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Google Desktop goes Linux
June 28, 2007
Company releases Linux version of desktop search software, which simultaneously scans the Web and computer-stored data for results.
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Google updates desktop search tools
February 9, 2006
Google Desktop 3 aims to let people easily share information, lock the system and search on multiple computers.
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Google Inc.
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password
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
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Microsoft Windows
Has Google actually read U.S. v. Microsoft?
September 20, 2007
Policy analyst James V. DeLong says Google's real game is to blur boundaries between desktop search and Internet search.
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middleware
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desktop search
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antitrust
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monopoly
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order
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Microsoft Corp.
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U.S.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft agrees to change Vista desktop search
June 20, 2007
Changes aim to address Google antitrust concerns. Also: Redmond talks for first time about when service pack will arrive.
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Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changes
September 12, 2007
Company agreed in June to make alterations to satisfy antitrust concerns from rivals, particularly Google.
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software company
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antitrust
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Google Inc.
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button
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Microsoft Windows
Google releases Desktop 3 for Enterprise
February 22, 2006
Company recommends beta version of its desktop search application for corporations worried about security.
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network administrator
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corporation
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Google Inc.
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With search site relaunch, Jeeves loses top billing
February 27, 2006
Ask Jeeves becomes Ask.com with simplified interface and new tools including enhanced maps, encyclopedia search.
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encyclopedia
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Ask Jeeves Inc.
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desktop search
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map
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Microsoft Corp.
Dell embraces Google
May 25, 2006
Deal between the search giant and the PC maker gets Google into new territory. It's a strike against Google rival Microsoft.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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agreement
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eBay Inc.
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conference
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radio
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CEO
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
Week in review: Vista, virtualization, vendettas
September 14, 2007
Microsoft promises Vista changes in response to Google complaints. Also: Virtualization gets real, and iPhone reaches a milestone.
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Capgemini
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Apple iPhone
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Microsoft: Vista service pack coming in '08
August 29, 2007
Software maker plans first update to Vista for first quarter of next year, while third and final XP service pack is due before June.Vista SP1: Small things come in big packages
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This week in tech heavyweight action
May 26, 2006
Microsoft showed us more of its vision of Vista, while Google, Dell, Yahoo and eBay continued jockeying for advantage.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Dell
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Novell hopes its next desktop will leapfrog Windows
March 9, 2006
Company says its next Linux desktop will be more usable than desktop products anywhere else on the market.
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Linux
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Microsoft Corp.
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USB
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Microsoft Windows
Google versus the telecoms
November 30, 2007
If Google wins the 700MHz wireless spectrum auction in January, expect Google-branded phones galore.
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spectrum
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Google Inc.
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Citigroup Inc.
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banner advertisement
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telecommunications
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mobile device
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wireless network
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mobile phone
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Apple iPhone
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U.S.
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PC
Week in review: Try to read Microsoft's hips
June 22, 2007
On the eve of announcing a change in Vista that people have clamored for, the company reverses course and then clams up.
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Terry Semel
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virtualization
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Microsoft Corp.
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CEO
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Apple Macintosh
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: Big boys get busy
May 26, 2006
Microsoft showed us more of its vision of Vista, while Google, Dell, Yahoo and eBay continued jockeying for advantage.
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eBay Inc.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Windows Media
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Dell
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Office
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server
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Microsoft aims to take the desktop 'Live'
March 31, 2006
Trying to outflank Yahoo and Google, Microsoft tests desktop hub for e-mail and other consumer services.
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desktop software
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Yahoo! Mail
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America Online Inc.
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Gmail
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desktop search
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Yahoo! Inc.
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MSN Hotmail
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Time Warner Inc.
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POP3
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account
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
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blog
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Microsoft Windows
Google partners with BearingPoint
February 14, 2006
Professional services provider to offer customized security and industry-specific development for Google corporate search.
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search appliance
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Google Search Appliance
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professional services
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Autonomy Corp. plc
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Verity Inc.
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