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Major companies, such as Google and Starbucks, announced today that they would support Washington State’s gay marriage legislation.

Microsoft was sick of watching consumers flock to Apple’s iPhone and smart phones running Google’s Android software as its own Windows Mobile software floundered. So the world’s largest software maker started from scratch with its new phone operating system, Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft Corp. is starting to incorporate what your friends do on Facebook right into its Bing search engine.

Microsoft Corp. and Xbox Live are apologizing to a West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service’s code of conduct by declaring he’s from Fort Gay.

Microsoft Corp.’s technology is now processing all the search requests on Yahoo Inc.’s website in the U.S. and Canada, completing a long-awaited leap that creates a more formidable challenger to Google Inc. in the most lucrative part of the online advertising market.

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is working with Intel Corp. and computer makers to perfect tablet touch-screen computers.

Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with computer makers to try to make its Windows Azure cloud computing system attractive to government and big corporate customers.

Microsoft Corp. is slowly beefing up a Web site aimed at helping people monitor their home energy use and pinpoint ways to cut costs.

Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a new edition of its Office programs to businesses Wednesday, and for the first time it’s adding versions of Word and other programs that work in a Web browser and will be free for consumers.

Microsoft Corp.’s next update to Windows Live Messenger will bring people more ways to keep an eye on their social network accounts.