Steve Balmer

Investors fail to bite at Microsoft Wall St pow-wow

Microsoft is expected to raise its quarterly dividend modestly next week- as it does most years - but has shown no indication that it will bow to investor demands to double its dividend or make another special payout as it did in 2004.

CES 2011: Avatar Kinect Announced

Microsoft now lets you "kinect" with your XBL avatar via Avatar Kinect.