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OPINION

 Why Google's OS 
 Won't Beat Microsoft 

Windows 7, open-source competition hold Chrome OS back

Jul 9, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft needn’t stress about Google’s planned operating system, writes Joseph Tartakoff for paidContent. Five reasons why:
  • Windows 7 will put Microsoft on firmer ground, having won great reviews so far—and it will have been out 9 months by the time Chrome OS appears.
  • Google’s
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technology • Google • Microsoft • software • Ubuntu OS • operating system • computers • Windows 7 • Google Chrome OS

(Newser) - Google’s latest project, a Web-based lightweight OS to rival Windows, sounds pretty cool at first. “But that’s why you should be worried,” writes David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times. The search giant has simply become too powerful for comfort. “Google accounts for an... More »

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Google • YouTube • Microsoft • Gmail • monopoly • operating system • computer • Google Chrome OS • Google Docs

opinion


 Why Bing Is Better 

Helpful features make Microsoft's search engine more than a Google copy

Jul 8, 09 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's easy to mock Bing as Microsoft's latest attempt to rip off a competitor. Bloggers, in fact, have christened the search engine "But It's Not Google." That’s actually true, writes David Pogue in the New York Times. "In many ways, Bing is better." Here's how:... More »

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Google • Internet • Microsoft • web • search engine • World Wide Web • Bing

 Google Launches 
 Web-Based OS, 
 Takes Aim at Windows 

Fast-booting Chrome may push Vista out of the market

Jul 8, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google has doubled down in its battle with Microsoft. The search giant announced it is bringing out an open-source operating system, named Google Chrome OS, that looks to go head-to-head with long-dominant Windows. Chrome OS is Google's biggest push yet onto traditional Microsoft turf, reports the Financial Times, following free... More »

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technology • Google • Microsoft • computer programming • Windows • Microsoft Vista • operating system • computer • Google Chrome • Google Chrome OS

Users Prefer Bing to Google But Won't Switch: Study

Focus group users prefer design, organization of Microsoft search engine

Jun 26, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine, impresses users—but not enough to make them switch from Google, TechCrunch reports. Asked to rate Bing’s features, users in a study by the Catalyst Group thought Bing beat Google in almost every category, including visual design, organization, and filtering options. The exception... More »

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Google • Microsoft • study • design • search engine • focus group • Bing • Catalyst Group

Microsoft's Windows 7 Prices Include Early-Bird Discount  

Free upgrades for Vista PC buyers starting Friday

Jun 25, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pre-ordered upgrade to Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system will cost US customers $49 or $99 from tomorrow until July 11, depending on version: Home premium or Professional, CNET reports. Also starting tomorrow, anyone who buys a new Vista PC will get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when... More »

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Microsoft • software • price • operating system • computer • upgrades • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

 Bing's Week 2: Not So Bad 


Jun 17, 09 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bing's second week wasn't such a bad one, CNET reports. Microsoft’s brand-new search engine has eaten into the market share of its competition, tacking on a 1% gain in both number of searchers and results returned last week, putting it up about 3% in both categories since launch: It... More »

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Google • Internet • Microsoft • search engine • market share • Bing

 Microsoft Move Won't 
 Derail Antitrust Case 

Company has unfair advantage, European Commission says

Jun 12, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Commission is moving forward with its antitrust case against Microsoft even after the company's promise to sell its Windows 7 operating system without Internet Explorer in Europe. The commission "notes with interest" Microsoft's announcement, CNET News reports, but adds that "Microsoft has apparently decided to supply... More »

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Microsoft • web browser • Microsoft Windows • Internet Explorer • Opera • antitrust suit • European Commission

(Newser) - Microsoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta “soon” and will likely have similar features to other companies’ entry-level products that cost about $40 a year. Microsoft made an attempt to... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • software • computer virus • free • Symantec • McAfee • Morro • program

OPINION

 Microsoft Blows It 
 With Bizarre Bing Ads 

Blame Google for the collapse of global financial architecture

Jun 9, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is thrashing Google in new TV spots for its "decision engine" Bing—understandably, since from Microsoft's perspective their rival is single-handedly responsible for the global financial crisis. "While everyone was searching, there was bailing," says an announcer, as images of fleeting Internet memes give way... More »

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Google • Microsoft • advertising • search engine marketing • search engine • Steve Ballmer • TV advertising • Bing

(Newser) - Some in the technology world are questioning Microsoft’s decision to enable its new search engine, Bing, to display video on the site itself, the Telegraph reports. The new technology—not shared by Google and the like—allows for pornographic film to run on the search page should the searcher... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • pornography • search engine • web video • Bing

product review

Microsoft's Bing: Life-Saver, or Big Brother?


May 30, 09 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reviewers say Microsoft's new Bing search engine—still not officially released—is great for shopping and answering tricky questions. It's also Big Brother in disguise:
  • "There's much to like," writes Mike Elgan in PC World, except Bing's top search matches—chosen by Microsoft, not popularity rankings. "
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Microsoft • search engine • reviews • Bing

(Newser) - European Union regulators are taking yet another shot at Microsoft, and this time they’re hoping to do more than fine the software giant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Their latest strategy: forcing Microsoft to bundle alternative web browsers with Windows, thereby diluting Internet Explorer’s inherent advantage. They... More »

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Google • Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Internet Explorer • antitrust • Google Chrome

 Microsoft's New 
 Search Engine: Bing 

'Decision engine' gives users more control over results

May 28, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft wants “Bing” to replace “Google” as your verb of choice for Internet search, PC World reports, with CEO Steve Ballmer unveiling the search engine today at a conference in California. Bing—already available for a test run—will be fully rolled out by Wednesday. The runner-up... More »

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technology • Google • Internet • Microsoft • search engine • Steve Ballmer • Microsoft Live Search • Jay-ZTV • Bing

 Zune HD Hits
Stores This Fall 

Microsoft confirms upcoming iPod Touch rival

May 27, 09 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Zune HD will be out this fall, Microsoft has announced, ending months of speculation. The next-generation media player, designed as a direct rival to the iPod Touch, will feature an organic light-emitting diode touchscreen, an HD radio tuner, and a browser with a customized version of Internet Explorer, reports... More »

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(AP) - Facebook is getting a $200 million investment from a Russian Internet investor that values the social networking company at $10 billion. The investment gives Digital Sky Technologies a nearly 2% stake in the Palo Alto, California-based company's preferred stock. More »

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Russia • social networking • Microsoft • Facebook • investment

(Newser) - Just-released patent applications suggest Microsoft has indeed created a so-called “Magic Wand” to rival the Wii remote, the BBC reports. It could come out at next month's industry expo in Los Angeles. The applications say the wand has "biometric sensors" that would detect "fingerprint, hand geometry, hand... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Xbox • sensors • video games • Wii

(Newser) - Microsoft is developing a 3-D camera for its Xbox 360 that would allow users to control games through body movements instead of a remote, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unlike the Wii, gamers would not hold any type of hardware to swing a tennis racket or the like. Insiders... More »

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Microsoft • video game console • camera • gaming • Microsoft Xbox 360 • 3-D • Jay-ZTV • controller

OPINION

Monopoly Cops May Find Google Too Popular to Bust

Google Has Good Product, But It's Also a Monopoly


May 7, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government is finally getting wise to the fact that Google holds a monopoly on Internet advertising, and has launched two antitrust investigations, Therese Poletti writes for MarketWatch. Google is “becoming almost a privatized version of the dreaded Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984,” Poletti writes, worse even... More »

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Google • Internet • Microsoft • advertising • antitrust • federal investigation • search engine • monopoly

(Newser) - Apple is closing in on a $700 million, all-cash deal to buy Twitter, Gawker reports. Silicon Valley sources say an agreement could be announced as early as next month at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and the iPhone is reportedly the force behind the deal: Its users already post... More »

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social networking • Microsoft • iPhone • mergers and acquisitions • Facebook • Apple • Twitter

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