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Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Microsoft to release four critical patches

June 7, 2007 Software giant plans to issues fixes next week for vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 7 validation process

October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, validation, market share, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

Internet Explorer--headed for extinction?

October 1, 2004 Microsoft's glaring neglect of IE may actually hold clues to the future of browsing. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Week in review, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, reader, study, Microsoft Windows XP, rate, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft releases IE workaround

July 6, 2005 Microsoft issues an updated security advisory for IE, enabling users to download a workaround for a security flaw. TAGS: workaround, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Apple invites Windows users on Safari

June 11, 2007 Mac maker announces a free public test version of its Web browser for Windows users. Is it destined to be another crossover hit? TAGS: Apple Computer, Mac maker, Steve Jobs, Web browser, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., PC

DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux

September 26, 2007 Former Microsoft security expert may switch from Windows Media Center to LinuxMCE over frustration with Microsoft's DRM. TAGS: digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Center PC, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Linux, security, Microsoft Windows, video

Windows 2000 users to miss out on IE 7

June 2, 2005 Although Windows 2000 will be supported until 2010, users won't get access to IE 7's improved security and standards support. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows 2000, blog posting, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, blog, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports

February 26, 2007 Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Firefox gains at IE's expense in Europe

July 17, 2007 Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president. TAGS: Slovenia, Firefox, Poland, market share, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Europe, Web service, Microsoft Corp., president, security, monitor, Microsoft Windows

Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?

February 15, 2005 Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, the company will ship an update to its Internet Explorer browser separately from the next version of Windows. The move acknowledges that the browser has b... TAGS: Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, spyware, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Have the browser wars been reignited?

September 30, 2004 TAGS: browser war, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Public beta of IE 7 nears

December 8, 2005 Windows XP users may get the chance to try out the Microsoft browser's new features early next year. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intranet, zone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, blog, security, Microsoft Windows

Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw

March 30, 2007 Attackers take advantage of vulnerability in Windows animated cursor. Also: Trojan spam dupes users into thinking it's an IE 7 beta. TAGS: SANS Institute, advisory, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, cursor, trojan horse, attacker, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk

September 16, 2005 Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own

April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

IE is evolving, but is it enough?

August 10, 2004 Internet Explorer is getting its first update in two years. Many want more, but Microsoft still says no new browser until Longhorn. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, security

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail