retraction

  1. Microsoft retracts CEO Ballmer's claim that Windows 8 is due in 2012

    Microsoft issued a retraction of Chief Executive Steve Ballmer's claims this week that Windows 8 would arrive in 2012 on tablets and PCs. The Redmond, Wash., company said Ballmer misspoke and even backed off the next release of its Windows operating system being called Windows 8. In an Wednesday...
  2. Microsoft backtracks on Ballmer Windows 8 confirmations

    Microsoft took an unusual step Tuesday and issued a statement in an attempt to retract its own CEO Steve Ballmer's confirmation of Windows 8 launching in 2012. A representative insisted there was a "misstatement" and that it hadn't committed to launch plans. It tried to spin InfoWorld by...