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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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Week in review, RSA Security Inc., Symantec Corp., San Francisco, conference, anti-spyware, security, spyware, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Week in review, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: Jeff Jones, Week in review, flaw, study, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, rate, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, Web browser, security, 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, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Yahoo! Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, RSA Security Inc., News Corp., acquisition, reader, head, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security, Google Inc.

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. TAGS: H-1B, truck, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, patch, reader, networking, Microsoft Corp., security, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: Sober worm, flaw, Week in review, Sun Solaris, security, vulnerability, attack, open source, e-mail, Firefox, operating system, virus, antivirus, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Second Life, Microsoft Windows Vista, Week in review, virtual worlds, IT professional, security company, reader, upgrade, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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? TAGS: Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, CompUSA Inc., reader, vision, home PC, operating system, security, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Week in review, piracy, patch management, MySQL, malicious program, online game, bot, worm, Microsoft Corp., security, password, database, copy, antivirus, Apple Computer, e-mail

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. TAGS: record label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, rootkit, Week in review, Websense Inc., U.N., label, CD, note, Sony Corp., agreement, security, U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: leap, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, launch, Week in review, Intel Core 2 Duo, Redmond, Intel Pentium, Microsoft Zune, music player, Automatic Update, entertainment, Intel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: hacker, Week in review, Black Hat, conference, Steve Jobs, France, Apple Computer, rootkit, VoIP, security, digital-rights management, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Sony Corp., battery, 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. TAGS: biodiesel, Week in review, global warming, DNS, reader, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Week in review, media player, antivirus company, BitTorrent, hacker, Google Inc., worm, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Week in review: Unfolding Origami

March 3, 2006 Despite hints at big announcements, Microsoft offers whispered details while Apple brings big noise to iPod. TAGS: Apple Intel Mac Mini, Microsoft Origami, Apple iPod Hi-Fi, home stereo, minitablet PC, Week in review, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple iPod, announcement, reader, Steve Jobs, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Corp.

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? TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, office product, Microsoft Office Live, Week in review, Redmond, subscription, Google Inc., Bill Gates, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Microsoft Office, IM, security, Microsoft Windows
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