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Computers, Media, Internet, Finance

Techspin: Newsbriefs From Around the Globe

Rupert and Wendy (and the other Media Moguls) at Sun Valley, a French "anti-iPhone," Huawei's Gravity-defying Rise, and more..
Computers, Internet

Farewell, Bill. It's Been Swell

After 25 years of covering Bill Gates, I look forward to the changing of the guard. Microsoft needs it.
Computers, Internet

TechSpin: Did the Ballmer-Gates Clash Hurt Microsoft?

A report of a power struggle between the founder and his successor as CEO eight years ago raises questions about what Microsoft might have done better.
Computers, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Can a Hostile Bid Work?

If Microsoft's Steve Ballmer plays hardball with Yahoo, he will have to figure out how to keep the best talent from fleeing.
Computers, Internet

TechSpin: Has Microsoft Seen The Light?

Redmond's latest promise to open its kimono may finally be more than a striptease.
Cleantech, Finance

Techspin: Capitalism and Its Discontents

Bill Gates feels the poor's pain at Davos, Belgian officials face a tough choice, and other imperfections of the free market.
Computers, Communications, Internet

Microsoft Endgame

The European Union court's ruling against Microsoft could signal the beginning of the end for Redmond's dominance over the PC software industry.