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Can Seagate steer hybrid-drive market?

October 8, 2007 Price and industry standardization remain barriers to widespread adoption, but the biggest hard-drive maker could force competitors to keep pace. TAGS: Seagate Technology, notebook computer, flash memory, hard drive, semiconductor, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, battery, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Gartner: 'Steer away' from cheap Windows XP

August 13, 2004 That's the research firm's verdict on Microsoft's stripped-down Starter Edition for developing countries. TAGS: Gartner Inc., developing country, software upgrade, Microsoft Windows XP, research company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Gartner cuts fourth-quarter PC forecast

November 15, 2004 Budget competition from other consumer-electronics devices is among factors lowering sales estimates. TAGS: Gartner Inc., forecast, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows

September 29, 2004 Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows. TAGS: desktop Linux, Linux PC, installed base, Linux, Gartner Inc., copy, consulting company, consulting, Asia, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft gains technical-computing toehold

April 8, 2007 Compute cluster product has some appeal to customers who need integration with regular Windows machines. TAGS: Matlab, cluster, high-performance computing, modeling, Linux, high-performance, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server, PC

Microsoft's mixed scorecard

June 16, 2006 The software giant still dominates the desktop, but finding new markets has proven tricky. TAGS: Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Google Inc., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Watch out with metadata in Vista, analysts warn

December 22, 2005 Microsoft Vista will let users tag files with metadata, but that could cause embarrassing data disclosure, Gartner says. TAGS: metadata, Michael Silver, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

XP Starter under the gun

June 30, 2005 Critics say Windows XP Starter Edition is still not flexible enough to meet the needs of developing countries. Photos: XP around the world TAGS: developing country, Microsoft Windows XP, critic, Gartner Inc., PC company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Microsoft: Fast start for Vista in businesses

September 29, 2006 When it arrives, the much-delayed Windows update will have double XP's rate of adoption, Redmond says. Not everyone's so sure. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Michael Silver, adoption, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Update, Gartner Inc., operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Ballmer on PC's role in Web services world

October 10, 2006 Microsoft CEO argues that "software plus services" idea takes advantage of local processing on PCs. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, David Smith, Ray Ozzie, software-as-a-service, client, Web service, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC, Google Inc., CEO, server, video, Microsoft Windows

Gartner echoes concerns on Microsoft reliance

October 8, 2003 Exclusive use of Windows could subject companies to greater damage during a cyberattack, says an upcoming Gartner report. TAGS: Gartner Inc., reliance, cyberattack, attack, Linux, researcher, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Is EU looking at yesterday's Microsoft?

March 8, 2004 As the European Union considers restrictions aimed at preventing Microsoft from unfairly using its dominance in PC OSes to gain control of the market for multimedia software, some say the war has a... TAGS: European Union, dominance, antitrust, restriction, regulator, Gartner Inc., multimedia, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, TV, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft cuts prices for Malaysia

March 2, 2004 Breaking its one-price policy, the company is selling a scaled-down software package as part of a Malaysian government drive to increase computer ownership. TAGS: Malaysia, Thailand, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Gartner Inc., government, software package, pricing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Linux, PC

Cropped Windows already exists

March 24, 2004 Microsoft may have set a difficult precedent for itself with a program to sell a scaled-back version of Windows XP in Thailand and Malaysia. TAGS: Thailand, Malaysia, precedent, European Union, Stephen O'Grady, media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Gartner Inc., Asia, research company, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, pricing, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows

February 9, 2004 A low-cost version of Windows XP finds a home in Thai government offices, and the software giant says it may make the software available to other governments. TAGS: productivity suite, Microsoft Office XP, policy, Microsoft Office, government, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, open-source software, Gartner Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Microsoft puts end to Windows 98 support

July 11, 2006 The company will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98, Windows ME. TAGS: Michael Silver, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, school, Linux, fix, Gartner Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft shakes up security fray

June 7, 2006 Debut of company's OneCare product has started a new security software race where consumers are likely to be winners. Chart: Comparing PC care packages TAGS: Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Norton Co., phishing, security, Gartner Inc., Time Warner Inc., backup, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

AOL to enter security arena

June 7, 2006 Company is creating security bundle called Total Care that it plans to sell to the general public, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: America Online Inc., McAfee Inc., Gartner Inc., Internet Service Provider, Symantec Corp., security, anti-spyware, subscriber, Internet service, Time Warner Inc., antivirus, firewall, brand, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to hunt for new species of Windows bug

January 9, 2006 Windows Meta File flaw prompts software maker to scrub its code and update its development practices. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, species, flaw, code, bug, Gartner Inc., software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, image, PC
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