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The XP alternative for Vista PCs
September 21, 2007
Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.Image: Lenovo's XP 'downgrade' program
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Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
September 27, 2007
Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months.
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The balance sheet on Windows Vista
October 29, 2007
The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.
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Spotlight on the Media Center
September 30, 2003
With an upgrade to the Windows XP variant, Microsoft aims to quell critiques of the earlier version of the entertainment-oriented software. PC makers including Dell and HP line up for the launch.
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Acer: Vista is an excuse for Microsoft price increases
October 27, 2006
Vista is tailored to increase license revenues by introducing a basic edition no user will want, PC maker says.
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With new OS, Microsoft seeks couch potatoes' eyes
September 16, 2004
New version of Media Center and accompanying gadget support will make TV shows recorded on a PC available all over the house.
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Microsoft sells 20 million Vista licenses
March 26, 2007
The software maker says Windows Vista is off to a fast start, outpacing initial sales of XP.
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PC makers snub Windows sans media player
June 15, 2005
Only one of several manufacturers interviewed said they might accept requests to preinstall Windows XP N on machines.
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Windows for India, others won't run on faster chips
May 12, 2005
Incompatibility appears geared at preventing Windows for emerging markets from supplanting standard versions of Windows XP.
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Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts
February 22, 2007
If you're hesitant about making the leap to Windows Vista, expect a hassle trying to find an XP computer on store shelves.
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XP Starter under the gun
June 30, 2005
Critics say Windows XP Starter Edition is still not flexible enough to meet the needs of developing countries. Photos: XP around the world
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TV technology enters a new generation
November 19, 2004
The big, bulky tube television is ready to get a leaner look--and to challenge flat panels at their own game. Meanwhile, TV tuners are headed to new PCs.
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Microsoft to bring XP starter software to India
September 29, 2004
Hindi version of the operating system costs just $36. One catch: Customers can only open three windows at once.
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Windows sequel gets set to entertain
January 27, 2004
Microsoft plans to start testing a new version of Windows XP Media Center, an increasingly important operating system for entertainment-oriented PCs.
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Linux tablet PC breaks $1,000 barrier
December 1, 2003
A small PC maker and a Linux distributor team up to offer a tablet-style PC for $999, hundreds of dollars less than similar devices running Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software.
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Toeing the line on back-to-school PCs
July 7, 2005
PC makers push multimedia capabilities and 64-bit processors, but schools are a bit more conservative. Photos: Computers for class
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The $100 PC: How do we get there?
November 12, 2004
Steve Ballmer says the world needs a really cheap computer, but Mike Ricciuti warns that cheap doesn't come easy.
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Russia to get budget version of Windows
September 27, 2004
Microsoft effort is designed to wean people off pirated software and the open-source Linux OS.
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Microsoft selling new Windows at cut-rate price
October 13, 2004
The software giant is selling Media Center, its new version of Windows, to PC makers at a new, lower price, CNET News.com has learned. Windows of opportunity in Microsoft's media push
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AMD says its chips can boost PC security
August 9, 2004
The security features will be activated with the installation of Microsoft's Windows XP update.
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