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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. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, hack, reader, Microsoft Corp., method, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: spreadsheet, reader, Microsoft Excel, Google Inc., collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: JPEG, reader, Redmond, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., photograph, format, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, 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. TAGS: Bill Gates, marketing strategy, Steve Ballmer, MSN, reader, Microsoft Corp., U.S., 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. TAGS: WinHEC, desktop search, reader, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., eBay Inc., vision, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media, Dell, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, photograph, server, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Legg Mason Inc., Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, T-Mobile Sidekick, Week in review, reader, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: takeover, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, bid, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, brand, e-mail

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. TAGS: Apple iPhone, deadline, Week in review, IPSec, Apple Computer, iPhone app, reader, Yahoo! Inc., developer, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, commission, Week in review, announcement, open source, protocol, Microsoft Office 2007, reader, Microsoft Windows Server, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Week in review, conference, Microsoft Windows Live, reader, developer, asset, Internet service, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source software, open source, Week in review, intellectual property, software company, reader, Linux, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

This week in Microsoft

June 23, 2006 As summer heats up, the game of musical chairs at Microsoft is heating up as well. TAGS: Bill Gates, chief software architect, Microsoft Windows Live, reader, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, 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., vision, eBay Inc., Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Office, photograph

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) TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, acquisition, News Corp., RSA Security Inc., reader, head, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security, Google Inc.

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. TAGS: antitrust, compliance, Steve Ballmer, fine, Week in review, European Union, litigation, commission, reader, pricing, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, layoff, online advertising, Google Inc., shareholder, reader, merger, social networking, open source, CEO, 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. TAGS: SDK, Apple iPhone, Week in review, Apple Computer, reader, developer, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system

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, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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, CEO, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Bill Gates, chief software architect, Week in review, co-founder, reader, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows
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