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Bill Gates changes his role at Microsoft
WAP2000011397 - 13 JANUARY 1999 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Steve Ballmer, President of Microsoft Corp., shown in this Microsoft handout photo, was promoted to President and CEO of Microsoft, January 13. Ballmer will overtake management of the company from Bill Gates who will become Chairman and Chief Software Architect so he can concentrate more effort on internet software. jr/HO UPI

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Microsoft's last bow at electronics gala?
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Microsoft says its appearance at this year's Consumer Electronics Show will be its last, but CES organizers are playing it down as a pause, not an ending.
New tech toys abound at the Consumer Electronics Show
Love it or hate it, technology is here to stay, and this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the place to see what will be making your life easier -- or more frustrating -- in coming months.
Ballmer details price of piracy in China
BEIJING, May 26 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, speaking in Beijing, said pirated software remains a major problem in China.
Ballmer says Windows 8 will launch in 2012
TOKYO, May 24 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp.'s next operating system will be ready for release in 2012, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said at a conference in Japan.
REDMOND, Wash., May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant Microsoft Corp. plans to add 500 features to its next Windows phone, the company's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said.
Microsoft acquires Skype
REDMOND, Wash., May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant Microsoft has acquired communications software leader Skype for $8.5 billion in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.
Ballmer: Bing could replace Google someday
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5 (UPI) -- Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer said at a California convention it's unrealistic to think Microsoft can dethrone Google quickly, despite its Yahoo! deal.
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. software giant Microsoft said Monday mobile phone software offered the company a chance to break from the past with its Windows Phone.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A blackout at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas during Steve Ballmer's opening keynote address was not Microsoft Corp.s' fault, the company said.
Microsoft heads to Big Easy for convention
REDMOND, Wash., June 12 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. said executives and sales personnel plan to introduce buyers to Windows 7 at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans this year.
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