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Round 2: Apple vs. Microsoft
AFP/Getty Microsoft (MSFT) has regained its position at the No. 2 most valuable U.S. company — pulling ahead of oil giant Exxon Mobil (XOM) and heating up the race with No. 1 Apple (AAPL). Shares of...
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Microsoft up as Xbox One crushes it
A selection of special edition Xbox One video game console bundles. Shares of Microsoft are up sharply Monday on reports that its Xbox One video-game console is having a banner holiday season. Most...
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Ask Matt: Is Microsoft's comeback over?
AP Q: Is Microsoft’s comeback over? A: Microsoft’s (MSFT) stock acted like a startup the last year – rising 24%. But the company’s quarterly results reported late Monday lead investors to wonder if...
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Obama's bid to tax foreign profits could cost Apple $10 billion
A proposed tax on foreign earnings held abroad could add up to a big tax bill for iPhone maker Apple. (Andrew Burton, Getty Images) President Obama’s proposal for a one-time 14% tax on U.S. companies’...
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'Smart money' dumps Apple, buys Microsoft
AFP/Getty Apple (AAPL) stock might be marching upwards – breaking the $700 billion barrier. But at least one well-known hedge fund is dumping shares of the soaring stock and trading into …. Microsoft...
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Superfish leaves Lenovo swimming in hot water
Certain Lenovo consumers laptops may be vulnerable. (Lenovo) Lenovo (LNVGY) has been swimming in treacherous waters the past couple of days over a severe security backlash that has the world’s leading...
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Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand
Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand.(Ted S. Warren, AP) SAN FRANCISCO — Cue the dirge for Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s much maligned browser. Soon the brand will be (mostly) no more....
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Dropbox forms partnership with Softbank in Japan
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston in his company’s San Francisco headquarters. (Christopher Wiggins, USA TODAY) SAN FRANCISCO — Seeking to step up global expansion as it competes with Box, Microsoft and Google,...
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Microsoft breaks out commercial cloud business in new reporting structure
The Microsoft sign outside the headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft (MSFT) was up 0.37% on news of a new, more transparent reporting structure that breaks out the company’s commercial cloud...
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Alphabet shares soar to all-time high on cloud ambitions
Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters (Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO — Google parent Alphabet shares soared after the Internet giant says it’s making a major push into the...
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