Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) announced this week that it paid $2.5 billion to acquire Swedish gaming company Mojang, maker of the popular Minecraft game. Analysts are starting to weigh in on that deal, and those at Morgan Stanley think it’s a smart way for the company to use its offshore cash. Some investors may be disappointed that Microsoft is investing in its consumer business rather … Continue reading Stock Review: A Look At the Deal Between Microsoft & Minecraft

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is branching out by creating universal products. The company just introduced a universal mobile keyboard which will work with many different products including iPad, iPhone, Android products, and Windows tablets. The keyboard will launch in October with the estimated retail price of $79.95. Microsoft recently introduced a universal keyboard that works with select iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. This particular … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Keyboard

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has sent out invites for its September 30 media event. The company will take the wraps off its next-gen Windows 9 Enterprise Technical Preview. The invitation itself has the theme “What’s next for Windows?” Veteran Windows watcher Paul Thurrott said that Windows 8 was even bigger disaster than Windows Vista. Windows 9 is getting some useful Windows Phone features such as … Continue reading Stock News: With Windows 9, Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock Set For a Sharp Rise

The end of Nokia Corporation(NYSE NOK is near. Nokia users in the United Kingdom are now being redirected from Nokia.com to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT)’s website. This is part of Microsoft’s absorption of the Nokia brand. As of this writing, this only affects U.K.-based users. Microsoft now directs U.K.-based Nokia.com users to a new Microsoft Mobile website. The United States version of Nokia.com is still … Continue reading Nokia Site Visitors Redirected to Microsoft Site (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) did a second round of layoffs on Thursday, cutting 2,100 jobs worldwide. About 747 of these jobs were from the Seattle area. Last July, the company laid of 13,000 employees and an additional 2,900 jobs will be cut within a year. The previous job cuts were due to the Nokia wave, with the deal between Nokia and Microsoft not reaching the … Continue reading Stock in News Today: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Lays Off More Than 2000 Employees