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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. TAGS: Windows 7, silence, perception, successor, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, hiring, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

The complete tech year in review: 2008

December 30, 2008 From the continuing ascent of Apple's iPhone to the drastic downturn in the economy, and from debate over Yahoo's future to the election of a new president, it was quite a year. TAGS: downturn, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, election, economy, 3G, P2P, Apple Computer, Yahoo! Inc., smart phone, president, DVD, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Windows 7, Ina Fried, Del.icio.us, Digg, Microsoft Windows Vista, margin, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows, font, software company, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Windows and the cloud

October 29, 2008 At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts. TAGS: Windows 7, Ray Ozzie, Ina Fried, margin, cloud, productivity suite, Microsoft Office, coverage, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, toolbar, Microsoft Corp., video

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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. TAGS: Hannover, Steve Ballmer, CeBit, Microsoft Windows Vista, requirement, survey, U.K., Microsoft Windows XP, CPU, Microsoft Corp., information technology, CEO, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Windows Live hits the toddler stage

November 6, 2007 In an interview, Windows Live exec Chris Jones talks about what the 2-year-old is up to and comments on another youngster--Apple's iPhone. TAGS: Chris Jones, Microsoft Windows Live, Bebo, MSN, Microsoft Windows, photograph, Apple iPhone, mobile phone, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Yahoo merges with...Icahn

July 25, 2008 Activist investor agrees to join the Internet company's board, though Microsoft appears ready to move on. Also: An Apple a day. TAGS: Kevin Johnson, settlement, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Internet search, Week in review, Internet company, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Trend Micro Inc., service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to release four critical patches

June 7, 2007 Software giant plans to issues fixes next week for vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, patch management, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft to launch Windows Live Product Search

May 5, 2006 Software giant plans to launch Windows Live Product Search--a search engine aimed specifically at finding items. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, search engine, MSN, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer

December 21, 2007 A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Microsoft Windows Explorer, antivirus, antivirus company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Gates: Look to the past for the future of Windows

March 11, 2005 OS could include new features that today are provided off the shelf by third parties. TAGS: operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Fujitsu, computer company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Brazil: An emerging market faces challenges

August 26, 2008 As a PC sales market, Brazil is unquestionably strong, but it's also a place where abject poverty abounds. TAGS: Brazil, emerging market, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Digg, financing, interest rate, China, India, PC company, Linux, brand, PC, Intel, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Google Gadgets for Linux appears

June 4, 2008 Until now, Gadgets--the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop--have only been available on Windows and Mac. TAGS: Google Desktop, Linux, Google Inc., gadget, project, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

It's all about software, says Gates

January 7, 2008 Just before his farewell CES keynote speech, Microsoft's chairman reflects on Redmond's rivals and the changing face of Windows. Photos: Gates' last call at CES? TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, cloud, Apple Computer, chairman, platform, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Software shifts for Microsoft

January 4, 2008 As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by. TAGS: Redmond, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
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