As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
News: Analyst: ‘high’ likelihood of Bing/Apple iPhone search deal (iLounge)
There is a “high” likelihood of Microsoft winning an iPhone search deal with Apple, according to a BusinessWeek report. Citing a note from Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal, the report states that Aggarwal met with Microsoft executive on February 10, and although the employees present at the meeting “did not confirm or deny any chatters on the likelihood of Microsoft wining Apple search ...
Is Apple the Next Microsoft? (The Motley Fool)
If Apple is walking in Microsoft's footsteps, it may want to try bigger shoes.
Is Apple the new Microsoft (MalaysiaNews.net)
Don't even think about leaving. Is Apple becoming more concerned with strategy than technology? That's the question (and accusation, really)
Apple v Microsoft: What Steve Jobs and Bill Gates really think of each other (Daily Telegraph)
Bill Gates this week said that, unlike the iPhone, Apple's iPad was not a device he wished he'd made. Steve Jobs has, in the past, been highly critical of Microsoft. Here, we present some of the best quotes from two of the titans of technology
News: Apple makes two mobile advertising hires in Europe (iLounge)
Apple has hired two well-known figures in the mobile advertising world for European positions with its recently-acquired Quattro Wireless mobile advertising firm. Theo Theodorou, former mobile advertising sales manager for Microsoft in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market, has been hired as head of EMEA sales at Quattro Wireless. New Media Age reports that Theodorou is coming ...
In Hindsight: Did Apple’s Jobs, Oracle’s Ellison change everything again? (San Jose Mercury News)
Apple introduces the iPad after reporting its best quarter ever. Plus: Oracle takes control of Sun Microsystems. Yahoo swings to a profit. Windows 7 boosts Microsoft's earnings.
In Hindsight: Did Apple’s Jobs, Oracle’s Ellison change everything again? (San Jose Mercury News)
Apple introduces the iPad after reporting its best quarter ever. Plus: Oracle takes control of Sun Microsystems. Yahoo swings to a profit. Windows 7 boosts Microsoft's earnings.
News: Apple, Microsoft in talks for Bing to replace Google on iPhone? (iLounge)
Apple is in talks with Microsoft to have the latter’s search service Bing replace Google as the default search on the iPhone, according to a new report. Citing two people familiar with the matter, BusinessWeek reports that the talks have been under way for weeks, but could still potentially fall apart and may not be concluded quickly. Google has been the default search engine on the iPhone since ...
Apple in talks to make Bing default iPhone search? (MacNN)
Apple is negotiating with Microsoft to replace the default search engine in the iPhone OS, two anonymous sources say. Discussions have been in progress for weeks, according to claims, and would potentially see Google swapped in favor of Bing. The positioning is an important one, as most mobile advertising is now viewed on iPhones and iPods, and people are more likely to use the default search ...