KOMO - News - Microsoft http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Microsoft en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:47:14 GMT Warren Buffett makes gift to Gates Foundation worth $1.43B http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/49770942.html Billionaire Warren Buffett has donated $1.25 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The gift is the third installment in Buffett's plan to transfer the majority of his wealth to the Seattle-based foundation. Vista buyers to get free Windows 7 http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/49089701.html Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades. Microsoft readies free PC security software http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/48613172.html Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it plans to release a beta test of its free computer security program next week and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall. Microsoft readies free PC security software http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/48548502.html Microsoft Security Essentials is designed to find and kill malicious software that steals passwords and other personal information or turns PCs into spam distribution hubs. Cambridge awards Bill Gates honorary degree http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/47945147.html Billionaire Bill Gates has picked up an honorary degree from Britain's Cambridge University. The university bestowed degrees on both the Microsoft founder and his wife, Melinda, on Friday. EU: browser-free Windows gives no real choice http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/47927897.html European Union regulators said Microsoft Corp. was offering less choice, not more, by vowing to sell the next version of Windows without any Web browsers at all. Microsoft keeps dividend, opens investor question http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/47873792.html Microsoft Corp. will pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 13 cents, the same as last quarter. In a statement released late Wednesday, Microsoft said the dividend is payable Sept. 10 to stockholders of record as of Aug. 20. Bing swing: New search engine ups Microsoft's share http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/47528492.html In the week since Microsoft Corp. launched Bing, its new search engine, the software maker's share of U.S. Web searches has crept into double digits for the first time in two years. Gates Foundation gets $10.4M in donations http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/47107947.html The world's richest foundation has just given other charities one more reason to be jealous. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's annual report says it brought in $10.4 million in individual donations in 2008, without making any effort at fundraising. Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo during E3 http://www.komonews.com/news/microsoft/46819287.html Both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion controllers for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, while the only gadget that gaming leader Nintendo unveiled was a device that Wii users can use to check their pulse.