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Microsoft Look out Apple, Microsoft - the tablet race heats up Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research in Motion ... Hewlett-Packard? That makes for five operating systems now in the tablet race -- which is still, hands down, being dominated by Apple and its iPad. Smart phones outsell PCs for first time For the first time ever, smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone are outselling personal computers, according to a report by research group IDC that was released Monday. Microsoft starts shipping first Windows 7 service pack The first service pack for Windows 7 and its server counterpart has been released to manufacturers and will be generally available Feb. 22, Microsoft said today. Oh, and Server & Cloud SVP Amitabh Srivastava leaving MSFT In addition to the appointment of Satya Nadella as president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, CEO Steve Ballmer also announced Amitabh Srivastava -- a senior vice president in the lucrative division -- plans to leave the company. Full text: STB President Satya Nadella's e-mail to employees Microsoft today appointed Satya Nadella, a 19-year company veteran with cloud-computing chops, as its new president of the Server and Tools Business. Here's the full text of his e-mail to STB employees. Full text: Ballmer's e-mail to employees on Satya Nadella Microsoft today promoted 19-year veteran Satya Nadella as its new president of the Server and Tools Business. Here is CEO Steve Ballmer's e-mail to all Microsoft employees regarding the appointment. Satya Nadella is Microsoft's new Server & Tools president Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today appointed Satya Nadella as president of the company's Server and Tools Business, filling a spot vacated last month by Bob Muglia. Ballmer wants more techies on top in shake-up (Bloomberg) There are more changes coming to Microsoft's top management, and CEO Steve Ballmer wants to put more engineers in the ranks, Bloomberg News reports.   Wish you had current local news headlines on your web site? Add the Seattle P-I's FREE headline modules to any web page. Get the code here: http://www.seattlepi.com/onyoursite Click here to edit your topics Click here to unsubscribe

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