Microsoft Warns of Windows Version Expirations
Microsoft warned that this year will see three out-of-date Windows versions slip into retirement.
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Of Microsoft and Innovation
A former Microsoft executive's editorial in The New York Times brings new life to the debate of whether innovative ideas can still come from the software giant.
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Confirmed: Battery Life Issues Not Windows 7's Fault
Microsoft on Monday issued a lengthy statement about the recent Windows 7 battery controversy, echoing my assessment from earlier in the day, but backing it up with hard, cold evidence.
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Battery Life Issues Almost Certainly Not Windows 7's Fault
While Microsoft is still investigating a notebook battery life issue that was supposedly caused by Windows 7, some interesting trends have emerged.
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of February 8, 2010
An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including some interesting he-said/she-said moments between Microsoft and an ex-executive and between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Google, an Office 2010 RC, a 17 year old Windows bug, and much more.
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Zune HD Price Drop: Too Little Too Late?
Microsoft this week dropped the price of its Zune HD personal media player, improving the device's pricing edge over the Apple iPod touch.
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Bing Will Be Profitable, Microsoft Says
Echoing an economic reality that also hampers its Xbox video gaming business, Microsoft's Bing search engine has cost the company over $5 billion over the past several years.
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Microsoft Investigating Windows 7 Battery Problems
Responding to complaints in its support forums, Microsoft said this week that it was investigating laptop battery issues that are allegedly caused by Windows 7.
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Windows 7 Release Candidate to Begin Expiration Process
Microsoft this week began warning users of the Release Candidate (RC) version of Windows 7 that the free preview version of its latest OS will begin winding down soon.
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Windows Azure Goes Live
As expected, Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform went live this morning after a free month of availability to customers that had previously tested pre-release versions of the service.
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Windows 7 Success Doesn't Lift Businesses or PC Industry
Although Windows 7 is off to a record start and providing a much-needed boost to Microsoft's bottom line, it isn't the holistic home run it could have been.
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Apple Entry into Market Means Higher eBook Prices
Amazon.com has dominated the eBook market with its innovative Kindle devices, but with the dawn of the iPad, the eBook pricing structure is about to change.
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of February 1, 2010
An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including Windows 7 sales records and Microsoft's other lagging businesses, iPad comedy and serious questions for the future, some more Gates philanthropy, Ballmer loves China, and so much more
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Record Microsoft Revenues as Company Sells 60 Million Copies of Windows 7 in Quarter
Microsoft announced record revenues for the quarter ending December 31, 2009, thanks to blockbuster sales of Windows 7.
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iDisappoint: Apple Announces iPad
As expected, Apple on Wednesday announced its tablet device, the iPad, which resembles an oversized iPod touch. In fact, that the iPad is pretty much exactly as expected is the problem.
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Microsoft: We're Still Not Making a Zune Phone
Microsoft quietly unveiled a minor upgrade to its little-used Zune PC software.
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Thanks To Strong Mac Sales, Blockbuster Quarter for Apple
These days, Apple is better known for its best-selling iPod devices and popular iPhone smartphones, but in the most recent quarter, it was the all-but-forgotten Macintosh that was the star.
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The Smart Tablet Phone Thingy
While Apple's tablet computing device may garner all the headlines this week, the real news is that not much has changed.
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Microsoft Reorg Finally Combines Zune and Xbox, but What About Windows Mobile?
Microsoft quietly made some organizational changes to its Entertainment and Devices business unit (E&D), which is responsible for such lackluster performers as Windows Mobile, Media Center, Zune, and MediaRoom, as well as the Xbox 360.
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Paul's Picks
Internet Explorer 9 shows potential; and what is replacing Microsoft Works? (And why should you care?)
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