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Microsoft Buys Nokia (sort of): A Caveman Could Have Predicted This

In a move that literally anyone not living on a remote island in the middle of the atlantic could have predicted, Microsoft bought Nokia’s devices and services division. Essentially, Nokia kept its profitable corporate products, while Microsoft bought the division behind the infamous Lumia 920, Lumia 1020, and other Windows phone devices. Engadget is reporting the deal to be worth around $4.9 billion. Why...

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Microsoft CEO Ballmer Stepping Down: Finally

Goodbye Ballmer! Microsoft’s CEO is stepping down within a year, and it’s seriously about time. His naivete in sectors like mobile and touch have nearly destroyed Microsoft, and they haven’t seen a new successful product since Gates left. I wrote a whole article on Seeking Alpha about why Ballmer needed to go, and Microsoft needed to change to survive, and apparently the Microsoft board...

Apple Takes Aim: Makes Several Competitve Moves With New Products

Apple (AAPL) hasn’t had as much to prove as they do now in over a decade. Competitors perceived Apple’s dominance in innovation to be fading, and they’ve been taking frequent shots, like recent ad campaigns by Amazon, lamenting about the iPad’s price tag vs their Kindle Fire tablet. Apple took aim at several of its competitors at their Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), releasing several...

5 Ads That Convince Us Microsoft Has No Clue What They’re Doing – Microsoft Worst Commercials

Despite hiring political advertising superstar Mark Penn, Microsoft seems to have no clue how to advertise their own products. Here’re three commercials that show this. These are certainly Microsoft’s worst commercials Microsoft Loves The iPhone They say no press is bad press. This commercial for the new Lumia Windows 8 smartphone, seems more an ad for the iPhone, than for the Lumia. The Lumia...

Microsoft Crosses Line In Attack Ad on Google Docs – Microsoft and Google

Microsoft and Google – Tech’s New Rivalry? Microsoft really needs a new marketing team. In a new ad released Friday, Microsoft attacked its’ rival, Google Docs, for not being able to open Office documents without reformatting. Not only is it just a generally nasty ad, which is in very poor taste. The ad also blames Google for something that is Microsoft’s fault. The reason...