Sunday, February 5th, 2012 2:47 pm

US$1 billion short – Microsoft is still doing fine

(ip-192.com): Not meeting quarterly revenue expectations by US$1 billion is not too bad – if you are Microsoft.  "I can't say it's good. We're still down. But on a relative basis, it was a reasonable year, given the context of the environment," so Chris Liddell, Microsoft's chief financial officer. The comment followed last week’s announcement [...]

First Microsoft storefronts in the works

(ip-192.com): Microsoft plans to open retail stores, starting in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mission Viejo, Calif., this fall. Microsoft spokesperson Kim Stocks referred to both locations as "hot markets." According to a leaked document, early concepts for the stores include an event area called "Answers Bar", and kiosks for products such as Windows 7 and Windows [...]

$300.000 in prize money for the best YouTube movies

(ip-192.com): If you are into YouTube and need some money, HP may have a solution: the company offers $300.000 in cash and price-money for winners of a “Express who you are” contest. “HP hopes to inspire and foster creativity,” said David Roman, vice president, Marketing Communications, Personal Systems Group, HP. “Combining personal passions, digital remixing [...]

"Moldy" Tweet results in $50.000 lawsuit

(ip-192.com): A Chicago-area woman who criticized her former landlord on Twitter is facing a $50,000 defamation lawsuit. Horizon Group Management sued the woman on Monday, according to a Chicago Sun-Times story. The company, which claims to manage 1,500 apartments in Chicago, says it was "maliciously and wrongfully" defamed by the defendant's tweet. A member of [...]