given itself less than eight years to find another billion PC users. To help meet that goal, the company has pledged to sell $3 bundles of Windows XP and Office software to governments that provide schools with free computers. That's about 2 percent of the cost of Office alone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Office’ Training Videos Microsoft Doesn’t Want You to See

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 The creators and star of the hilarious BBC series "The Office" made two humorous training videos for Microsoft in 2003, under the condition they would never be made public. But they have been leaked to the Internet, and already Microsoft got YouTube.com to take them down. Lucky for us, GoogleVideo still has them up. (watch them) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )