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Year in review: Windows takes beating, '7' steps into view
December 19, 2008
Microsoft struggled most of the year over negative perceptions about Vista but broke its silence on the operating system's successor--Windows 7.
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New milestones for Windows
February 4, 2008
With Vista now into its second year, CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft is "turning the corner" in its enterprise efforts.
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U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales
October 18, 2007
DSG International profits drop for first half of year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores.
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Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
February 21, 2008
List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader.
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Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista
December 7, 2007
Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns.
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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista
November 7, 2008
Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor.
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Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft
November 28, 2007
Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit.
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Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green
March 5, 2008
At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption.
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Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs
March 25, 2008
Software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1.(By Suzanne Tindal of ZDNet Australia)
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Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista
January 17, 2008
Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows.
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Microsoft pulls Vista SP1 update
February 20, 2008
The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems.
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Microsoft COO downplays Vista update problems
March 4, 2008
The software giant's chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1's progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs.
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Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendly
March 27, 2007
The software maker posts several patches, including one to resolve a problem that could leave the music players corrupted.
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The XP alternative for Vista PCs
September 21, 2007
Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.Image: Lenovo's XP 'downgrade' program
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Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test
November 27, 2007
Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software.
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Microsoft buy targets Vista transition
March 7, 2006
Microsoft purchases Apptimum, maker of tools to move software from one PC to another.
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Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
September 27, 2007
Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months.
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The balance sheet on Windows Vista
October 29, 2007
The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.
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Microsoft ending Vista family discount
June 28, 2007
Company says in blog posting that multicomputer software upgrade program, designed to attract early adopters, will "sunset" on Saturday.
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Near-final Vista SP1 goes public
January 14, 2008
A Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" can now be downloaded, despite initially being restricted to 15,000 beta testers.
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