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Gates calls for creative capitalism

Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates called on Thursday for a new creative capitalism to help the world's 1 billion poorest who live on less than $1 a day.

Microsoft, Dell partnership to help fight AIDS in Africa

Microsoft and Dell on Wednesday said they will team up to release a Product Red computer and donate $80, for every computer sold, to Global Fund for AIDS medication in Africa.

Dell and Microsoft team up on (Red) computers

Dell and Microsoft are teaming up to release a Product Red computer, donating up to $80 for every one sold to fund AIDS-fighting drugs in Africa.

Microsoft won't launch iPhone rival: report

Microsoft will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. No, we won't do that. In the so-called smart phone business we will concentrate solely on software with our Windows Mobile program, Gates was quoted as saying in the interview published on Wednesday.

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Microsoft Workspace Beta Pursues Google

Microsoft Inc announced the launch of its beta Office Live Workspace on Monday, marking its debut onto the already bustling arena of web-based programs.

Steel king Lakshmi Mittal beats Ambani brothers to retain richest Indian crown

Steel king Lakshmi Mittal beats Ambani brothers to retain Steel tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal, owner of the worldâ€™s largest steel group, ArcelorMittal, has topped the Indian rich list for the fourth year in a row, beating the Reliance brothers - Mukesh and Anil Ambani - with a fortune worth $51 billion, popular business and lifestyle magazine Forbes said.

Microsoft's Ballmer defends Facebook stake

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Monday his firm's acquisition of a 1.6 percent stake in socializing Web site Facebook for $240 million was an important investment, not a mistake.

Microsoft shares jump on forecast

Microsoft Corp lifted its full-year forecasts and posted 23 percent quarterly profit growth on Thursday, topping analysts' estimates on strong sales of Halo 3 and Vista, and sending its shares up 11 percent.

Microsoft challenges iPod with new Zune media players

Microsoft Corp introduced on Tuesday three new models of its Zune digital media player that wirelessly and automatically update their music, photos and videos when placed near a user's computer.

Microsoft launches Halo 3

Microsoft Corp began selling Halo 3 on Tuesday, hoping the acclaimed alien shooter game will widen its lead over Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.

Be a banker online, starting with $25 loans

Fueled by last year's Nobel Prize for a man nicknamed banker to the poor, microlending to small businesses in the world's poorest countries is booming as individuals discover they can be their own mini World Bank.c

Microsoft says some way to go on software piracy

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it may take decades to tackle software piracy in large emerging economies despite some recent progress and called on Asian governments to invest more in policing the practice.

Mexican tycoon Slim world's richest man: Fortune

Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim has overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world's wealthiest man with riches of $59 billion, Fortune magazine said on Monday.

Fake Steve Jobs blogger exposed as Forbes editor

A blogger calling himself 'Fake Steve Jobs,' whose parody of the Apple Inc. chief executive amused and enthralled Silicon Valley, revealed himself on Sunday as an editor of Forbes business magazine.

GE, Pearson drop Dow Jones takeover pursuit

General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc said on Thursday they will not pursue a joint offer for publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc., removing a potential challenge to a $5-billion bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Harvard Dropout Bill Gates Finally Gets Degree

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard about 30 years ago, received an honorary law doctorate from his old school on Thursday.

Bill Gates, Saudi Prince to Buy Four Seasons for $3.7 Billion

Luxury Hotel chain Four Seasons Hotel Inc. (NYSE: FS), said Monday it had agreed to be bought for $3.37 billion by a group of private investors which include Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, and Saudi Prince Alawaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.

Gates, Saudi Prince Bid $3.7B for Four Seasons

The Four Seasons Hotel announced today that it has been approached by a consortium of investors to take the company private.

Oracle First-quarter Profit, Shares Soar

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison showed his notorious competitive streak Tuesday, when the business software maker reported first-quarter profit jumped 29 percent and revenue soared 30 percent.

Africa Needs Better Infrastructure: Former UN Envoy

Africa needs better infrastructure in order to maintain the continent's social and economic balance, former UN ambassador Andrew Young said in an interview with the World Bank on Tuesday.

The African Telecom Challenge

Global companies extending their networks into Africa will find it a challenge to establish easy telecom links in comparison to the better established systems in the U.S., Europe or Asia. While mobile phone use is growing rapidly across the continent, fixed-line density is low and Internet access is limited.

Microsoft's Beginnings, 30 Years Later

Microsoft's Bill Gates made an announcement last month that marked the beginning of the end of an era. For over 30 years Gates has maintained an influential voice in shaping the company that he co-founded. It stands today as the world's largest software maker.