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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista

July 6, 2009 Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor. TAGS: Ina Fried, Product Spotlight, Windows 7, Del.icio.us, margin, Digg, software company, Microsoft Windows Vista, font, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, operating system

Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals

March 17, 2006 Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spyware TAGS: malicious software, margin, spyware, Microsoft Windows Vista, anti-spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, virus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Vista Views: What Vista can learn from Leopard

August 9, 2006 Readers say what features from the Mac OS X update they'd like to see in the next version of Windows. TAGS: margin, Microsoft Windows Vista, font, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Vista Views: Putting PCs on hold over piracy

October 6, 2006 Readers pitch on whether Microsoft is doing the right thing in using lockouts to enforce its antipiracy measures. TAGS: margin, antipiracy, hold, piracy, Microsoft Windows Vista, font, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Vista Views: Time to delay Vista again?

August 2, 2006 Readers respond to bloggers' call for Microsoft to postpone the release and put out another beta. TAGS: margin, blogger, Microsoft Windows Vista, beta, font, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

LinuxWorld not just for Linux fans anymore

April 6, 2006 special coverage Boston edition stretches exhibits to open-source-related tech, databases, middleware. TAGS: LinuxWorld, margin, open source, Linux, middleware, open-source software, virtualization, Red Hat Inc., blog, Dell, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Windows and the cloud

October 29, 2008 At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, Ina Fried, margin, productivity suite, cloud, Windows 7, coverage, Microsoft Office, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., toolbar, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, video

Week in videos: We got your new software right here

November 10, 2006 New software--online and on the desktop--were the big stories of the week. TAGS: Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Web 2.0, margin, Web service, San Francisco, blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, video, operating system

LinuxWorld revs up

August 17, 2006 special coverage The San Francisco conference spotlights trends in open source, from servers to cell phones and Windows media support. TAGS: margin, LinuxWorld, open source, XenSource Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, open-source software, Linux, Java, San Francisco, IBM Corp., blog, Windows Media, server, operating system

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, computer company, control, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Vista for the masses

April 4, 2007 special coverage After long delays, Microsoft is finally releasing the Windows update to consumers. See all of News.com's stories and more. TAGS: margin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun shifts focus to greater profitability

February 6, 2007 Storage and software company declares turnaround and sets new goals after years of financial troubles. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., financial result, profitability, margin, Sun Solaris, information technology, software company, server, operating system

Vista's European battleground

September 18, 2006 As the slippery due date draws near for the Windows release, Microsoft and the EU are now at odds over security features. TAGS: European Union, commission, margin, antitrust, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Putting a price on a virtual computer

July 17, 2006 Microsoft, software industry grapple with how to charge businesses for programs when one computer behaves like many. TAGS: Dwight Davis, virtualization, virtual machine, data center, margin, software company, pricing, CRM, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

U.S. calls for more antipiracy action from China

April 12, 2006 Government officials applaud China's PC and optical disc factory crackdown but say more action is needed. TAGS: China, piracy, antipiracy, business software, margin, U.S., operating system, PC
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