Chuck Thacker, a technical fellow at Microsoft Research, has won the prestigious A.M. Turing Award for a lifetime of contributions to computing.

Darlene wrote:

I came across this post Tuesday.

"VANCOUVER, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the software giant engaged in anti-competitive behaviour that enabled it to charge higher prices for its products."

Would anyone care to comment?

Sandra told me about this -

Edna is looking for more info.

VANCOUVER ?- A judge has certified a class action lawsuit against computer software giant Microsoft that alleges anti-competitive wrongdoing and has the potential to be worth more than $1 billion in ...

Microsoft declares regular quarterly dividend of 13 cents Microsoft - Monopolies and Oligopolies - Economic - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms

Google may be leaving China, but Microsoft has budgeted $500 million on research and development in China, plus another $150 million on outsourced projects.

WWW.COMPUTERWORLD.COM writes: "Computerworld - Responding to reports last week that its European ballot screen was not truly randomizing the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft today said it has changed the algorithm that shuffles the spots."