Microsoft layoffs part deux: Coming soon
It looks like Microsoft is going to finish up promised layoffs on Thursday as it continues to reshape its board of directors.
Shocker: Anonymous Microsoft investors want to give Bill Gates the boot
Folks may have been thinking about it for awhile, but now some apparently are saying it aloud — they want to push Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates out as chairman.
Trouble already? ValueAct not consulted on Microsoft-Nokia deal
ValueAct is a shareholder activist firm that will consult on Microsoft business going forward. It was not, however, consulted on the $7.2 billion Nokia buyout.
Nokiasoft is here after three years in the making. Why now?
After years of playing footsie — in a game that accelerated over the past 12 months — Microsoft and Nokia finally pulled the trigger on a $7.2 billion deal. What changed in the past month?
Microsoft lets shareholder activist ValueAct into the tent
In an unusual move, Microsoft appears to have caved to pressure and given shareholder ValueAct access to top management and a board seat.
On second thought, Ballmer’s exit doesn’t look all that smooth
Steve Ballmer’s slow-motion exit as Microsoft CEO is looking a little less orderly than previously portrayed, according to AllThingsD.
Is Microsoft headed for a Dell-style shareholder showdown?
Nomura Securities analyst Rick Sherlund expects activism sparked by ValueAct will spur change for the better in Redmond.