Is Google the New Microsoft?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 The Justice Department could be gearing up for an antitrust case against the world's leading search and online advertising provider because of a deal with Yahoo that puts Google in control of the vast majority of online ads. Despite a pledge to not do evil, Google's image has been tarnished in recent years, mainly over privacy concerns. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Inquiry on Search Partnership

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2008 A recent advertising partnership between search giant Google and competitor Yahoo has antitrust authorities worried. Not only does a Google-Yahoo deal look ridiculous in name, but critics (such as Microsoft) say the partnership would consolidate Google's control of Internet search ad revenue to a whopping 90 percent of U.S. market share. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Control-Alt-Delete

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 It's official: Microsoft's top-geek-made-good, Bill Gates, is leaving his full-time position as head of Microsoft on Friday. Now that he's made more money than regular mortals can even fathom (aside from those congresspeople who approve the defense budget), he's stepping down in order to focus on his philanthropic work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdoch Eyes Yahoo

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2008 Having just rebuffed a $42.1-billion offer from Microsoft, Yahoo Inc. has another suitor: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Although Murdoch is rich, he's not Bill Gates rich, and MySpace, which is supposed to entice Yahoo into the deal, is so 2007. Murdoch detractors, therefore, should take pause, but not panic. The most popular news site on the Internet and Yahoo's many other properties remain impartial, for now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AT&T, Microsoft Discuss Internet Filtering

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2008 During a panel discussion at the annual consumer electronics show, representatives from NBC, Microsoft and AT&T made the case for filtering Internet content at the service provider level. The idea is to stop the movement of copyrighted material, but there is a large, scary implication: allowing the pipe owner to control what passes through. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )