Blunders lead to Ballmer's demise

The heap of blunders that piled up at Microsoft under Steve Ballmer’s leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to last month’s earthshaking announcement that Bill Gates’ former right-hand man and heir, as well as Microsoft’s fiercest cheerleader, will step down as CEO within a year.

Microsoft's hand was forced in Nokia deal

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia was a defensive move to keep the Finnish phone maker from going under or falling into the hands of an Android-first rival, several analysts argued this week.

Microsoft's Nokia deal could benefit rival mobile device vendors, analysts say

Microsoft’s plan to buy Nokia’s phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft’s long-time partners in the region by revitalizing the Windows ecosystem, according to analysts.

Dark skies ahead

Can the big cloud vendors work around the allegations of NSA surveillance, or is there a gloomy outlook for cloud in the region?

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