Microsoft starts rolling out MSN makeover; site is cleaner, adds Facebook and Twitter feeds

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Microsoft 1st-quarter profit sinks but shares jump as investors look past accounting

Windows plan lowers Microsoft profit but shares up

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Friday its net income fell 18 percent in the last quarter, largely because it deferred revenue when it let summertime PC buyers get free upgrades to Windows 7, which was released this week.

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PC sales ticked up in the quarter, but likely not enough to bolster Microsoft’s results

Earnings Preview: PC weakness to hurt Microsoft

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. reports its earnings for the fiscal first quarter on Friday before the opening bell. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

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Google strikes deal to index Twitter updates in effort to thwart threat from Microsoft

Twitter becomes mutual friend of Google, Microsoft

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in dueling deals that underscore the growing importance of being able to show what's on people's minds at any given moment.

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Microsoft strikes search deal with Twitter in latest attempt to lure traffic from Google

Microsoft befriends Twitter in Google search duel

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. has picked up a new weapon in its Internet search duel with Google — full access to Twitter's communications hotbed.

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Advertising agencies urge Justice Department to approve Yahoo, Microsoft search partnership

Ad agencies urge DOJ to okay Yahoo, Micorosft deal

WASHINGTON — Major advertising and marketing agencies are urging antitrust reviewers to approve a proposed online search partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft.

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Google dominates September search rankings, comScore data shows

Google dominates September search rankings

RESTON, Va. — Google Inc.'s sites continued to account for the vast majority of the U.S. search market in September, with rival Microsoft Corp.'s sites seeing a slight gain from August, according to comScore Inc.

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EU seeks feedback on Microsoft’s offer of several browsers, says it is prelude to a settlement

EU prepares to settle Microsoft browser case

BRUSSELS — European Union regulators said Wednesday they were preparing to settle a long and costly antitrust battle with Microsoft Corp. with a deal to give Windows users a choice of web browsers.

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Ask.com rolling out deals service to gather coupons from discount sites, blogs, message boards

Ask.com mines online coupons with new aggregator

SAN FRANCISCO — Ask.com hopes to persuade consumers that are fond of discount Web sites to bring their bargain hunts to its search engine.

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