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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

    • Intel Snubs Microsoft, Won't Adopt Vista in Offices

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 11:21 AM CDT

      Intel Snubs Microsoft, Won't Adopt Vista in Offices

      Intel has decided not to upgrade the 80,000 or so computers its employees use to Windows Vista, seemingly betraying its longtime bosom buddy Microsoft, the New York Times reports. The latest Windows iteration has drawn jeers for being bloated and buggy. “This isn’t a matter of dissing Microsoft,” said an Intel source. “Intel information technology staff just found no compelling case for adopting Vista.” More »

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      Microsoft  • Intel  • Microsoft Vista  • information technology  • corporate sales

    • HP's Touch Still a Bit Clumsy

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 26, 08 10:32 AM CDT

      HP's Touch Still a Bit Clumsy

      Hewlett-Packard’s revamped TouchSmart PC, a one-piece desktop computer with a touch-controlled user interface, improves on its previous, bulky iteration, with a sleek case, big 22-inch screen, and wireless keyboard and mouse, personal-tech guru Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the touch-screen software is still in its nascent form, simple and somewhat rough around the edges. More »

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      Microsoft Vista  • Hewlett Packard  • desktop computers  • software development  • touch-screen technology

    • Dissed by Vista, Businesses Return the Favor

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      Dissed by Vista, Businesses Return the Favor

      Microsoft's strategy of marketing Vista to consumers has turned off its other core constituency, the Wall Street Journal reports: business. Certainly, technical issues and a fat price tag have decimated the number of companies planning to install it: Just 26% of IT departments say they expect to install Vista by 2010, down from 68% last year. More »

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      Microsoft  • marketing  • Bill Gates  • Microsoft Vista  • Windows

  • 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

  • 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

    • 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: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 22, 08 12:48 PM CST

      Microsoft: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

      Vista’s first major service pack may do more harm than good. Microsoft is warning that its upcoming update may disable various third party programs, particularly virus protection and security software, which accounted for half of the dozen programs Microsoft listed as victims. Microsoft said that list wasn’t comprehensive, and told users to contact the software developers, not Microsoft, with any problems. More »

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      Microsoft  • software  • Microsoft Vista  • software developers  • service packs  • virus protection

    • Microsoft Tries to Appease EU With Blueprints

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 21, 08 5:41 PM CST

      Microsoft Tries to Appease EU With Blueprints

      Microsoft plans to share the secrets of its most popular products, the company announced today, in an effort to satisfy EU regulators who want the software giant to improve its interoperability. The European Commission did cautiously applaud the move, but noted that Microsoft has already made at least four similar statements, to little effect, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Microsoft  • European Union  • antitrust  • Microsoft Vista  • European Commission  • open source  • Microsoft Office

    • 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

  • January 2008

    • Microsoft Income Jumps 79%

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jan 24, 08 5:21 PM CST

      Microsoft Income Jumps 79%

      Microsoft topped estimates today, revealing a 79% jump in quarterly profits over the same period last year—and raising targets for the year. On Xbox 360 and Windows sales, the world's largest software maker boasted net income of $4.71 billion for the period ending December 31, up from the previous year’s $2.63 billion. Sales rose 30% to $16.4 billion, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista  • Xbox 360  • quarterly earnings  • Halo 3

    • Gates: Vista Is ‘Very Successful’

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Jan 7, 08 3:40 PM CST

      Gates: Vista Is &lsquo;Very Successful&rsquo;

      On his way out the door, Bill Gates is defending Windows Vista, the OS that has failed to woo consumers away from Microsoft's older Windows XP. "I think a lot of people would say it was the best new product of the year,” Gates said in an interview with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before his speech last night at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More »

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      Microsoft  • Bill Gates  • Microsoft Vista  • Consumer Electronics Show

  • December 2007

    • Dude, This New Dell Is Sweet

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 28, 07 6:38 PM CST

      Dude, This New Dell Is Sweet

      The iMac’s latest challenger is coming from an unlikely source: Dell. The maker " long associated with boxy, boring machines" brings the buzz with its newest contender, the XPS One, raves the Wall Street Journal ’s Walt Mossberg. The sleek desktop machine, he says, is “elegant, handsome, and cleverly designed," and “matches or exceeds the iMac in hardware design.” More »

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      Apple  • Sony  • Microsoft Vista  • Microsoft Windows  • Dell Inc  • desktop computers  • Mac OS X Leopard  • iMac

    • Vista Tops Tech Disappointment List

      newser  |  PC World  |  Dec 17, 07 7:52 AM CST

      Vista Tops Tech Disappointment List

      When PC World decided to whip up a list of 2007's most disappointing tech, was there really any doubt what would headline the list? Vista wasn't awful, but neither was it, you know, good . Here's how the list broke down: Vista The Hi-Def Format War Facebook Beacon Yahoo Apple's iPhone More »

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      list  • Apple  • Yahoo  • technology  • Amazon.com  • gadget  • Microsoft Vista

  • 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

    • 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

    • Microsoft Debuts Free Web Services

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 7, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Microsoft Debuts Free Web Services

      Microsoft took its latest stab at marrying Windows and the web yesterday, debuting “Windows Live,” a new take on web applications that aims to complement Microsoft’s bread-and-butter Windows and Office offerings, rather than competing with them as other web services strive to. The company plans to heavily promote the suite, which includes programs for e-mail, blogging, photo sharing, messaging, and event planning. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista  • Microsoft Windows  • web services

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