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Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista
December 7, 2007
Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns.
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Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'
April 11, 2008
By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changes
September 12, 2007
Company agreed in June to make alterations to satisfy antitrust concerns from rivals, particularly Google.
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Microsoft aims to get developers for home server
April 5, 2007
Company releases beta version of development kit that software makers can use to write programs for its coming Windows Home Server.
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Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendly
March 27, 2007
The software maker posts several patches, including one to resolve a problem that could leave the music players corrupted.
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Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early
April 2, 2007
Software maker had planned to wait until April 10, but will now issue the patch Tuesday given there is a public exploit using the hole.
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'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming
May 4, 2006
Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" will include three security alerts with patches for Windows and the Exchange e-mail server software.
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Microsoft delays low-cost Windows for India
March 15, 2005
Not this month, software maker says. India's "Starter edition" of Windows XP now planned for June.
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VMware surge puts virtualization in the spotlight
August 14, 2007
The EMC spinout, whose name is often synonymous with the virtualization approach it has pioneered, has a monster first day of trading.
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Microsoft probes Windows DoS flaw
June 2, 2006
Newly discovered vulnerability could cause certain Windows applications to crash if a user clicks on an overly long Web link.
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PivX touts hot online sales
December 15, 2004
The security software maker says its Qwik-Fix Pro intrusion-detection product has sold well in its first week of availability.
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Microsoft: Can we check your software license?
September 17, 2004
Know whether your copy of Windows is licensed? The software maker might ask you this next time you visit its download site.
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Microsoft gears up for annual hardware shindig
May 14, 2007
At WinHEC, the software maker will look to maximize Vista's release and rev up for Longhorn Server and Home Server, both due later this year.
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Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization
June 20, 2007
Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines.
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Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix
July 6, 2005
Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory.
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Microsoft opts against SP5 for Windows 2000
November 29, 2004
Decides to make final update to Windows 2000 a collection of previously released fixes rather than an all-new service pack.
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Microsoft loses top executive in China
January 12, 2007
Li Gong is leaving the software giant to return home, CNET News.com has learned.
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Windows Media Player release skips a beat
October 25, 2006
Microsoft missed its planned Tuesday release of the jukebox software, which has been "delayed slightly" to an unspecified date.
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