Topic: Redmond (Washington)

Microsoft: record earnings, but shares fall

Microsoft fourth-quarter earnings handily beat expectations. But Microsoft Windows division sees revenues dip for third straight quarter.

iConomics: Six things to learn from Apple

Apple has ascended to 'über-success,' and other companies could learn a lot from watching.

Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of December 13, 2010

Readers write in about charity, wealth, taxes, and the housing crisis.

Will government help hurt electric cars like the Chevy Volt?

Battery-powered cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are benefiting from major government support. And that’s what may end up depriving this important technology from crucial market-driven innovation.

Microsoft (MSFT): the Lance Armstrong of tech stocks?

Like the Tour de France champ, Microsoft has strength and durability. But it isn't winning the races that count.

Prepare your waterfall, fish pool, and water pumps for winter

It's time to winterize your water garden, waterfalls, bird baths, and water pumps.

With strong earnings and Windows 7, is Microsoft back?

The successful launch of Windows 7 and strong earnings is providing Microsoft with momentum.

Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360

Now, both the Xbox 360 Elite and the PS3 will cost $299.

With search, size matters, says Microsoft

Microsoft sees size as search answer in Yahoo deal.

Big boost for Bing in Yahoo-Microsoft pact

But Google remains the Goliath of the $12 billion Internet search business and is likely to stay there for some time.

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise.

Grandparents answer a call

More are relocating to live closer to their adult children and grandchildren.

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