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Microsoft dreams up low-cost minitablet
April 25, 2005
Software giant to show off 6-inch-screen prototype and more at WinHEC in Seattle.
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With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates
January 29, 2007
On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters.
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Gates offers Longhorn appetizer
April 25, 2005
Microsoft chair offers hardware makers a taste of the next Windows, but exactly what comes when remains unclear. Photos: A look at Longhorn
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Vista steals the show
January 30, 2007
Gates tries to sell The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on the new operating system, as Office takes a backseat.Photos: What's in the Vista swag bag?
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Home sweet home for Microsoft
January 8, 2007
As the opening act at CES, Bill Gates and crew tout a new home server, Vista-based media PCs, TV via the Xbox and much more.
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The great PC 'what-if'
August 7, 2006
Imagine what the tech industry would be like if IBM had demanded exclusive rights to its PC operating system.
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Vista debut hits a delay
March 21, 2006
Microsoft puts back release date, meaning PCs with the Windows update won't go on sale in time for the holidays.
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Longhorn OS: Sure hit or longshot?
May 10, 2005
Getting corporate customers and consumers onto Microsoft's Longhorn bandwagon may take some doing, say professors at Wharton.The answer will depend a lot on upcoming improvements in software securi...
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Will the $100 PC fly?
February 10, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a struggle between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte will only produce losers.
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Week in review: Longhorn on Tiger's tail
April 29, 2005
Battle of the operating systems heats up as Apple unleashes Tiger and Microsoft shows off some of the beef to expect in Longhorn.
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Microsoft looks beyond Windows at hardware confab
May 22, 2006
Looming updates--Office 2007, Vista and Longhorn Server--mean a lot is riding on this year's WinHEC for the company.
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Media Center not yet a home run
January 6, 2005
Microsoft's entertainment-oriented software has racked up big sales, but it's still fighting for a permanent seat in your living room.
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New life for the old 'Star Trek' project
June 6, 2005
An early '90s plan by Apple to port the Mac OS to Intel processors drew this response from Bill Gates: It's "like putting lipstick on a chicken."
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Show-and-tell for Microsoft
April 28, 2005
Redmond plans equivalent of flight data recorder for PCs. Also: Lots about Longhorn. Photos: A look at Longhorn
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Week in review: Microsoft metamorphosis
June 23, 2006
As summer sizzles, the game of musical chairs at Microsoft is heating up as well.
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Year in review: Microsoft goes 'Live,' pushes Vista
December 21, 2006
The long slog to Windows Vista neared the finish line, and the company had to begin contemplating life without Bill Gates.
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