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Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay

September 27, 2007 Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months. TAGS: PC company, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Which company is more successful: Apple or Microsoft?

March 29, 2006 Readers weigh in on which computer company has had the bigger impact on the tech industry. TAGS: Apple Computer, computer company, Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Vista search seems fair, regulators say

May 12, 2006 U.S. government gives OK to Microsoft's search box plans for Vista, which have been criticized by rival Google. TAGS: antitrust, regulator, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, search engine, Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Vista winds its way to market

November 10, 2006 The release of the Windows update to computer makers is just the start of a long process to get it on shelves and in PCs. TAGS: Jim Allchin, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Dell, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Computer maker files antitrust suit against Microsoft

February 22, 2006 Tangent charges Microsoft with violating the Sherman Act and seeks to recover triple damages from the software maker. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, suit, antitrust, computer company, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Lenovo to set up joint China lab

April 18, 2007 Lab is Redmond's first innovation center built with another company; the two companies will share costs, fruits of the effort. TAGS: Lenovo, China, Beijing, collaboration, computer company, software company, Microsoft Corp., PC

EU slaps record fine on Microsoft

March 25, 2004 Regulators hit the software giant with a fine of $613 million for violating European Union antitrust law and also order the unbundling of Media Player software from Windows. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, Microsoft Corp., agreement, media player, Windows Media, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Will your PC keep pace with Vista?

March 15, 2006 The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive. TAGS: rating, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer company, memory, Microsoft Corp., PC, Intel, operating system, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

June 2, 2006 Microsoft is tweaking its updates to Office and Windows in part to head off a legal challenge over use of PDF technology. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, computer company, Microsoft Office, Adobe Systems Inc., antitrust, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows Vista, document, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Week in review: Vista release on the horizon

November 10, 2006 After five years of development and many delays, Microsoft says the update to Windows is ready to be released to consumers. TAGS: Week in review, computer company, Net Neutrality, Democrat, reader, Microsoft Windows Vista, bug, conference, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Settlement is 'a reward, not a remedy'

November 2, 2001 The Microsoft settlement does little to reverse the company's dominance or slow its growth in Internet services. TAGS: settlement, RealNetworks Inc., reward, software company, agreement, remedy, computer company, video player, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, video

Dell brings back XP on home systems

April 19, 2007 After adding it back as an option for small businesses, direct seller offers older OS on consumer machines in response to demand. TAGS: Richard Shim, consumer PC, launch, small business, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell, computer company, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Gateway shelves Net-surfing device

October 24, 2001 The computer maker has become the latest company to kill off its Web-surfing appliance, officially discontinuing the Connected Touch Pad it developed with AOL. TAGS: Internet appliance, Gateway Inc., appliance, Connected Corp., America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., computer company, Sony Corp., PC, Microsoft Corp.

Vista delay could sting PC makers

March 22, 2006 The postponed launch of the Windows update looks bad for the whole computer industry, analysts say. TAGS: notebook company, delay, PC company, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer company, decision, Microsoft Windows Update, AMD, Microsoft Corp., notebook computer, Dell, PC, Microsoft Windows, HP, operating system

A Dell rebound--not so easy

February 2, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper warns that a recovery isn't just about economics--it's about getting the customer excited. TAGS: Dell, computer company, leader, history, Google Inc., IBM Corp., PC, Microsoft Corp.

Parents the winner in Leopard, Vista showdown

November 20, 2007 Microsoft and Apple have significantly improved the parental controls of their operating systems, assuming people know how to use them.Images: Controlling kids' surfing via OS TAGS: showdown, margin, winner, Apple Computer, control, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system
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