Who’s the most altruistic leader in Silicon Valley? The answer might surprise you [infographic]

Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates might be the world's richest man, and both he and Facebook Inc. co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have pledged to give away more than half their fortunes, but

Innovation, collaboration, curiosity key to business success, Microsoft’s Gates and Nadella say

Fostering an innovative, open-minded, and collaborative corporate culture - one that gives employees the means to pursue new ideas and the freedom to abandon them if they don't work out - has a

Apple vs. the FBI: What other tech execs are saying

Steve Ballmer’s career at Microsoft: A timeline retrospective

Microsoft elevates cloud boss Satya Nadella to new CEO

Microsoft Corp.’s new CEO says his first day on the job is “a very humbling day for me.” In an email to employees Satya Nadella, who has been with the company for 22

Tech community mourns passing of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the South African man who would serve a 27-year prison sentence and emerge to become President and lead the anti-apartheid movement, passed away yesterday at the age of 95. Mandela

The meaning of Ballmer [an insider’s take]

Change at the top of the world’s largest tech companies is always a seismic event. We all remember where we were when we first heard Bill Gates was going to step down as

Bill Gates reveals details of final meeting with Jobs

Bill Gates has been inspired to push on with his philanthropic work after the death of Steve Jobs reminded him that we only have "limited time" on earth.Gates spoke to Nightline in a

People imbue the tech brand

 by Andrew Berthoff   Back in the late-1990s I wrote a column for Computer Dealer News in which I somewhat facetiously contended that the Pope is the world's greatest living spokesperson for a

Replacing Steve Jobs: lessons learned from other tech CEO transitions

Now that Steve Jobs has stepped down as Apple's CEO, it's an understatement to say that his successor, Apple COO Tim Cook, has mighty big shoes to fill. Cook--who Jobs singled out to

Microsoft moments — good, bad and ugly

The year is 1975. Gerald Ford is in the White House, South Vietnam falls, Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila" world championship boxing match, the late-night comedy show NBC's

Windows 7 could make or break Microsoft

Microsoft's standing as an operating system developer is on the line today as the company launches Windows 7, according to analysts and other experts."There's a reputation issue at stake here," said Michael Silver,

Success shared is success multiplied … especially in business

I just finished listening to the audio CD of Outliers, the new book by Malcolm Gladwell. He makes a point that success takes more than just being ambitious, extremely smart, or working hard.

Microsoft bringing Office to the Web and smart phones

After teasing the market multiple times, Microsoft Corp. will finally confirm today that it is bringing its most money-making desktop software franchise online and to smart phones.Microsoft will release lightweight versions of four