Mary Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley

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Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek, and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons,… 2008). She also is the co-host of the "Windows Weekly" podcast on the TWiT network. Got a tip? Send her an email with your rants, rumors, tips, and tattles. Confidentiality guaranteed.

Freelance journalist/blogger Mary Jo Foley has nothing to disclose. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). I do not own Microsoft stock or stock in any of its partners or competitors. I have done paid speaking engagements for Microsoft and some of its partners, but none where all the content is not my own.

Latest from Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft's next CEO: Who's on the short list?

Microsoft is beginning its search for a successor to CEO Steve Ballmer. Here's who might be on the internal short list of possible candidates.

August 23, 2013 by Mary Jo Foley in Microsoft

Microsoft is buying mobile tool vendor Xamarin

In a move many have been anticipating, Microsoft is buying mobile tool maker Xamarin for an undisclosed amount.

February 24, 2016 by Mary Jo Foley in Microsoft

Microsoft women's complaints of harassment and discrimination getting more attention: Report

Complaints about alleged gender harassment and discrimination are the subject of an email thread that's worked its way up the chain of command inside Microsoft, according to a new report.

April 4, 2019 by Mary Jo Foley in Microsoft

How much does Microsoft Office 2016 cost without a subscription?

Microsoft is making Office 2016 for Windows and Macs available to those who'd prefer to buy it as a single, one-time purchase, and not part of a monthly or annual subscription, as of September 22.

September 22, 2015 by Mary Jo Foley in Microsoft

Microsoft's new Microsoft Consulting Services unit to launch July 14

More details about Microsoft's first reorg of its fiscal 2021 are coming to light, including how it is positioning its new separate consulting services unit.

July 13, 2020 by Mary Jo Foley in Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2010 system requirements: Changes in disk space, GPU recommendations

Via a January 22 blog post, Microsoft is providing more details about the system requirements for its Office 2010 suite, due out by June 2010.The bottom line: If your PC can run Office 2007, it will be able to run Office 2010. But there are no automatic guarantees that a PC that can run Office 2003 will be able to run Office 2010.

January 22, 2010 by Mary Jo Foley in Microsoft