Likewise, developer Rare, after being acquired by Microsoft, has fired only blanks for the Xbox.
Even if they deleted regular cookies, information about their Web-browsing could have been retained by Microsoft.
Illustrating this are the keynotes being delived by Microsoft corporate vice president, Brad Anderson.
The move would be an attempt by Microsoft to make itself relevant in the consumer Internet.
Next come informational websites and Web search results provided by Microsoft's Bing search engine.
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But by the first quarter it had slipped out of the top 5, replaced by Microsoft.
The guy I debated the other day hoped that RIMM would be bought by Microsoft (MSFT).
That night Local.com issued a statement saying that--no--they had in fact not been purchased by Microsoft.
The model all three have settled on is, curiously, similar to that being adopted by Microsoft.
Hosting firm 3322.org's web domains were seized by Microsoft as it investigated a cybercrime gang.
Facebook (partnered with and part owned by Microsoft) has overtaken Google.com as the most popular website.
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But corporate good works receive little press and moreover are overshadowed by Microsoft's intensely competitive streak.
It is part of an effort by Microsoft to extend its software far beyond the desktop.
Apple fans, likewise, aren't going to be convinced by Microsoft's latest ads to switch either.
The Lookout software is no longer supported by Microsoft, although it is still available at www.lookoutsoft.com.
In an update to Windows this agreement was seemingly forgotten by Microsoft for 17 months.
Lawsuits by Microsoft and AOL against suspected spammers are still making their way through the courts.
Failure by Microsoft to warn purchasers that the use of Windows may cause disk fragmentation.
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There are announcements and rumors of new competing products by Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon.
Offsetting are negative acts by Microsoft, Merck, Schlumberger, Google, Berkshire Hathaway and Oracle, down over 15 percent.
This operating system was a bold attempt by Microsoft to chase Apple and Google.
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With Samsung joining ZTE, HTC, and Nokia, the long-game being played by Microsoft and Windows Phone continues.
It's only the latest effort by Microsoft to improve its hold on the ballooning Internet telephony market.
Yet the evidence, much of it in the form of emails sent by Microsoft employees, is disturbing.
Schmidt is chary with details, having been burned by Microsoft in his days at Sun Microsystems and Novell.
However, the waters are now attracting larger rivals designing tablets powered by Microsoft operating systems, albeit different ones.
While there had been attempts to launch tablets before, most notably by Microsoft itself, they have largely failed.
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Skype, the Luxembourg communications firm, is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft, a longtime Facebook partner.
Another question on tablets: How does the competition such as the Surface introduced by Microsoft today look?
Not long ago, more than 90% of interaction with the internet was on devices driven by Microsoft software.
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