Microsoft: As Microsoft retools, Ballmer has chance to rewrite his CEO legacy

The Register: Microsoft has rejected a proposed offer by Motorola to settle patent disputes between the two companies that threaten to stop the flow of Moto's Android kit and Redmond's Xboxes and Windows gear into the US.If you've seen Windows 8, Microsoft's groundbreaking new release for PCs and tablets, you've probably noticed it bears more than a passing resemblance to the look of Windows Phone. Here's how the Windows 8 StartThe Microsoft Dynamics Distribution

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