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At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts.
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Windows 7: A better Vista?
With the upcoming OS, Microsoft aims to address many of Vista's shortcomings while keeping things largely the same under the hood.
• Images: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801
• Video: Microsoft executive talks Windows 7
• CNET editors' take: Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)
• What's new for audio in Windows 7?
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
October 28, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
Next version of Office heads to the browser
Microsoft has decided to offer both businesses and consumers the option of running Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from within a Web browser.
• Images: Browser-based Office
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
October 28, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
Microsoft launches Windows Azure
At PDC 2008, Ray Ozzie and company talk up Windows Azure, Redmond's new offering "at the Web tier of computing." It's ready for release in preview form.
• Windows Azure: Blue skies ahead?
• Ozzie on Azure: It all comes down to trust
• So just what is running on Windows Azure?
(Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)
October 27, 2008 10:08 AM PDT
Latest coverage
Videos and images
Video: Microsoft Office online
CNET's Rafe Needleman tells why he's pleased to see a rival to Google's Web-based program and why Microsoft's timing could be just right.
Video: Ozzie paints Windows Azure
Chief software architect Ray Ozzie talks with CNET News' Ina Fried about Microsoft's OS for the cloud.
Images: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801
The upcoming OS seems geared more for consumers, with a lot more user interface enhancements that build on the internals of Windows Vista.
Images: Browser-based Office
Here's an early look at the newly confirmed editing capabilities, being developed in conjunction with the upcoming Office 14.
Video: Ozzie announces Windows Azure
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud-computing OS and what it means for developers and businesses.
Video: Microsoft hopes 7 is lucky
In this Daily Debrief, CNET's Ina Fried explains to Kara Tsuboi why consumers can expect more "dessert" and less "vegetables" from Windows 7.
Video: One (Windows) Laptop Per Child
Demand for the cute, green computers with the Windows OS was so great that Microsoft will release this version in a handful of emerging markets.
Video: Ballmer jabs at VMware
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks to Ann Winblad, a partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, about Redmond's move into virtualization.
Video: Moving closer to the cloud
CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will offer more details about the company's cloud strategy, "Red Dog," at its developer conference.
Video: Competing with Google
CEO Steve Ballmer discusses the software giant's long-term strategy to battle Google in the search market.
Microsoft looks ahead at PDC
Microsoft looks ahead at PDC
E-mail del.icio.us Digg this At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts.
Featured stories | Latest coverage
Featured stories
Windows 7: A better Vista?
With the upcoming OS, Microsoft aims to address many of Vista's shortcomings while keeping things largely the same under the hood.
• Images: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801
• Video: Microsoft executive talks Windows 7
• CNET editors' take: Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)
• What's new for audio in Windows 7?
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
October 28, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
Next version of Office heads to the browser
Microsoft has decided to offer both businesses and consumers the option of running Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from within a Web browser.
• Images: Browser-based Office
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
October 28, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
Microsoft launches Windows Azure
At PDC 2008, Ray Ozzie and company talk up Windows Azure, Redmond's new offering "at the Web tier of computing." It's ready for release in preview form.
• Windows Azure: Blue skies ahead?
• Ozzie on Azure: It all comes down to trust
• So just what is running on Windows Azure?
(Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)
October 27, 2008 10:08 AM PDT
Latest coverage
Videos and images
Video: Microsoft Office online
CNET's Rafe Needleman tells why he's pleased to see a rival to Google's Web-based program and why Microsoft's timing could be just right.
Video: Ozzie paints Windows Azure
Chief software architect Ray Ozzie talks with CNET News' Ina Fried about Microsoft's OS for the cloud.
Images: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801
The upcoming OS seems geared more for consumers, with a lot more user interface enhancements that build on the internals of Windows Vista.
Images: Browser-based Office
Here's an early look at the newly confirmed editing capabilities, being developed in conjunction with the upcoming Office 14.
Video: Ozzie announces Windows Azure
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud-computing OS and what it means for developers and businesses.
Video: Microsoft hopes 7 is lucky
In this Daily Debrief, CNET's Ina Fried explains to Kara Tsuboi why consumers can expect more "dessert" and less "vegetables" from Windows 7.
Video: One (Windows) Laptop Per Child
Demand for the cute, green computers with the Windows OS was so great that Microsoft will release this version in a handful of emerging markets.
Video: Ballmer jabs at VMware
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks to Ann Winblad, a partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, about Redmond's move into virtualization.
Video: Moving closer to the cloud
CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will offer more details about the company's cloud strategy, "Red Dog," at its developer conference.
Video: Competing with Google
CEO Steve Ballmer discusses the software giant's long-term strategy to battle Google in the search market.