COMMENTARY--There he was, Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, up on stage in all his resplendent glory, skipping around like a certifiable nut job. "Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Come on, get up ...

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Microsoft is committing itself to the concept of “openness” through some rather surprising new initiatives and partnerships—as well as through its very open new site devoted to letting users know just ...

Apple, the aficiando of all things cool, is throwing away its old-style iOS interface in favor of the flat design pioneered by Microsoft in Windows 8 and Windows Phone. So say several reports ...

Microsoft's Gianpaolo Carraro wonders if too much Kool-Aid has made him a believer in software-plus-services. I say yes. And I'm wondering if Microsoft could learn a lesson from railroad history.