A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying itself. With the type of fanfare usually reserved for the announcement of each ...

Although Microsoft has an overwhelming share in the PC OS, the hardware business is not necessarily smooth sailing, and it is decided that the production of the Microsoft brand mouse and keyboard will ...

Six years ago, Microsoft had hopes of breaking into the educational toy market with a line of interactive dolls based on Barney the Purple Dinosaur, Teletubbies and other popular television characters ...

If they succeed with this, it'll be a first for Microsoft with hardware. Kin failed, the Zune failed, the MSN Smart Watch, Actimates and the XBox is not exactly a financial success. They have the ...

Microsoft decides to try its hand at toys, with a line of talking dolls based on licensed characters from PBS's kiddie shows. Plush versions of Barney and the Teletubbies (with silicon guts) are ...