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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 TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP, PC company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu, tablet, spokeswoman, Lenovo, HP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Fujitsu, computer company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Ballmer, small business, PC company, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, CEO

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. TAGS: Media Center PC, critique, PC company, entertainment, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, launch, upgrade, Microsoft Windows XP, HP, operating system, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Media Center PC, PC company, living room, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Windows XP, TV, Microsoft Corp., eye, operating system, entertainment, console, PC, Sony Corp., HP, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Microsoft Windows XP, copy, Gateway Inc., Media Center PC, HP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., vice president, PC

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. TAGS: India, PC company, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, emerging market, public relations, Intel Pentium 4, Microsoft Windows XP, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Intel Pentium, Linux, Intel

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Microsoft Windows, PC, retailer, security, Microsoft Corp.

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 TAGS: developing country, Microsoft Windows XP, Gartner Inc., critic, PC company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

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. TAGS: flat panel, TV, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, TV Tuner, SBC Communications Inc., Media Center PC, PC company, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: India, emerging market, Microsoft Windows XP, language, PC company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Media Center PC, entertainment, consumer PC, tablet PC, Microsoft Windows XP, tablet, operating system, PC company, consumer electronics, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, HP

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. TAGS: Lycoris, tablet, Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC, tablet PC, VIA Technologies Inc., Linux company, Linux, touch screen, barrier, PC company, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: university, back-to-school, student, PC company, school, Apple iBook, Apple PowerBook, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, entertainment, Microsoft Windows XP, multimedia, Apple Mac OS X, laptop computer, PC, Apple Mac OS

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. TAGS: developing country, Steve Ballmer, profit margin, hardware maker, India, computing, AMD, PC company, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Intel, monitor

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. TAGS: Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, PC company, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Intel, PC

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 TAGS: Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, computer company, TV Tuner, consumer PC, Microsoft Windows XP, HDTV, TV, PC company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, HP, PC
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