Facing Slumping PC Sales, Microsoft Retools Windows 8
Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for a slump in personal computer sales.
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PC Sales Battered by Tablets, Windows 8 Flop
Two somber new reports show unprecedented declines in desktop and laptop sales during the first three months of the year.
4 Former Growth Giants That Have Turned Into Stock Bargains
Recently, the line between growth stocks and value stocks has gotten a lot blurrier. Many well-known companies that were high-growth for years now find themselves viewed as top picks by value-oriented investors. Let's take a look at four of them.
5 Big Winners and Losers of the Week in Business
This week featured its share of downbeat business news, from a software giant's untimely price hike to Apple showing its sour side. But it wasn't all bad: One retail giant looks to be making a highly brainy media gamble.
Market Minute: Microsoft Profit Dips Ahead Of Office Revamp
Microsoft quarterly profit edged lower as Office software sales slowed ahead of a new launch, offsetting a solid but unspectacular start for its Windows 8 operating system and sending the company's shares down 1.4 percent.
Will Burgers Be Healthier Than an Apple This Week on Wall Street?
This week, the country's most valuable tech companies will be reporting their financials, and so will the world's top burger flipper, and the king of video streaming. Let's go over some of the items that will help shape the days ahead on Wall Street.
Endangered Executives 2013: Whose Jobs Will Survive the Year?
CEOs of struggling companies managed to avoid the axe and will head into 2013 with their jobs intact... for now. We decided to take stock of a few of these endangered executives to assess which ones will get through 2013 in one piece.
Post-Christmas Deals Abound After Disappointing Retail Season
The day after Christmas is probably not a great day to be hitting the mall. But there are some good sales to be found today and over the next couple of days, and in many cases they're online sales that don't require you to brave the mall. Here are a few to check out.
The Next CEO of Microsoft Suddenly No Longer Works at Microsoft
Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky was the guy that nearly everyone thought was going to be the next CEO of Microsoft. In fact, many believed he was no-so-secretly being "groomed" for the role. And yet, he now finds himself out of the company.
Chipmaker AMD Suffers Big Losses, Announces Big Layoffs
PC chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Thursday it will cut its work force of nearly 12,000 by 15 percent, its second round of layoffs in less than a year as it struggles with a weak global economy and a consumer shift toward tablets.
Is This Tablet the Game Changer? (And No, It's Not the iPad Mini)
Microsoft is hoping that its Surface tablet is ready for prime time ahead of its Oct. 26 roll out -- even as market-dominating Apple prepares for a big event on Oct. 23 that's expected to be the iPad mini reveal.
This Should Be a Good Time for Microsoft. It's Not.
These should be good times for Microsoft. It's going on the offensive ahead of the holiday shopping season, with new PCs, tablets with Windows 8, and smartphones running Windows Phone 8. Unfortunately for Microsoft, the buzz just isn't there.
Microsoft Rolls Out First New Logo in 25 Years
Microsoft has a new look. The company just took the wraps off its new corporate branding. Replacing its previous logo is a staunch, four-pane colored window very reminiscent of the grid layout scheme found in Microsoft%u2019s latest products.
Wall Street Watch this Week: PC Makers to Parade Paltry Profits
Computer users are starting to think outside of the box, and that's bad news for Dell and Hewlett-Packard. The two PC giants will be reporting this week -- Dell on Tuesday and HP on Wednesday -- but investors aren't holding out for much.
Why Hewlett-Packard Will Never Be Great Again
In the past two years, Hewlett-Packard's world has turned upside-down, thanks to CEO woes, costly acquisitions and a doomed attempt to revive webOS. All those problems cost the tech giant 58% of its market value. But as bad as things appear now, they can always get worse.