Microsoft is releasing a server Linux, a container Linux, and a Windows 11 built for Linux programmers. Here's why.

'Microsoft achieves reach, scale and success because of you,’ says Nicole Dezen, Microsoft chief partner officer. Microsoft plans more than $150 million in pre-sales and post-sales investments for its ...

You'll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here's what we know about it so far.

Microsoft introduced a new azd AI agent extension that lets developers build and deploy Microsoft Foundry agents directly from their local development environments. The update brings agent workflows ...

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At the Build developer conference, it was revealed that xAI's Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini AI models are being added to Azure. Here's why Microsoft is ignoring Grok's sketchy history. I've been testing PC ...

Microsoft pulls the plug on its Startups program in favour of a new scheme From July 2025, startups will need to join a two-track system For the most credits, startups will need a referral Microsoft ...

Microsoft has retired its program that granted incorporated AI startups with a validated business plan up to $150,000 in Azure credits and replaced it with a two-track system.… The Microsoft for ...

The period after the dot-com bubble including the financial crisis of 2008 were difficult years for Microsoft. The stock returned a mere 37% compared to Amazon’s 657.9% in the same time frame and ...

The most noticeable change concerns the registration costs. Previously, companies had to pay a one-time fee of $99 to create a developer account for the Microsoft Store. This fee has now been waived.