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

Week in review: Glitches, gadgets rule

 January 6, 2006 A Windows flaw dispels the holiday cheer, but CES is a nonstop fiesta of tech. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, Redmond, flaw, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Metafile, gadget, entertainment, image, security, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, video, Microsoft Windows, PC, 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, truck, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, patch, reader, networking, security, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, operating system, 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, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtual worlds, IT professional, security company, reader, upgrade, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

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, Sun Solaris, Week in review, security, vulnerability, attack, open source, Firefox, e-mail, Web browser, virus, operating system, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., 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., Yahoo! Inc., CEO, operating system, security, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, rate, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, 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, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, antivirus

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

Week in review: Redmond's product posturing

 October 21, 2005 Microsoft touts a big year ahead, while rival Apple continues to roll out the goods. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Redmond, Week in review, Apple Power Mac, patch, Apple Computer, DirectX, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., security, operating system

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

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 iPod Hi-Fi, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Microsoft Origami, home stereo, minitablet PC, Week in review, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, announcement, Steve Jobs, reader, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, security, Microsoft Corp.

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

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

Week in review: Of mice and Microsoft

 August 5, 2005 Apple introduces the Mighty Mouse, while Microsoft deals with security issues and shops at Wal-Mart for a new exec. TAGS: Week in review, Apple Power Mac, exec, mouse, Apple Computer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., virus, Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS, operating system, Apple Macintosh, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Chips, and a trip-up, from Intel

 April 15, 2005 Chipmaker looks to dual cores and China for new opportunities and touches off minor controversy with its unending interest in Moore's Law. TAGS: librarian, Week in review, dual-core, Microsoft Longhorn, chip company, Intel, theory, copy, Service Pack 2, Apple Computer, notebook computer, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Getting back to work

 July 15, 2005 Recent evidence suggests the tech economy may be improving and more of us working, but what are we really doing when we are supposed to be laboring? TAGS: job cut, Week in review, payroll, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., HP, Microsoft Windows
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