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Q&A: Microsoft's Windows marketing chief says Apple's 'scared'

Do you love Microsoft Corp.'s recent TV ads? Hate its "Apple Tax" marketing campaign? Then meet Brad Brooks. As Microsoft's corporate vice president for Windows consumer product marketing, Brooks approved both campaigns as part of his goal of burnishing Windows 7's image in advance of its October launch (and tarnishing Apple's).

By Eric Lai | 09 June, 2009 08:51

Tags: Apple, apple ads, Microsoft, microsoft ad, Windows, Windows 7

Ray Ozzie steers Microsoft into the cloud

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has officially filled the shoes previously worn by founder and Chairman Bill Gates, stepping in as leader of the company's vast developer network, which is its lifeblood and crucial to the enormous success of Windows. Ozzie delivered Monday's keynote speech at the company's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, introducing Windows Azure, a cloud-computing development and hosting environment that integrates Ozzie's vision for the future of the Web, which he began building at his company Groove Networks before he joined Microsoft.

By Elizabeth Montalbano | 29 October, 2008 08:40

Tags: azure, cloud computing, ray ozzie

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