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Fighting Microsoft's piracy check
June 20, 2006
The software pushes ahead with a piracy check tool for Windows as some users complain about system troubles and unwanted data collection.
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Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage
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PC
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Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user base
June 7, 2006
Many Excel users might migrate to Google Spreadsheets, other options, according to an informal News.com poll.
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Readers zoom in on Microsoft's JPEG rival
May 31, 2006
Almost half of voters in a CNET News.com poll express concern that the new photo compression format comes from Redmond.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
This week in Microsoft
May 5, 2006
Company has hinted that it will flex its checkbook more during the next year--and now we know where it intends to bulk up.
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Bill Gates
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marketing strategy
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Steve Ballmer
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MSN
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
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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Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft
February 15, 2008
Yahoo thinks it's worth more, Danger is a buy, and BlackBerry is temporarily bye-bye. Also: Spying immunity for telcos.
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Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights
February 8, 2008
The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows.
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Week in review: iPhone answers business calls
March 7, 2008
Apple opens up the iPhone to developers and challenges BlackBerry, while Yahoo opens up its takeover defense strategy. Also: Microsoft shows off IE 8.
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Week in review: Microsoft the magnanimous?
February 22, 2008
Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people.
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Week in review: Microsoft's cloudy future
July 13, 2007
Microsoft is planning an ambitious makeover to its Internet services, the E3 game confab focuses more on entertainment, and what lays ahead in Apple's iFuture is anyone's guess.
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Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive
May 18, 2007
Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far.
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This week in Microsoft
June 23, 2006
As summer heats up, the game of musical chairs at Microsoft is heating up as well.
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Bill Gates
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Microsoft Windows Live
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reader
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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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Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!
April 11, 2008
The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers)
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Week in review: Windows woes
February 29, 2008
The EU slaps Microsoft with a record penalty, but will a Vista price cut help pay the fine? Also: Pakistan hijacks YouTube, and game publishers square off for market domination.
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Week in review: Teaming up against Google
February 1, 2008
Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary.
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merger
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social networking
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open source
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CEO
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Microsoft Corp.
Week in review: Apple thinks differently about iPhone
October 19, 2007
Apple welcomes third-party iPhone developers, while Microsoft sets its sights on new territory. Also: The RIAA goes to school.
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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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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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Apple Macintosh
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Week in review: Gates on his way
June 16, 2006
Microsoft's co-founder and public face for three decades plans to step away from daily work at the company.
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