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GameStop Shares Surge On Microsoft Partnership
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 3:46pm | 376Read More...GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) announced a new multi-year partnership with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). What Happened: The deal will include GameStop using back-end and in-store solutions from Microsoft to help with finance, inventory, e-commerce, retail and point-of-sale. The partnership will...
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Here's How Large Option Traders Reacted To Microsoft's Surface Event
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 1:25pm | 675Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares have been a top performer among mega-cap tech stocks in 2019, gaining 32.1% year to date. Shares traded lower by 2% on Wednesday after the company unveiled its latest updates to its Surface Pro lineup and also sprung some surprise product announcements as...
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Jim Cramer Says Tim Cook Should Be Calling The NFL For An iPad Deal
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 12:40pm | 378Read More...Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, made it pretty clear that he's no fan of Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Surface tablet. Belichick told the press he is "done with the tablets" after a frustrating experience. Moving forward, the coach says he...
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Apple Inks Deal With MLB To Supply iPad Pros
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 8:19am | 309Read More...With Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) already in the NFL's coffers, the world's tech giant sided with America's pastime. The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reached a new agreement with Major League Baseball to supply every team with iPad...
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Microsoft's Surface Tablets Sales Exceeded Expectations In 2015
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 11:55am | 128Read More...According to a report by DigiTimes, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shipped 2.5 million Surface tablet devices in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing its total shipments for the year to 6 million units. DigiTimes, citing "Taiwan-based supply chain makers," noted that Microsoft...
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Sunday's AFC Title Game Was 'The Worst Commercial Ever' For Microsoft
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 4:02pm | 284Read More...During Sunday's AFC championship between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, the Patriots coaching staff realized their tablets that are used for instant replays and other tools were not working. The tablets in question were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Surface...
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Report: Apple Prepping 12.9 Inch iPad
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 9:16am | 350Read More...AppleInsider, a popular blog and one of the leading authorities on all things Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAP) related reported over the weekend that Apple is working on a large 12.9 inch iPad with a host of new features and changes from prior models. The publication, citing a "person familiar...
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DigiTimes Sees Microsoft Surface Tablet Future As Bleak
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 10:34am | 150Read More...Early on Thursday, DigiTimes released a report citing "upstream supply chain" sources saying that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will be stepping out of the tablet business, at least when it comes to the Surface. The report also noted the first and second-generation Surface tablets created an estimated...
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Microsoft CEO Ballmer Hints That Surface Tablet Price to be Between $300 to $800
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 1:23pm | 438Read More...Previously, there has been speculation that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) would enter the tablet market with its Surface device at rock-bottom prices in order to gain a foothold in the fast growing market. Bloggers suggested that the company could sell the Surface for as low as $199, even subsidizing...
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Microsoft Must Risk Billions, Develop a Phone to Beat Apple
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 1:26pm | 523Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is risking everything to bring its first tablet to market. But it might have to go one step further if it wants to compete against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). On Monday, the Windows maker officially unveiled its first tablet, Surface. Rumored to carry a retail price of $700 to $...
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Was Dell, HP Surprised or Angered by Microsoft's New Tablet?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 1:39pm | 359Read More...On Monday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer told AllThingsD that the company's PC partners were prepared for the unveiling of the first Microsoft-branded tablet. "Our PC partners knew in advance we were announcing something today in this space," he said. But when asked how these...
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Forget Apple: Microsoft's Surface Tablet Aimed at Dell, HP
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 2:22pm | 547Read More...During last night's unveiling of Surface, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that if the company wanted to produce a great Windows 8 device to compete against Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, it had to build its own tablet. But in doing so, what does this mean for the leading...
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Analyst: Microsoft Should Give Away Surface for Free
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 12:48pm | 584Read More...Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on marketing, one analyst believes that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) should give away its new tablet. "One hundred million to two hundred million dollars [worth of these] devices should be given away for free," Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of...
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Microsoft Surface to Cost $700 to $800?
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 12:21pm | 83Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has yet to announce the price of its newly announced tablet. But one analyst believes it could cost as much as $800. "Microsoft has got the pricing wrong," Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, told Benzinga. Chowdhry...
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Is Microsoft Surface an iPad-Killer or Just Another Zune?
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:27am | 585Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) unveiled its long-awaited tablet last night bringing hype, self-praise, and an interesting cover that doubles as a keyboard. But in the aftermath of this hazy event, it seems that Microsoft might have set itself up for another Zune-sized failure. Technologically, Surface (...
