Microsoft is taking a chance by comparing Surface RT with the iPad. The comparisons — even those listed by Microsoft — aren’t that favorable. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

HP, in a way, is putting Microsoft and Windows on notice with its new Android offerings. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Microsoft’s proposal to build its unified mouse-pen-multitouch interface technology into Chrome gets a warm reception at Google I/O. Originally posted at News – Internet & Media View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

To spread its flexible Pointer Events interface beyond Windows 8 and IE10, Microsoft programmers are trying to build support into Google’s browser. Originally posted at News – Internet & Media View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Microsoft posted a rebuttal to the mounting attacks on the company and Windows 8. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

It’s another win for Google — Boston city employees make the switch to some of the search giant’s business services. Originally posted at News – Internet & Media View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Toshiba Australia’s managing director accuses Microsoft of confusing consumers when it launched two different operating systems for tablets. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

By market-acceptance standards, failures of Apple hardware products are rare. But when the potential for weak demand is evident, it’s pretty good at fixing the problem. That’s a lesson for Microsoft. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Microsoft is aiming at smaller, cheaper tablets, as it looks to be more competitive in the burgeoning 7-inch and 8-inch tablet market. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Microsoft is believed to be building a Windows Azure-hosted desktop virtualization service that could be available on a pay-per-use basis. Originally posted at News – Microsoft View full post on CNET News – Business Tech