Paul Thurrott

Because Microsoft only releases its earnings four times a year, this week’s other news focuses exclusively on those earnings, which beat expectations.

Microsoft is now supporting commercial customers of all Surface devices with new availability and service and support options to help meet demand.

In a bid to steal more business users from Microsoft, Google this morning announced that it would wave the fees on its Google Apps for Work offerings.

This week’s other news includes a new marketing campaign for Windows 10, you’re getting the Windows 10 upgrade whether you want it or not, and so much more.

HP and 3M are teaming up to combat a form of digital theft that is so obvious in retrospect that I’m surprised no one has tackled this problem before in such an integrated fashion.

PC giant Dell announced this morning that it would acquire storage giant EMC in a deal valued at $67 billion. EMC will merge with Dell, but VMware will not.

Because I’m so tired my eyes hurt, this week’s other news includes a legal aid to Microsoft’s email court case, PC sales hit another tough quarter, more.

Because the altitude is getting to me, this week’s other news includes Microsoft’s new social networking features for email, and a whole lot more.

Microsoft and Google have quietly settled all of the approximately 20 patent-related lawsuits against each other. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Microsoft has announced changes to the way it will report its financial results, with the software giant trimming its top-level businesses down to three.

How can the U.S Federal Trade Commission even charge Google with violating antitrust laws when Android is in no way a monopoly in this country?

Because you need to leave this one to the professionals, this week’s other news includes a potential US antitrust case against product bundling in Android.