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  • June 2008

    • Microsoft Should Throw a Rock Through Its Windows

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 29, 08 9:50 AM CDT

      Microsoft Should Throw a Rock Through Its Windows

      The window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times , the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says, and it “seems to move an inch for every time that Mac OS X or Linux laps it.” More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Microsoft Windows  • Linux  • Windows XP  • Mac OS X

    • Reflective Gates Waxes Nostalgic

      newser  |  Fortune Magazine  |  Jun 26, 08 9:00 PM CDT

      Reflective Gates Waxes Nostalgic

      Pictures of Bill Gates the child in a football uniform and alongside Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in their high school computer room are among 15 shots in an exclusive Fortune photo essay. Gates himself narrates the slideshow chronicling Microsoft’s roots, through its founding and 1986 IPO. Other shots show the first Microsoft business card and Gates signing autographs for Harley-Davidson fans in 1991. More »

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      Microsoft  • Bill Gates  • operating system  • personal computers  • Paul Allen  • computers

  • May 2008

    • Microsoft to Offer Windows Touch Screen

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 28, 08 11:51 AM CDT

      Microsoft to Offer Windows Touch Screen

      Microsoft, still smarting over consumer discontent with its Windows Vista operating system, yesterday offered a peek at the touch-screen operating system it believes will revolutionize personal computing, the Wall Street Journal reports. The OS isn’t expected to hit shelves for 20 months, but already is creating buzz with its iPhone-like ease of use. More »

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      Microsoft  • iPhone  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • personal computers  • touch-screen technology

    • Get Over XP 'Worship'

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 15, 08 4:04 PM CDT

      Get Over XP 'Worship'

      Nostalgia for Windows XP is misplaced, Rob Pegoraro argues in the Washington Post : Vista has its problems, but they’re not solved by XP, which is ill-equipped to face the “busy” and “brutish” modern Internet landscape. “XP is not something that needs to be ‘saved,’ as if it were some architectural triumph in need of historic preservation,” he writes. More »

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      Internet  • computer  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Windows XP

    • Companies Bypass Microsoft Vista

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  May 13, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Companies Bypass Microsoft Vista

      Companies like General Motors and Alaska Airlines are considering bypassing Microsoft’s latest operating system. Facing problems getting Vista to work on its computers, GM may simply wait for Windows 7, due in 2010 or 2011. Consumer hesitation on Vista finally hurt Microsoft in the last quarter, when profits slipped 11% due to a drop in the desktop Windows group’s sales, reports BusinessWeek . More »

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      Microsoft  • General Motors  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • personal computers  • Alaska Airlines

  • April 2008

    • Windows XP Will Live On, But Only in Low-Cost PCs

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 4, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      Windows XP Will Live On, But Only in Low-Cost PCs

      Microsoft is going to keep Windows XP on the market—but only for a few users and not for the sake of those unsatisfied with its successor, Vista. The company will stick to its June 30 deadline for withdrawing XP from stores but will supply the older operating system for at least two years on low-cost computers such as the Asus Eee PC and Intel Classmate, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. More »

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      Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Microsoft Windows  • Windows XP  • low-cost PCs

    • Google Android a Hit with AT&T

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 3, 08 12:01 PM CDT

      Google Android a Hit with AT&amp;T

      Google’s Android mobile operating system may find a home with AT&T, the Wall Street Journal reports. Signalling what could be a major victory for the platform, the telecom’s wireless chief said he was “confident” Android “is something we are going to want in our portfolio.” He cited its open-source technology, which would allow AT&T flexibility in customizing its phones’ software. More »

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      cell phone industry  • operating system  • open source  • Google Android  • AT&T Wireless

  • March 2008

    • Vista Update Expected Today

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Vista Update Expected Today

      The long-awaited first service pack for Microsoft Vista will be available online starting today, at least according to Amazon, which is taking orders for boxed copies of the upgrade pack and says it will start shipping them tomorrow. Many of the pack's updates and security fixes have already been sent to users as part of monthly updates since Vista launched last year to decidedly mixed reviews. More »

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      Microsoft  • Amazon.com  • software  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • service packs  • upgrades

  • February 2008

    • Do We Need A New, Safer Internet?

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Feb 29, 08 12:35 PM CST

      Do We Need A New, Safer Internet?

      Online debate exploded after former FBI agent Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that a second, safer Internet is needed. "The same positives that the Internet provides for information sharing, also create negatives in terms of ‘bringing to task' those that wish to use the Internet for illicit purposes," wrote Dempsey. But Nate Anderson in Ars Technica argues security and accountability are software and human problems, not Internet ones. More »

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      technology  • email  • Internet security  • operating system  • Internet browsers  • Internet crime  • Patrick Dempsey  • Internet infrastructure

    • Vista Stumped Microsoft Bosses

      newser  |  PC World  |  Feb 29, 08 3:00 AM CST

      Vista Stumped Microsoft Bosses

      Many Windows Vista users have struggled to make the operating system work with their hardware, and emails released this week reveal that even Microsoft bosses had a tough time, PC World reports. The emails have been made public as part of a lawsuit that claims Microsoft deliberately misled consumers by slapping "Vista Capable" stickers on machines that weren't capable of running many of the system's important features. More »

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      Microsoft  • lawsuit  • computer  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • hardware

    • Microsoft's Plan to Drop XP in June Draws Fire

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Feb 8, 08 7:24 PM CST

      Microsoft's Plan to Drop XP in June Draws Fire

      Microsoft is facing vocal opposition to its decision to stop selling the Windows XP operating system June 30, 13 months after the launch of Windows Vista, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Vista has sold well, aided by its default inclusion with new PCs, but users have complained of compatibility troubles. Some have returned to XP or are holding out for Microsoft’s next OS. More »

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      Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Windows XP

    • Mac OS X Grabs Record Market Share

      newser  |  Fortune Magazine  |  Feb 2, 08 8:41 PM CST

      Mac OS X Grabs Record Market Share

      Apple's Mac OS X operating system grabbed a record 7.57% of market share in January, up 21.7% from the year before, Fortune 's Apple 2.0 blog reports. The computer company’s share grew 3.56% over the course of December, while rival Microsoft Windows faced a .36% loss—though it still holds a wide berth over Apple, with 91.46% of the market. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • operating system  • Microsoft Windows  • Mac OS X  • market share

  • December 2007

    • Leopard Leaps to Record

      newser  |  Apple Insider  |  Dec 17, 07 9:56 PM CST

      Leopard Leaps to Record

      The NPD market research group says that the lates version of the operating system, Leopard, is Apple's most successful yet, reports Apple Insider. In its first month on the shelves, sales were 20% higher than last year's Tiger release, despite promotion being stepped down a little. Tiger sold 30% more than the year before's Panther, which outsold its Jaguar predecessor by 100%. More »

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      Apple  • computer  • operating system  • Mac OS X Leopard  • NPD Group

  • November 2007

    • Windows XP Update Adds Speed

      newser  |  ComputerWorld  |  Nov 26, 07 3:04 PM CST

      Windows XP Update Adds Speed

      Windows XP Service Pack 3, due out next year, runs Microsoft Office 10% faster than XP SP2, said a performance testing software developer. "Since SP3 was supposed to be mostly a bug-fix ... the unexpected speed boost comes as a nice bonus," said the company's technology chief, who called it a "'must-have' update," reports Computerworld . More »

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      Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Windows XP

    • Sun Rises on Dell

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 15, 07 11:09 AM CST

      Sun Rises on Dell

      Computer seller Dell, looking to regain momentum by responding to business customer demand to offer broader, simpler technology solutions, will install the Solaris operating systems on its servers, giving a boost to longtime rival Sun Microsystem’s efforts to grow its software business, reports the New York Times.   “This is world-changing,” said Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz. “It positions both companies better.” More »

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      IBM  • operating system  • Dell  • Sun Microsystems

    • Firms Are Waiting on Windows Vista

      newser  |  PC World  |  Nov 15, 07 7:13 AM CST

      Firms Are Waiting on Windows Vista

      It has been almost a year since Windows Vista was released to businesses, but a spate of hardware compatibility issues has many still waiting to upgrade until the release of the first service pack, scheduled for early next year. With the next version of Windows due in late 2009, PC World thinks many companies may skip upgrading to Vista altogether. More »

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      Microsoft  • computer  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Windows XP  • service packs  • upgrades

  • October 2007

    • Leopard Outpaces Tiger— in Sales to Mac OS X Users

      newser  |  Apple Insider  |  Oct 30, 07 2:09 PM CDT

      Leopard Outpaces Tiger&mdash; in Sales to Mac OS X Users

      Apple has moved 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since the long-awaited operating system dropped Friday. The figure is Apple’s biggest for a new OS, far outpacing the sales of its predecessor Tiger, which took 6 weeks to break the same mark in 2005, AppleInsider reports. Steve Jobs crowed, “Leopard will be a huge hit with consumers.” More »

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      Apple  • Amazon.com  • Steve Jobs  • operating system  • record  • Mac OS X Leopard

    • Apple's Leopard Debuts Oct. 26

      newser  |  Apple Insider  |  Oct 16, 07 1:38 PM CDT

      Apple's Leopard Debuts Oct. 26

      Apple's highly anticipated new operating system Leopard will premiere on October 26. The delayed OS has over 300 new features, including Stacks, which piles together similar folders, documents, or applications—and then can fan their contents into an arc for browsing, AppleInsider reports. Using his favorite superlative, Apple boss Steve Jobs called it, “the best upgrade we’ve ever released.” More »

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      Apple  • Steve Jobs  • operating system

    • Anti-Vista Mom Corners Hapless Microsoft CEO

      newser  |  PC World  |  Oct 11, 07 5:46 PM CDT

      Anti-Vista Mom Corners Hapless Microsoft CEO

      Though he may rule the boardroom, all it took to unravel Microsoft’s chief executive was a mom on a rampage about his new Vista operating system. An analyst questioning Steve Ballmer at a conference said she’d become an early Vista adopter at her 13-year-old daughter’s request—only to revert to XP due to the new OS’ built-in difficulties, PC World reports. More »

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      Microsoft  • software  • Steve Ballmer  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system

  • September 2007

    • Windows XP Gets Stay of X-ecution

      newser  |  ComputerWorld  |  Sep 28, 07 11:44 AM CDT

      Windows XP Gets Stay of X-ecution

      Users unenthused by Vista have five more months to buy a Windows XP machine, Microsoft announced yesterday. The company will continue selling their old operating system to manufacturers and retailers through June 2008, rather than discontinuing it in January as originally announced. “There are some customers who need a little more time to make the switch,” the company said. More »

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      Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista  • operating system  • Microsoft Windows

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