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FC Now Staff Blog | December 2, 2008 7:00 pm | 1 recommendation

Beauty is Better Than Brains

| posted by Chris Dannen

It's no wonder Detroit's Big Three are failing; we hold them to a very high standard. We want cars that look good and function well, and why...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 2, 2008 4:23 pm | 1 recommendation

Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360

| posted by Kevin Ohannessian

Microsoft announced today that on...

Fast Company Feature | November 2008 | 1 recommendation

Tech Watch: Microsoft's Hilarious Ad, and a Camera that Could Shoot It for Pennies

| by Chris Dannen

After its mildly off-putting Seinfeld-and-Gates advertisements, it looks like Microsoft has...

Member Blog | November 4, 2008 5:38 pm | 0 recommendations

Buy Vista … or else!

| posted by Guy Smith

A smart(ass) marketing professionals can find opportunity in adverse situations. So in an effort to atone for my occasional (perpetual) jabs at...

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FC Design Expert | November 4, 2008 3:47 pm | 1 recommendation

Microsoft vs. Google: A 2,400-Year-Old Move

| posted by Kaihan Krippendorff

This week several seemingly unrelated news articles are actually talking about the same thing: a fundamental pattern of competition that reveals...

Fast Company Feature | November 2008 | 1 recommendation

Tech Watch: Audi, HP, and Google Get it Wrong

| by Chris Dannen

With the resources they possess, most big companies should be able to dazzle us with their technology; instead, their innovations frequently...

FC Now Staff Blog | October 31, 2008 5:01 pm | 2 recommendations

Is it Finally Game Over?

| posted by Sherri L. Smith

In the midst of this economic downturn, many industries have taken huge hits to their bottom lines forcing them to cut jobs and batten down the...

FC Design Expert | October 31, 2008 5:09 pm | 1 recommendation

Why is Yahoo Not Buying Back Its Stock?

| posted by Jay Bhatti

In a recent Fortune article, Yi-Wyn Yen suggested that Yahoo's management should announce a major buyback the way Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard...

FC Now Staff Blog | October 29, 2008 7:00 pm | 4 recommendations

Smackdown: Google, Microsoft and IBM in sub-Saharan Africa

| posted by Anne Lee

The n00b: Internet usage in Kenya and Rwanda is far from ubiquitous, as ...

Fast Company Feature | October 2008 | 1 recommendation

Tech Watch: Music on Facebook; Bill Gates's Rumored Think Tank; Amazon's Q3 Earnings Bad, But Good

| by Chris Dannen

Is Music Facebook's Savior? If it's one thing that MySpace has...

FC Now Staff Blog | October 24, 2008 12:45 pm | 2 recommendations

I'm a PC...and I Fund Crazy Ideas that Might Save Millions of Lives

| posted by Chuck Salter

Now there's a line that would fit nicely in Microsoft's unusually moving new ad...

FC Now Staff Blog | October 22, 2008 12:28 pm | 2 recommendations

New Apple Ads Employ McCain-like Tactics

| posted by Saabira Chaudhuri

Apple's continuing onslaught against Microsoft is getting old. The company's latest anti-Microsoft ads come off as more bullying than funny....

Member Blog | October 20, 2008 1:46 am | 0 recommendations

Sorry Microsoft, My Mistake

| posted by Ray Torresan

I have been blogging a bit lately about Microsoft's big brand comeback. While I consider myself a Mac Guy, I was happy to see...

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Fast Company Feature | October 2008 | 1 recommendation

Tech Watch: Ballmer Says Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo; New Dell Desktops; Kill Switch on Google's Phone

| by Chris Dannen

Will Microsoft Swallow Yahoo? We've had false alarms before, but it seems ...

FC Design Expert | October 19, 2008 6:18 pm | 1 recommendation

What fuel are you using to power your engine?

| posted by Julie Sue Auslander

It's challenging to balance family life with the desire to be a business leader. The work/life balance becomes easier when you learn to...

Fast Company Feature | October 2008 | 1 recommendation

Steve Ballmer’s Cloud Computing Ambitions for Microsoft

| by Michael Fitzgerald

Gary Flake's Live Labs manifesto proclaims that his group lives at the intersection of problems and solutions. The same spirit is...

Fast Company Feature | October 2008 | 2 recommendations

Microsoft’s Leader in Web Apps: Meet Dr. Flakenstein

| by Chuck Salter

"Can I get you a Coke?" Bill Gates asked. It was 2005, and Gary William Flake, the head of research for Yahoo, was...

FC Now Staff Blog | October 7, 2008 2:49 pm | 1 recommendation

Microsoft CEO Defends Himself Against Class-Action Allegations

| posted by Chris Dannen

All it took was one flimsy product designation, and now Microsoft [MSFT] has a class-action lawsuit on its hands. The suit charges that...

FC Now Staff Blog | October 2, 2008 2:33 pm | 1 recommendation

Get Paid To Use Microsoft Live Search!

| posted by Chris Dannen

Microsoft [MSFT] seems to be in salvage mode this quarter, first with its controversial Seinfeld ads and "Mojave" project trying to...

FC Now Staff Blog | September 25, 2008 6:30 pm | 1 recommendation

Developers Getting Windows 7

| posted by Chris Dannen

Moving at what seems like warp speed compared to their usual software timeline, Microsoft [MSFT] has announced that it will seed developers with...

FC Now Staff Blog | September 24, 2008 9:59 pm | 1 recommendation

Nokia "Tube" Coming October 2

| posted by Chris Dannen

Without a true finger-operable touchscreen phone, Nokia [NOK] has been a little bit behind the industry eight ball. The company has made...

FC Now Staff Blog | September 23, 2008 9:53 am | 1 recommendation

Sony Intros Impressive "TT" Laptop

| posted by Chris Dannen

Billing it as the "world's lightest Blu-ray notebook," Sony [SNE] announced today its new TT series notebook. The device will come...

Member Blog | September 22, 2008 7:33 pm | 0 recommendations

Microsoft Strikes Back!

| posted by Tracy Diziere

In its new TV ads <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWk8ouioXgE"> (view here) </a>), Microsoft finally delivers its...

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FC Now Staff Blog | September 17, 2008 8:13 pm | 1 recommendation

MSFT and Cray Team Up For Home Supercomputer

| posted by Chris Dannen

This week, Microsoft [MSFT] announced a new partnership with Cray Computers [CRAY], makers of the well-known CRAY-2 supercomputer. The deal will...

FC Now Staff Blog | September 16, 2008 7:10 pm | 1 recommendation

Zune Owners Getting Free WiFi at McDonald's

| posted by Chris Dannen

If you've ever sat in a McDonald's [MCD] munching on a quarter-pounder and thought, "man, I really wish I could download music right...

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