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Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack

April 12, 2007 Hack may allow users to bypass antipiracy feature, but no action is planned yet, according to a post on the Windows Genuine Advantage blog. TAGS: product activation, OEM, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, product key, Microsoft Windows Vista, security feature, post, blog, hacker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: Activation shift won't be a pain

March 1, 2005 Only pirates and their cohorts will bear the brunt of a restrictive update to the Windows Activation plan, the software maker promises. TAGS: certificate, OEM, activation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software company, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft

November 28, 2007 Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit. TAGS: plaintiff, Microsoft Windows Vista, lawyer, class action, OEM, branding, director of marketing, Seattle, Mr., Microsoft Corp., retailer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

New Sun unit plans technology partnerships

February 7, 2006 In a new bid for growth, Sun launches a division to enable others build products around its hardware and software. TAGS: OEM, Sun Microsystems Inc., network equipment company, Jonathan Schwartz, network equipment, storage system, telecommunications, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Java, server, operating system

Vista winds its way to market

November 10, 2006 The release of the Windows update to computer makers is just the start of a long process to get it on shelves and in PCs. TAGS: Jim Allchin, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft to nix some Net product activation

February 25, 2005 Starting with software on PCs from the top 20 makers, the company plans to allow Windows activation over the phone only. TAGS: product activation, product key, authenticity, customer service representative, certificate, memo, OEM, Microsoft Windows XP, representative, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Vista delay is back to the future for Redmond

March 22, 2006 Announcement won't help Microsoft shed the reputation that it's perennially late shipping products, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: Redmond, OEM, reputation, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., project, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Brocade to tidy up data centers

May 31, 2005 Brocade touts new family of software products designed to help companies manage and access information in their data centers. TAGS: Brocade Communications Systems Inc., data center, OEM, Cisco Systems Inc., software product, family, server, operating system

Acer: Tablet PC fees hard to swallow

October 23, 2003 Senior executives at the Taiwan PC maker take swipes at Microsoft during an event marking the first anniversary of the software giant's Tablet PC operating system. TAGS: tablet PC, tablet, Acer Inc., Taiwan, senior executive, OEM, notebook computer, fee, PC company, general manager, Toshiba, operating system, HP, Microsoft Corp., PC

EU report takes Microsoft to task

April 22, 2004 A 300-page report sheds new light on a corporate culture and business practices that led regulators to sanction the company last month for anticompetitive practices. TAGS: regulator, European Union, fine, OEM, Microsoft Windows Media Player, commission, decision, document, Microsoft Corp., media player, Europe, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, software company, operating system

Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

January 5, 2006 newsmaker Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer tell News.com why Redmond is no pushover--and what they're playing on the Xbox. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, OEM, add-on, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, console, Microsoft Windows, operating system, photograph

Linux gets its 'Moto' running

July 28, 2006 With phone called "Ming," company builds Chinese dynasty, helps Linux in its advance against Great Wall of rival OSes. TAGS: Motorola Inc., Trolltech, Mobile Linux, Linux, OEM, Symbian Inc., smart phone, China, Nokia Corp., NEC Electronics Corp., mobile device, Panasonic, API, development, platform, Microsoft Windows Mobile

XenSource gets new CEO, direction

February 15, 2006 Open-source start-up names Veritas veteran Peter Levine to top post, while two co-founders depart from company. TAGS: Peter Levine, XenSource Inc., Xen, co-founder, VERITAS Software Corp., OEM, foundation, VMware, Sun Solaris, Linux, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system, CEO, IBM Corp., server

In Asia, Microsoft sees slow start for budget XP

March 17, 2005 The product draws a tepid response in Thailand, Malasysia and Indonesia. Piracy, however, seems to be maintaining its allure. TAGS: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, piracy, OEM, Asia, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, response, Intel Celeron, copy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system
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