Will Sinofsky’s departure slow down Windows 8 and Surface innovation?

"He was a very alienating character. He alienated partners, he alienated ISVs, he alienated other people at Microsoft, and left a trail of disenfranchised people,"

Steve Ballmer’s internal letter on Sinofsky shakeup: ‘I know we have more amazing in us’

With news that Windows head Steven Sinofsky is out at Microsoft, it was only a matter of minutes before CEO Steve Ballmer's letter to employees about the situation leaked out.

Europe and Asia adopting Windows 8 at double U.S. rate (plus more juicy Windows 8 data)

Windows 8 crashes 55 percent less and is 84 percent less frustrating than Windows 7, according to a new report.

Watch all of Microsoft’s Build 2012 sessions online

Missed Microsoft's Build conference this year? Now you can watch all of the sessions online at Microsoft's Channel 9 website.

Microsoft’s Surface: The future shouldn’t have compromises (review)

After Microsoft pitched the Surface as the perfect no-compromise device of the future, we found that it was anything but.

Microsoft uses cute anime girls to sell Windows 8 in Japan

Microsoft is relying on the irresistible allure of anime to get Japanese consumers excited for Windows 8.

Microsoft releases Team Foundation Service, a project, source, and build management tool for developers

And, it's free for teams up to five -- or those with a MSDN subscription.

Microsoft demos simple cloud-enabling of mobile apps with Azure Mobile Services

Looking to cloud-enable your mobile app? Looks like Microsoft can help make that a lot easier.

Facebook says it isn’t building a Windows 8 app, directs us to Microsoft

In a surprising move, Facebook said it has no plans to build a native app for Microsoft’s just-released Windows 8 OS, the company told VentureBeat today.

Microsoft pimps Windows 8 accounts to developers for just $8

Microsoft is giving developers the hard sell on Windows 8, complete with a rock-bottom price of $8 for developer accounts for the new platform.

Twitter, late to the party, says Windows 8 app coming — eventually

Twitter has announced that it is building an official app for Microsoft’s Windows 8 OS, which was released Friday.

Microsoft sells 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in 3 days

Consumers are flocking to Windows 8. Microsoft has sold more than 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in its first three days, chief executive Steve Ballmer announced this morning.

Why Build is Microsoft’s most important event ever

Never before has Microsoft so desperately needed to prove itself -- perhaps because it’s never been in such a precarious position.

9 unexpectedly cool features in Windows Phone 8

Most of the features Microsoft is rolling out with Windows Phone 8 are already well-known, but the company still managed to surprise us with a handful of cool new features at its unveiling today.

Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8 games

Windows 8 gaming looks like it will be a success, but the jury is still out on Windows Phone 8 games.

Twitter is definitely in like — if not quite love — with Windows 8

The twitterati appear to like Windows 8, whatever the tech blogosphere is saying.