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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft recalls small-business product
July 28, 2006
Company finds glitch in Small Business Server product after its release to computer makers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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