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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, Microsoft Windows Vista, bug, reader, conference, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Gates on his way

June 16, 2006 Microsoft's co-founder and public face for three decades plans to step away from daily work at the company. TAGS: Bill Gates, chief software architect, Week in review, co-founder, reader, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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, European Union, Week in review, litigation, commission, reader, pricing, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Automatic Update, Apple iPhone, response, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Microsoft the magnanimous?

February 22, 2008 Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, commission, Week in review, announcement, open source, protocol, Microsoft Office 2007, reader, Microsoft Windows Server, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

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, Week in review, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., bug, Microsoft Windows Live, reader, patch management, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, operating system, conference, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Apple invites Windows users to Safari

June 15, 2007 Apple urges Windows users to try the Safari Web browser and invites applications developers to spend some time with the iPhone. TAGS: Steve Jobs, Week in review, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer, Web development, Apple Safari, iPhone app, developer, reader, Web browser, chance, AT&T Corp., mobile phone, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh

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, security, Microsoft Corp., networking, Firefox, 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: Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., 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: 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

Week in review: Microsoft's cloudy future

July 13, 2007 Microsoft is planning an ambitious makeover to its Internet services, the E3 game confab focuses more on entertainment, and what lays ahead in Apple's iFuture is anyone's guess. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Week in review, conference, developer, Internet service, asset, reader, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Got Real ID?

March 2, 2007 Bush administration says states will have until 2013 to issue the ID cards, wants to create the equivalent of a national database. TAGS: Real ID Act, ID card, Week in review, homeland security, state, reader, copy, database, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., 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, home PC, vision, operating system, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, 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, Week in review, flaw, study, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, rate, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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, reader, attack, DNS, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Seismic shifts

November 3, 2006 Between the Microsoft-Novell deal, and a call for a less U.S.-centric Internet, major change appears on the tech world's horizon. TAGS: Novell Inc., Week in review, influence, domain name, Red Hat Inc., U.N., reader, open source, call, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows
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