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Week in review: Vista off in the distance

March 24, 2006 Microsoft grabbed headlines this week after announcing it will push back the Windows Vista launch until January. TAGS: delay, volume-license, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

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: Vista on the horizon

January 26, 2007 Operating-system debut might not spark "midnight madness," but Microsoft has a couple of things going for it. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Xeon, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, reader, Microsoft .NET, retailer, Intel, operating system, server, service pack, AMD, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Vista release on the horizon

November 10, 2006 After five years of development and many delays, Microsoft says the update to Windows is ready to be released to consumers. TAGS: Week in review, computer company, Net Neutrality, Democrat, bug, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, conference, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, security, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, advertising company, virtualization, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, Google Inc., reader, Automatic Update, Apple iPhone, response, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, Week in review, truck, Microsoft Windows Vista, patch, reader, security, networking, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Yahoo merges with...Icahn

July 25, 2008 Activist investor agrees to join the Internet company's board, though Microsoft appears ready to move on. Also: An Apple a day. TAGS: settlement, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, Jerry Yang, Internet search, Forrester Research Inc., Internet company, Steve Ballmer, asset, CEO, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: On Microsoft's mind

May 2, 2008 Tech world waits for word on Yahoo, while Microsoft grapples with software challenges. Also: Net music on the court docket, and how green is our Valley? TAGS: Week in review, cash register, Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, workforce, Steve Ballmer, glitch, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Steve Ballmer, compliance, fine, Week in review, European Union, litigation, commission, reader, software company, pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, 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, Mozilla Corp., study, Microsoft Windows Vista, rate, reader, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Software wars

June 9, 2006 While Microsoft sets eyes Vista, Google opens new front in battle for greater piece of software titan's territory. TAGS: Week in review, spreadsheet, Net Neutrality, Internet-site, software company, Google Inc., CSV, reader, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, operating system, PC

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, reader, string, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc., vision, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Dell, server, Microsoft Office, photograph

Week in review: Origami unwrapped

March 10, 2006 After weeks of rumors, conjecture and suspense, we finally get to see what Microsoft has been tinkering on with its Origami project. TAGS: Microsoft Origami, Week in review, ultramobile PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel, Microsoft Corp., operating system, battery, Microsoft Windows, PC

Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs

November 16, 2007 Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Week in review, BEA Systems Inc., bug, Microsoft Windows Live, reader, patch management, Apple Computer, operating system, conference, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Can Google keep a secret?

March 17, 2006 Google hasn't had much luck keeping secrets lately, and now it looks like feds will pry loose more info. TAGS: Usenet, excerpt, secret, Week in review, Google Inc., federal judge, lawsuit, government, archiving, search result, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, video card, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Keeping watch over Web surfing

June 2, 2006 U.S. attorney general invokes fight against terrorism in bid for more data on who's using the Internet. TAGS: terrorism, Week in review, battery life, reader, battery, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Windows Vista, backup, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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