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Running the numbers on Vista

September 11, 2007 Over its first six months, the latest Windows version can't hold a candle to XP. But, Office sales rock, according to NPD report. TAGS: NPD Group Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, retailer, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test

November 27, 2007 Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software. TAGS: service pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, benchmarking, spokesperson, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Office, conference, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft patches 20 security flaws

February 13, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Office, fix, flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Intel, Dell hold off on internal rollout of Vista

May 4, 2007 The two companies plan to wait to deploy the OS on employees' computers after the first service pack is released. TAGS: Intel Centrino, rollout, Microsoft Windows Vista, service pack, Intel, Microsoft Office 2007, Paris, platform, information technology, operating system, Microsoft Office

Microsoft takes wraps off Vista for business

November 30, 2006 New versions of Office, Exchange, too. But are businesses ready to buy? TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Ballmer, service pack, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

British agency tells schools to avoid Vista

January 11, 2007 Government's schools computer unit warns that deploying the new OS carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear. TAGS: agency, school, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, London, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

March 13, 2007 Concerns about compatibility and other issues move DOT and NIST to prohibit upgrades to Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7, for now anyway. TAGS: memo, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, organization, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Office, agency, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.

With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

January 29, 2007 On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows PC, Microsoft Windows XP, chairman, TV, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Retailers aim to get Vista boost

January 22, 2007 While there may be only a modicum of midnight madness, Vista's hefty hardware needs could offer an opportunity for services and add-ons. TAGS: CompUSA Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, retailer, store, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, operating system, opportunity, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

'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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Scotland, London, Microsoft Windows Vista, chairman, U.K., event, Microsoft Corp., leader, Microsoft Office, U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft expands Vista testing

September 13, 2005 Company launches "community technology preview" program to offer interim updates of the upcoming OS between its official beta releases. TAGS: Office 12, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Bill Gates, Los Angeles, Microsoft Corp., developer, Microsoft Windows, operating system, server

Vista steals the show

January 30, 2007 Gates tries to sell The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on the new operating system, as Office takes a backseat.Photos: What's in the Vista swag bag? TAGS: Jon Stewart, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, reporter, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Corp., operating system, password, video, PC, Microsoft Windows

Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

June 2, 2006 Microsoft is tweaking its updates to Office and Windows in part to head off a legal challenge over use of PDF technology. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, computer company, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe PDF, document, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., format, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Vista delayed beyond holidays

March 24, 2006 Crucial PC-selling season in jeopardy as new OS hits speed bump; it's now expected in 2007. TAGS: jeopardy, Microsoft Windows Vista, delay, Redmond, holiday, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Update, season, PC company, operating system, Microsoft Office, retailer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Computer

Week in review: Vista on the horizon

January 26, 2007 Operating-system debut might not spark "midnight madness," but Microsoft has a couple of things going for it. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Week in review, reader, Sun Solaris, service pack, operating system, Microsoft .NET, retailer, Intel, AMD, Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Vista off in the distance

March 24, 2006 Microsoft grabbed headlines this week after announcing it will push back the Windows Vista launch until January. TAGS: delay, Microsoft Windows Vista, volume-license, Week in review, Microsoft Office 2007, PC company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft releases new Longhorn Server build

September 13, 2006 Release makes tweaks in performance and stability, but there's still another beta to come before launch of server OS. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, improvement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Vista's actual launch? Think whisper, not bang

January 30, 2007 The day was filled with fanfare, but the late-night launch at CompUSA was anything but extraordinary. Photos: At CompUSA, 'Vista can wait' TAGS: CompUSA Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, launch, store, Microsoft Office 2007, New York, event, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Bill Gates' to-do list

January 31, 2007 In the second part of a CNET News.com interview, the Microsoft co-founder discusses Vista, the Xbox 360 and Windows Live. Video: Gates talks up Vista TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF

June 2, 2006 Breakdown in talks over the use of Adobe's PDF in Office leaves Microsoft bracing for an antitrust battle in Europe. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, antitrust, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, regulator, XML, Microsoft Office, concern, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., printing, Europe, software company, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows