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  • November 2007

    • Windows XP Update Adds Speed

      ComputerWorld  |  Nov 26, 07 3:04 PM CST

      Windows XP Update Adds Speed

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Firms Are Waiting on Windows Vista

      (Newser) - 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

      Reuters  |  Nov 7, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Microsoft Debuts Free Web Services

      (Newser) - 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

  • October 2007

    • Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 26, 07 3:10 AM CDT

      Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth

      (Newser) - Microsoft yesterday reported a 23% leap in net income and its best revenue growth since the dot-com boom, making it an isolated winner in a tumbling market. The announcement drove up the company's shares 10% in after-hours trading. The sales of new PCs with Windows installed helped drive the gains, especially in developing countries creating large new markets for computers. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • computer  • earnings reports  • Internet advertising  • software  • Microsoft Vista  • Xbox 360  • Microsoft Windows  • Microsoft Office  • Halo 3  • Google Apps  • Microsoft Live Search

    • Microsoft Caves on EU Antitrust Suit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 22, 07 10:25 AM CDT

      Microsoft Caves on EU Antitrust Suit

      (Newser) - Microsoft is conceding its 9-year antitrust battle with the EU after striking a deal that will force the software giant to license its software secrets to anyone who asks at drastically reduced rates. In exchange, the EU has stopped the daily variable fines of up to 3 million euro that have been piling up, the Journal reports. More »

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      Microsoft  • lawsuit  • European Union  • antitrust  • Microsoft Vista  • Microsoft Windows  • European Court  • source code

    • Buying a PC? Read This First

      allthingsd.com  |  Oct 19, 07 1:42 PM CDT

      Buying a PC? Read This First

      (Newser) - Wall Street Journal tech guru Walter S. Mossberg wants you to think, and think hard, before buying your next PC. Here are some tips from the man himself: If you're going for Vista over Windows XP, opt for the Home Premium version. Avoid junk software that slows your computer by buying Dell's Vostro models and opting out of trial software. Go with 1G of memory for Home Basic, 2 for other Vista versions. More »

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      list  • Intel  • Microsoft Vista  • Dell  • Microsoft Windows  • Windows XP  • Walt Mossberg

    • Anti-Vista Mom Corners Hapless Microsoft CEO

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

      Anti-Vista Mom Corners Hapless Microsoft CEO

      (Newser) - 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

      ComputerWorld  |  Sep 28, 07 11:44 AM CDT

      Windows XP Gets Stay of X-ecution

      (Newser) - 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

  • August 2007

    • Judge Declines to Dismiss Vista Lawsuit

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Aug 8, 07 6:00 PM CDT

      Judge Declines to Dismiss Vista Lawsuit

      (Newser) - A federal judge has denied Microsoft's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its "Vista Capable" campaign misled consumers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Although PCs bearing "Vista Capable" stickers run the new OS, many can handle only the bare-bones Vista Home Basic system, which lacks highly touted features included in premium versions. More »

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      Microsoft  • lawsuit  • technology  • computer  • Bill Gates  • Microsoft Vista  • Windows

  • July 2007

    • Vista Proves Profitable, Problematic

      Reuters  |  Jul 20, 07 4:51 PM CDT

      Vista Proves Profitable, Problematic

      (Newser) - Microsoft has reported quarterly revenues of $13.4 billion, crediting strong sales of its new Vista operating system, which offers new networking and security features as well as an overhauled interface. But many users are still reluctant to switch after tepid reviews and anecdotal complaints, instead seeking out the 6-year-old Windows XP. More »

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      Microsoft  • computer  • Microsoft Vista  • Dell  • Microsoft Windows  • Windows

  • June 2007

    • Google Court Filing Cranks Up Heat on Microsoft

      Reuters  |  Jun 25, 07 5:40 PM CDT

      Google Court Filing Cranks Up Heat on Microsoft

      (Newser) - As if their relations weren't frosty enough, Google has asked a federal judge to extend the consent decree and judicial supervision Microsoft has operated under for nearly 5 years. Microsoft responded to a Google complaint last week by agreeing to modify the desktop-search function in its new Vista OS, but Google's filing today said the changes are "only vaguely described." More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Microsoft Vista

    • Google Complaint Spurs Vista Revision

      Ars Technica  |  Jun 20, 07 3:40 PM CDT

      Google Complaint Spurs Vista Revision

      (Newser) - Microsoft has caved in to Google's antitrust complaints and agreed to alter the search tools in its new Vista operating system by the end of the year. The move is a victory for Google, which complained to antitrust regulators that Vista's hard-drive indexing was difficult to switch off and made alternatives—like Google's own Desktop Search—run slowly. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Department of Justice  • computer  • search engine  • antitrust  • Microsoft Vista

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