Microsoft (MSFT) Whittles CEO Candidacy Field Down; May Announce Successor Before 2014

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Microsoft (MSFT) Plans Launch Events for Surface 2 Tablets at Select Stores

October 9, 2013 9:19 AM EDT

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) on Tuesday announced it is hosting a series of midnight launch events at 10 Microsoft retail stores across the nation to celebrate the launch of Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. Starting at 10 p.m. local time on Oct. 21, each participating store will host the Surface Challenge, offering contestants in each market a chance to go... More

Microsoft (MSFT) Still Has Work to Do to Win Back Developers (NOK) (AAPL) (GOOG)

October 9, 2013 9:17 AM EDT

Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) deal to acquire Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) Devices & Services unit might be a boon for the company in terms of handset sales, but it will still need to work hard to win over the developer community.

Names like King (Candy Crush) and Smule (mainly music apps) have shunned the Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform, saying the user base wasn't... More