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NewsMicrosoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims
December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. -
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Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO
July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. -
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Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own
April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. -
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Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs
October 4, 2006 Antipiracy tech to shut people out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation. -
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Plan A for Microsoft
November 6, 2003 Is Microsoft's new version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, a radical innovation or a return to the company's winner-take-all software strategy from a decade ago? -
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Opera parts curtain on next act
May 12, 2004 The plucky Norwegian browser maker releases a new "full feature" upgrade, touting cross-platform compatibility and a bundled e-mail client. -
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Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. -
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Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw
July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. -
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Microsoft outFirefoxed?
February 18, 2005 So far the company's playing it low-key, but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a barrage of verbal pyrotechnics is just around the bend. -
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Java stir puts Sun in a spot
December 7, 2004 Software flaw highlights the rising need for Sun to reach out to tech greenhorns. -
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Windows XP update moves ahead
December 18, 2003 Microsoft releases a beta version of the second major update to its PC operating system, with security features the focus of the changes. -
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Week in review: Circling the PCs
October 3, 2003 Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge is not effective, Microsoft is working on a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter." -
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'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE
April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. -
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Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks
November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical." -
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Google unveils desktop search
October 14, 2004 Application lets people retrieve e-mail, office documents, AOL chat logs and a history of Web pages viewed, all via the browser. Screen shots of Google's Desktop Search tool -
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Microsoft roots for the home team--Windows
April 8, 2004 The software giant offers a steep discount on live Webcasts of Major League Baseball games--but only to Windows users. Mac users have to pay full price, and Linux fans are out of luck. -
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Korea launches a switch to open source
October 1, 2003 The South Korean government says that by 2007 it plans to replace proprietary software with open-source alternatives on a substantial number of its PCs and servers. -
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IE flaw opens door to infection on sight
August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. -
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Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. -
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Platform ploys in the public eye
December 2, 1998 Antitrust trials and internal memos offer the first glimpse of how Microsoft maintains a hammerlock on software APIs, and paint Linux and Java as the giant's most serious threats yet.
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