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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: Mac maker, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, Web browser, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., PC

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, PC company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Lenovo loads up on Windows Live Search

March 14, 2007 Microsoft search engine, Windows Live Toolbar to become default on all Lenovo PCs worldwide, replacing Google. TAGS: Lenovo, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Lenovo PC, Microsoft Windows Live, Google Inc., toolbar, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks

March 25, 2007 Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn. TAGS: attacker, WINS, traffic, researcher, R&D, DNS, domain name, attack, article, server, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs

October 4, 2006 Antipiracy tech to shut people out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation. TAGS: antipiracy, piracy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: flaw, e-mail spam, Websense Inc., arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, attack, security, fix, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, e-mail

Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: flaw, attack, McAfee Inc., security company, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

Attack code targets new IE hole

September 15, 2006 Code that exploits a serious, yet-to-be-patched hole in Microsoft's Web browser has been posted on the Net. TAGS: attacker, flaw, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, PC

Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, Linux desktop, CIO, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, information technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Web browser, security, operating system, PC

New Vistas for Microsoft--so why not Europe?

August 24, 2006 Policy analyst George A. Pieler says EC regulators are taking the wrong tack when it comes to the software giant. TAGS: Europe, principle, antitrust, theory, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft's nightmare inches closer to reality

September 23, 2005 Ten years ago, execs feared the Internet could become a software platform that threatens Windows. They were right. TAGS: memo, nightmare, Jim Allchin, reality, exec, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSN, Netscape Communications Corp., bank, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC

French parliament dumping Windows for Linux

November 27, 2006 Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective. TAGS: technology services company, open source, Linux, France, decision, training, Firefox, server, Web browser, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, vulnerability, fix, attack, bug, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

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