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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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows PC, chairman, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., TV, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, hardware maker, beta, chairman, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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? TAGS: Jon Stewart, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, reporter, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, password, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Corp., Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Xbox, PC, HP, video, Microsoft Windows, TV, server, operating system

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. TAGS: IBM Corp., co-founder, Bill Gates, supplier, Apple Computer, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp., Intel, HP

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. TAGS: Jim Allchin, delay, PC company, Microsoft Longhorn, holiday, Microsoft Windows Vista, Bill Gates, development, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security, Microsoft Windows, PC

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... TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, software engineering, professor, preview, semiconductor, hit, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Brazil, antitrust, mobile phone, cell phone, Microsoft Corp., TV, PC, laptop computer, operating system

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. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Week in review, Bill Gates, Apple Computer, laptop computer, memory, Microsoft Corp., battery, operating system, hard drive, Apple Macintosh, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Media Center PC, entertainment, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Dell, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

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." TAGS: Star Trek, Novell Inc., Apple Computer, Intel, Bill Gates, project, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, CEO, operating system, idea, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, minitablet PC, Bill Gates, 64-bit, Seattle, Redmond, tablet, smart phone, Microsoft Corp., photograph, operating system, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer, PC

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. TAGS: Internet search advertising, Novell Inc., Bill Gates, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IM, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system
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