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  • Gates wants Yahoo's people power

    Bill Gates points to Yahoo's engineers as the key thing that makes Yahoo worth more than US$40 billion to his company.

  • Gates memo warns of 'disruptive' changes

    Aiming to stir up the same kind of momentum as his Internet Tidal Wave memo of a decade earlier, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has penned a memo outlining the challenges Microsoft faces from a host of online competitors.

  • Microsoft prepares for search assault

    Microsoft plans to kick off a series of improvements to its search capabilities from July as it looks to compete with heavyweights Google and Yahoo, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates said today.

  • Coming soon: Microsoft's latest search tech

    Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month.

  • MSN launches revamped search engine

    Microsoft is expected to take its first baby steps on the road to Web search independence on Thursday, with the launch a test version of a homegrown Internet navigation tool and changes to its current search engine.

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  • Gates on Google

    Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary but Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.

  • Gates: Longhorn changed to make deadlines

    In an exclusive interview, Microsoft's chairman says the decision to remove WinFS means "the glass is three-quarters full."

  • Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

    For a man a few months away from leaving his job, Bill Gates has a lot on his mind.

  • Gates still has unfinished business

    Boosting adoption of voice-control and multitouch tech are among the items on the agenda of Microsoft's chairman, even as he moves closer to a part-time role.

  • Windows Live rooted in MSN's past

    Microsoft's new batch of services borrows heavily from current or proposed products. Is Windows Live just another name for MSN?

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