1. Articles mentioning both Steve Jobs and Microsoft

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    1. Will the mobile industry take over the digital living room?

      Explore FierceWireless (Jan 11 2012) Mobility

      Will the mobile industry take over the digital living room? ...nd its Android business likely will be further integrated into Google TV in the future. Separately, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox is rapidly staking out a position beyond console gaming by being able to play ......t in some type of solution that would tie its phone, tablet and computer offerings with users' TVs. Steve Jobs famously told his biographer that he had "cracked" the problems posed by the TV industry ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Qualcomm   Microsoft   Google

    2. The year Flash lost the mobile war: a look back at 2011's top IT stories

      Explore Ars Technica (Dec 28 2011)

      The year Flash lost the mobile war: a look back at 2011's top IT stories ... Here's a recap of the year's top stories in IT. Flash loses mobile war to HTML5 When Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrote his "Thoughts on Flash" open letter in April 2010, it was not yet clear that Adobe Flash woul......down as a result. Amazon's outage wasn't the only troubling event for cloud customers this year, as Microsoft's Office 365 and Google Docs both suffered ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Apple   Firefox

    3. The Things That Made Me Go Hmmm in 2011

      Explore No Jitter (Dec 13 2011) Applications

      By Zeus KerravalaThe rise of sessions and tablets, Microsoft-Skype, Cisco's new focus, and more. ount=horizontal&lang=en&text=The Things That Made Me Go Hmmm in......nd 2011 didn't disappoint. There were some major news items, including the passing of the legendary Steve Jobs and AT&T announcing the intention to acquire T-Mobile, and then not acquiring them--just to name a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Cisco   AT&T

    4. Microsoft collects license fees on 50% of Android devices, tells Google to "wake up"

      Explore Ars Technica (Oct 23 2011)

      Microsoft collects license fees on 50% of Android devices, tells Google to "wake up" ...about patent-based attacks against Android don’t seem to be doing the company any good. We all know Steve Jobs pledged to destroy Android, claiming it stole its ideas from Apple’s iOS. Yet what is likely an eve......, claiming it stole its ideas from Apple’s iOS. Yet what is likely an even bigger threat comes from Microsoft, which now claims that more than half of all Android devices ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   Microsoft   Google

    5. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Weighs In On Patent Issues: They’re ‘Terrible’

      Explore TechCrunch (Sep 1 2011) Marketing

      Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Weighs In On Patent Issues: They’re ‘Terrible’ ...isco today to talk about a host of topics, including the success of Google Apps, his feelings about Steve Jobs, Google's recent acquisition of Motorola, with the conversation with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff ev......l Networks’ roster of patents by a group of buyers that included some of Google’s rivals, including Microsoft and Apple. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Motorola

    6. Eric Schmidt: Steve Jobs Was The Best CEO In The Past 50 Years

      Explore TechCrunch (Sep 1 2011)

      Eric Schmidt: Steve Jobs Was The Best CEO In The Past 50 Years ... on the board of Apple in the past. When asked about the differences between the ‘Steves,’ (meaning Steve Jobs and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer), Schmidt quipped, “there are differences in ability.” As for what will be hot in... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Steve Ballmer   Microsoft   Google

    7. Jobs Exit Might Open Some Doors, But When?

      Explore IP Carrier (Aug 25 2011)

      Few, if any observers seem to believe Apple's market success will change soon, just because Steve Jobs has stepped away from his CEO role. There are some who think Apple will start to be more vulnerable......d Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group, whose clients include Apple rivals such as Microsoft, Lenovo and Dell. Some think Apple should start making changes, though. "Now that Jobs has stepped ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Motorola

    8. When founders leave: lessons for Apple from Microsoft, Intel, and Sun

      Explore Ars Technica (Aug 25 2011)

      When founders leave: lessons for Apple from Microsoft, Intel, and Sun ...sed to Chief Operating Officer and occasional substitute CEO Tim Cook. Visionary founder and leader Steve Jobs takes a strictly strategic role as Chairman of the Board, and may dump his trademark turtlenecks fo......e world before stepping down: Apple's $349 billion market cap as of last night looks paltry next to Microsoft's $600 billion valuation at the end of 1999. Two weeks after that moment, Gates announced ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Steve Ballmer   Oracle   Microsoft

    9. Apple launches iCloud; here’s what powers it

      Explore GigaOM (Jun 6 2011)

      Apple launches iCloud; here’s what powers it ...ties are sure to be the talk of the town, it's Apple's cloud infrastructure that makes it all work. Steve Jobs said as much during his WWDC keynote. Apple launches iCloud; here’s what powers it By Derrick Harri...... Silicon Valley data center. * Cost about $1 billion to build, which is about twice what Google and Microsoft generally invest in their cloud data centers. * Puts a focus on ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   IBM

    10. Amazon responds to Apple: "app store" is generic, toss the suit

      Explore Ars Technica (Apr 26 2011)

      Amazon responds to Apple: "app store" is generic, toss the suit Amazon has responded to Apple's trademark suit over the term "App Store" by saying that Steve Jobs himself uses the term in a generic manner. The retail giant filed its response to Apple late Monday......term "App Store" back in 2008—after an initial rejection, it was eventually approved in early 2010. Microsoft filed an objection in July 2010 on the grounds that the term was too generic, and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Apple   Amazon.com

    11. Google 'clamps down' on world of Android partners

      Explore The Register (Mar 31 2011) Marketing

      ...rding to the report, Google has also tried to prevent partners from bundling rival services such as Microsoft's Bing search. Bloomberg says that Google's clampdown affects big-name partners such as LG, Toshiba......us Apple television ad that announced the original Macintosh. This fall, on an Apple earnings call, Steve Jobs called Google's open talk "disingenuous", and Andy Rubin soon responded with a tweet that read: The... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Qualcomm   Microsoft   Google

    12. Google Misses The Big Picture

      Explore pindropsoup.com (Jan 11 2011)

      ...Brief History H.264 has become the primary video codec thanks largely to the support of Apple and Microsoft. It is also gaining increasing importance as the primary means for video conference systems to inte......o bundle it into the browser; particularly since it’s already been done. It is very Apple like. Steve Jobs had a personal vendetta against Adobe Flash and wants it removed from the Apple ecosystem ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Chrome OS

    13. Mac App Store Delivers 1 Million Free And Paid Apps On First Day.

      Explore VOIP IP Telephony (Jan 7 2011)

      Mac App Store Delivers 1 Million Free And Paid Apps On First Day. ...at job bringing apps to the store and users are loving how easy and fun the Mac App Store is.” said Steve Jobs, who once again took a $1 as his compensation for 2010, said in a press release (below). But the n......ory and people could get software intended for MAC OS from variety of places, from free software to Microsoft. whereas Mac software can still be purchased from ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Apple   Snow Leopard

    14. New Apple iPad To Offer Two Cameras And Thinner Body

      Explore eweekeurope.co.uk (Dec 10 2010)

      New Apple iPad To Offer Two Cameras And Thinner Body ...e a 7-inch screen and ARM Cortex-A9-based processor. But during an October earnings call, Apple CEO Steve Jobs dismissed 7-inch tablets as inferior to 10-inch ones, such as the iPad. Whether or not Apple eventu......ange as more Android-based competitors emerge on the scene. Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft are also readying tablets that run either Windows or a proprietary operating system. Happy Holidays... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Apple   Hewlett-Packard

    15. HTML5 web video flashes past Flash

      Explore The Register (Oct 27 2010)

      HTML5 web video flashes past Flash ...ober 2010) Adobe MAX 2010 Adobe AIR 2.5 adds Flash to Android, TV and RIM tablets (25 October 2010) Microsoft: Silverlight safe against HTML5 (13 September 2010) Microsoft buffs Silverlight for HTML5 video contest (2 September 2010) Steve Jobs talks Flash, 'lying S.O.B' devs, sex, and Gizmodocrime (2 June 2010) Non-Flash video surges onto th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Samsung   Apple

    16. Jobs dubs Google's 'open' Android speak 'disingenuous'

      Explore The Register (Oct 18 2010)

      'Smokescreen' for 'fragmented' OS Apple cult leader Steve Jobs has hit back at Eric Schmidt over the Google boss' repeated claims that Google is "open" and Apple ......ssue because "the first thing most of us think about when we hear the word open is Windows" — as in Microsoft Windows. Yes, the operating system built by Bill Gates and company. "[Windows] is available on a va... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vodafone   Microsoft   Google

    17. Jobs savages 7-inch tablet competition

      Explore The Register (Oct 18 2010)

      ...f you've been considering getting an upcoming seven-incher from a non-Cupertinian source, Apple CEO Steve Jobs would like to set you straight.… If you've been putting off buying an iPad because you're waiting f......est CEO has famously banned from iOS devices. Jobs' response: "Flash memory? We love flash memory." Microsoft steers OEMs away from putting Phone 7 on Tablets (18 October 2010) Intel sets out tablet ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Samsung

    18. Apple iAds soar as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! sink

      Explore The Register (Sep 27 2010) Marketing

      ...or now) Apple's iAd mobile-advertising platform is tearing hefty chunks out of Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft's mobile-ad market share — and it has only been up and running for less than three months.… Apple's...... end of this year. During his Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote presentation on June 7, Steve Jobs announced that the iAd platform had already achieved $60m in ad-buy commitments from the likes of A... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   AT&T

    19. Apple TV, iPods, Ping Will Challenge Google, Facebook, Microsoft

      Explore eweekeurope.co.uk (Sep 2 2010)

      Apple TV, iPods, Ping Will Challenge Google, Facebook, Microsoft ...so bring tipodhe company into fiercer competition with some of the biggest names in tech: Facebook, Microsoft and Google. Apple chief executive Steve Jobs kicked off his presentation of the revamped iPods by saying, “This year, we’ve gone wild.” The iPod... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Logitech

    20. BlackBerry tablet to trump iPad with Flash, videoconferencing

      Explore The Register (Jul 13 2010)

      ...ion's live streaming of the Holland-Spain final on his iPad because of that site's reliance on what Steve Jobs has dubbed a "closed and proprietary" platform. ® Android slurps market share from Apple, RIM, Microsoft (8 July 2010) PC prices rise in Q2 as iPad fuels tablet consumption (8 July 2010) Google preps tabl... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Cisco

    21. Google: 'We did not follow Apple into phone market'

      Explore The Register (Jul 9 2010)

      ...der Larry Page has denied that Google entered the phone market after Apple and the iPhone, accusing Steve Jobs of "rewriting history."… Google co-founder Larry Page has denied that Google entered the phone mark......enying that it followed Apple into the phone market. ® Android slurps market share from Apple, RIM, Microsoft (8 July 2010) Google I/O Google mocks Jobs with Flash on Android (20 May 2010) Google I/O ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Motorola

    22. Google: Flash stays on YouTube, and here's why

      Explore The Register (Jun 30 2010)

      ...ogle acquired when it purchased video compression outfit On2 Technologies — it seems that Apple and Steve Jobs have no intention of making the switch from H.264, the patent-backed codec licensed by the MPEG LA.......ention of making the switch from H.264, the patent-backed codec licensed by the MPEG LA. Meanwhile, Microsoft is sticking with H.264 on its upcoming IE9, though the company says it will allow surfers ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Apple

    23. Tim O’Reilly: Steve Jobs Is Trying To Build A Fundamental Challenge To The Web

      Explore TechCrunch (May 6 2010) Marketing

      ...During his talk, he gave a report card of sorts for tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. Apple, he says, "has a vision of world domination", and that with the App Store platform Steve Jobs is trying to build a fundamental challenge to the web. But it falls short in one key area: O'Reill... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Apple

    24. H.264 Already Won—Makes Up 66 Percent Of Web Videos

      Explore TechCrunch (May 1 2010)

      H.264 Already Won—Makes Up 66 Percent Of Web Videos Earlier this week, Steve Jobs kicked the debate about the need for Flash into high gear, especially for Web video. As he explain......available in a more modern format, H.264, and viewable on iPhones, iPods and iPads." The next day, Microsoft weighed in, saying that Internet Explorer 9 would only support the H.264 codec for HTML video. So ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Nokia

    25. Apple Alone Is Dumber Than Everybody

      Explore InformationWeek (Apr 16 2010)

      ...evelopers can use. The former Apple exec who wrote that blog says, "Who, in his right mind, expects Steve Jobs to let Adobe (and other) cross-platform application development tools control his (I mean the iPhon......Phone OS) future?" Yeah, come to think of it why didn't Bill Gates require that developers use only Microsoft tools to build Windows applications? Another example is Apple's incredibly capricious and glacially... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   IBM   Apple

    26. Google TV Should Finally Push Apple TV Beyond A “Hobby”

      Explore TechCrunch (Mar 18 2010)

      Google TV Should Finally Push Apple TV Beyond A “Hobby” ...o its new favorite rival just because it’s focused on other things (*cough* iPad *cough*). That’s a Microsoft move. As Nick Bilton points out, this Google TV would be based around the Android platform. This ......e TV news, the Apple TV became a little less of a “hobby” yesterday. Aside from calling it a hobby, Steve Jobs has referred to the Apple TV as being a potential “fourth ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Logitech

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