1. Apps to flourish on mobile, games
Developers should bet on Android, games, navigation and music, to reap returns, suggest industry watchers, who say business apps can also prove viable.
2. Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone
Head of Microsoft's Windows unit tells why he does things the way he does and how data of real-world use show things that might not be intuitive to Redmond's engineers.
3. Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge
Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.
4. Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes
At Microsoft's shareholder meeting, CEO says the OS has sold twice as fast in its early days as any prior version of Windows. He also takes a few shots at Apple.
5. Google has its own plan for netbooks
No, the search giant isn't saying it will build a netbook. But it sure knows what it would like one running Chrome OS to resemble, and that's a little different from the netbook of today.
6. Comfort, trust give Office edge over Google
Microsoft will only offer hosted productivity suite next year, but Office has user familiarity, trust and resources that Google may not match, say analysts.
7. Microsoft targets biz apps with Silverlight 4
Software giant releases beta version of technology for rich Web apps, revealing new features it says will make greater impact on enterprise software.
8. Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
Microsoft ordered to stop selling some versions of Windows operating system in China, following licensing dispute with a local supplier.
9. Salesforce to offer social networking for companies
Cloud computing specialist announces Salesforce Chatter service to build social networking services into customers' business operations starting in 2010.
10. China SaaS growth to exceed 'traditional IT'
Country's software-as-a-service market will grow 56 percent next year, exceeding IT sector that includes on-premise software, says report.