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News
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The fall and rise of Microsoft
Why Microsoft's Windows 10 release and recent acquisitions have put the software giant back on the top of the heap.
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The ratings: Most net neutrality groups get poor grades for funding transparency
After a spate of news stories about alleged "astroturf" advocacy in a contentious U.S. net neutrality debate, the IDG News Service looked into the funding transparency of several think tanks and advocacy groups involved in the issue. Several disclose limited or no information about their funding, we found.
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Mojang Unchained: Why Microsoft wants Minecraft maker
Microsoft today announced it would pay $2.5 billion for Mojang, the developer of the very popular Minecraft game, a move that some analysts saw as a purchase of the massive community that's evolved around the game as much as an acquisition of the game itself.
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Microsoft buys Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billion
Microsoft has agreed to buy Mojang, the Swedish developer of the Minecraft PC and console game, for US$2.5 billion, the companies announced Monday.