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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. TAGS: desktop search, middleware, antitrust, monopoly, Google Inc., Internet search, Microsoft Corp., order, U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, 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. TAGS: decree, desktop search, consent decree, antitrust, agreement, regulator, attorney general, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., service pack, attorney, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Google Desktop, desktop search, Google Inc., password, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changes

September 12, 2007 Company agreed in June to make alterations to satisfy antitrust concerns from rivals, particularly Google. TAGS: technical committee, desktop search, software company, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista, search result, Microsoft Corp., search engine, service pack, button, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, pay-per-call advertising, Dell PC, PC company, Google Inc., Internet search advertising, desktop search, agreement, Dell, Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc., conference, radio, CEO, Microsoft Corp., PC

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. TAGS: WinHEC, desktop search, reader, Yahoo! Inc., vision, eBay Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Dell, Microsoft Office, photograph, server, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Ask.com, Ask Jeeves Inc., encyclopedia, desktop search, map, billing, search engine, direction, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Google Apps, Capgemini, desktop search, virtualization, advertising company, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Google Inc., Automatic Update, Apple iPhone, response, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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 TAGS: desktop search, service pack, beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, general manager, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, BIOS, Microsoft Windows XP, hard drive

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. TAGS: virtual machine, Terry Semel, virtualization, Week in review, desktop search, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Novell Inc., Linux desktop, desktop search, Linux, GUI, open source, printing, USB, Microsoft Corp., 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. TAGS: WinHEC, Week in review, desktop search, string, reader, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc., vision, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media, Dell, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, photograph

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. TAGS: Yahoo! Mail, desktop software, America Online Inc., Gmail, desktop search, Yahoo! Inc., MSN Hotmail, Time Warner Inc., POP3, Google Inc., account, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, blog, Microsoft Windows
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