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Petition demands Vista price cuts in U.K.
February 23, 2007
Why is the Microsoft OS so much more expensive in the United Kingdom than in the United States? More than 1,250 Brits are angry.
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Microsoft extends Vista bulk license discount to Europe
March 26, 2007
Amid complaints about bloated prices for the OS in the United Kingdom, software maker extends a U.S. discount program's reach.
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Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
March 4, 2008
ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.
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Microsoft trades Windows discount for piracy info
March 4, 2005
Company offers users in China a 50 percent discount if they come clean on how they got their bootleg copy of the operating system.
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'Double-booked' Gates to launch Vista in London
January 8, 2007
Did Outlook let him down? The unexpected U.K. launch just happens to coincide with Gates' trip to a government confab in Scotland.
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Toshiba introduces Windows Mobile handsets for the U.K.
February 12, 2007
Laptop manufacturer crashes the smart-phone party with two devices that support fingerprint scanning.
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U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales
October 18, 2007
DSG International profits drop for first half of year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores.
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Install Vista, get free Wi-Fi
February 1, 2007
Through T-Mobile and The Cloud, Microsoft offers three free months of access to early adopters of its newly released OS.
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Palm, Microsoft, Vodafone team for 3G Treo trio
July 13, 2006
Using Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, 3G-compatible device will be offered in U.K. this year by Vodafone.
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Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
November 18, 2005
Microsoft offers Windows without its media player. The EU Commission is satisfied, but consumers and retailers don't seem to care.
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Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green
March 5, 2008
At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption.
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With smart phones, it's all about the OS
November 28, 2006
IDC study of mobile phone habits from major world markets finds, among other things, that applications drive competition.
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Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe
September 14, 2006
Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study.
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Keeping watch over Microsoft
October 6, 2005
Professor and author Neil Barrett has a new role: Letting the EC know whether the software maker is playing by the antitrust rules.
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Microsoft to test new Messenger
December 12, 2005
Beta expected soon for Windows Live Messenger, an update that takes the IM program into new areas, including Net telephony.
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This week in security
January 22, 2005
ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X.
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Microsoft buys fabled U.K. game studio
April 6, 2006
Acquires Lionhead Studios, whose founder, Peter Molyneux, is one of the best-known independent video game developers in the business.
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