Dina Bass

February 23, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Microsoft Corp.'s plan to eliminate U.S. workers after lobbying for more foreigner visas is stirring resentment among lawmakers and employees. As many as 5,000 employees are being shown the door at Microsoft, which uses more H1-B guest-worker visas than any other U.S. company. Some employees and politicians say Microsoft should get rid of foreigners first.

By Dina Bass

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May 11, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Juthymas Harntha reads books and news on all sorts of gadgets, from the Kindle to the iPod Touch to the BlackBerry. That doesn't mean she's excited about a larger, pricier Kindle that Amazon.com Inc. announced this week. "It didn't tempt me in the least," said Harntha, a 35-year-old lawyer who lives in London and owns the original Kindle.

By Joseph Galante and Dina Bass

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October 23, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Microsoft Corp. began selling the Windows 7 operating system Thursday, an effort to reverse three quarters of declining Windows sales and fend off Apple Inc.'s gains in personal computers. Windows 7 is Microsoft's best shot to undercut Apple, which has grabbed its biggest share of the home-computer market since the 1990s, said Roger Kay, an analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates in Wayland, Mass.

By DINA BASS

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June 15, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By Dina Bass and Adam Satariano

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