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Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer sold about $1.3 billion worth of his company shares recently, the first time he's done so in seven years.

Microsoft says the first tablets equipped with Windows 7 will hit stores this year. The so-called "slate" computing devices, launched in partnership with hardware companies such as Hewlett-Packard, will go on sale during this year's holiday season. Can they take market share away from Apple's iPad?

The monthly search engine rankings have become something of a must-read for those who follow the space, with Microsoft's vaunted Bing making huge inroads in the early months since its launch. Of course, Bing's rapid rise was underwritten by a massive $100 million online advertising campaign that...

Microsoft (MSFT) is going on a major cost-cutting diet to reign in expenses. The goal of CFO Chris Liddell is to save billions in costs to compensate for much slower revenue growth (if any) and adjust to a five-year market outlook that's far from rosy. Yep, it's the time-honored way for...