Microsoft beats Wall Street thanks to cloudy fortune
Paid $13.8 billion tax bill
Software King of the World Microsoft beat the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street’s profit forecast thanks to its growth in its cloud computing business but took a $13.8 billion one-time charge due to the new tax law which enabled it to bring its colossal cash mountain to the US.
World is running out of computer power
Microsoft man's bizarre claim
Software King of the world and Microsoft's supreme Dalek Satya Nadella is losing sleep about the world running out of computer power.
US sanctions causing Microsoft problems in Russia
Cutbacks
Two of Microsoft’s official Russian distributors have imposed restrictions on sales of Microsoft software to more than 200 Russian companies following new US sanctions.
Minecraft boss takes over Microsoft Studios
Matt Booty looks to improve Volish outlook
Microsoft has promoted the brains behind Minecraft's success to be the head of the company’s games studios.
Microsoft says pre Skylake chips will suffer badly from security patch
At odds with Intel statements
Microsoft and Intel seem to be at odds over whether the Spectre and Meltdown patches slow down machines significantly.
Microsoft might start demanding your phone number
Always asking for a little more personal information
Software giant Microsoft is getting a little stalkerish and is getting more persistent about asking for your phone number.
Windows 7 still beating Windows 10
You can’t keep a good OS down
Windows 10 use was expected to overtake Windows 7 by the end of 2017, but according to the latest figures it did not happen.
Geeks hiring hookers from work
Seattle brothels going bonkers for Microsoft and Amazon employees
A scandal has erupted in Seattle after it was discovered that the region's top geeks were booking hookers while at work.
North Korea defeated by Facebook and Microsoft
Hackers met their match
Facebook and Microsoft took on and defeated several North Korean cyber threats last week, a White House official said.
Snapdragon 845 arriving for Windows later in 2018
As confirmed by Cristiano
A few less experienced journalists asked why Qualcomm decided to launch its first Windows 10 on Snapdragon 835 as the new, faster Snapdragon 845 dawns.