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Week in review: Reading Redmond
February 18, 2005
Just when you think you have Bill Gates' next move figured out, he goes and does the opposite.
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Week in review: Vista furor
October 20, 2006
Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers.
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Week in review: Glitches, gadgets rule
January 6, 2006
A Windows flaw dispels the holiday cheer, but CES is a nonstop fiesta of tech.
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Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches
December 7, 2007
The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple.
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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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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: Cursing Windows' cursor flaw
April 6, 2007
Vista's security gets a black eye, and tech worker visas are snapped up quickly.
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Week in review: Doing the security dance
December 2, 2005
Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse.
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Week in review: See Vista in your future?
February 16, 2007
Consumer version of Vista generated relatively slow sales during first week on store shelves, but PC sales got a boost.
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Week in review: Visions of Vista? Buyer beware
February 2, 2007
Microsoft's release of the consumer version of its new operating system raises the ultimate question: Was it worth the wait?
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CompUSA Inc.
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Week in review: Browser battles
October 27, 2006
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's IE 7, Firefox 2 emerges with a new look and bulked-up security.
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Week in review: Patches and pirates
January 28, 2005
Microsoft is fed up with Windows pirates and is laying down the law--no more patches for illegitimate copies.
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Week in review: Sony's sour note
November 18, 2005
Sony BMG finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans' PCs.
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Week in review: Redmond's product posturing
October 21, 2005
Microsoft touts a big year ahead, while rival Apple continues to roll out the goods.
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Google Inc.
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Week in review: Intel's 'revolutionary leap'
July 28, 2006
Chipmaker celebates the launch of Core 2 Duo, and Microsoft look to the music market. Plus: MySpace takes the heat.
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Week in review: Hackers put heat on security
August 4, 2006
Black Hat attendees probed tech security to see what shakes out, especially from Microsoft trees.
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Symantec Corp.
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McAfee Inc.
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Sony Corp.
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battery
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Microsoft Corp.
Week in review: The gold in being green
April 13, 2007
It's easier being green when environmentally friendly technologies and practices yield financial rewards.
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Week in review: Lump of coal for Microsoft
December 24, 2004
Software giant gets an unwelcome gift when a European court orders it to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled media player.
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Week in review: Unfolding Origami
March 3, 2006
Despite hints at big announcements, Microsoft offers whispered details while Apple brings big noise to iPod.
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Week in review: Redmond guns for Google
November 4, 2005
Microsoft is heating up its competition with Google by launching a slew of Web-based tools tied to its Windows and Office products, but what exactly are we being sold?
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