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Anti-Virus Vendors Prepare for War with Microsoft ... Again
When Microsoft announced its Windows Live OneCare security and PC health product over five years (as MSN OneCare), Symantec, McAfee, and the other consumer-oriented security vendors reacted with stunning vigor.
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Paul Thurrott
WinInfo Short Takes: 4th of July Special Edition
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including a shortened work week thanks to the 4th of July, expensive Windows 7 pricing, Bing's modest monthly gains, IE 8 heading to work, Steve Jobs back at Apple, and so much more
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Paul Thurrott
Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5
Mozilla yesterday unleashed its latest web browser, Firefox 3.5, adding new functionality, performance improvements, support for leading-edge web standards, and improved customization options. Firefox is already the number two browser worldwide, behind
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Paul Thurrott
EU, Smartphone Makers Agree on Universal Charging Standard
The European Union and the world's leading smartphone makers announced on Monday that the companies would voluntarily implement a universal charging standard, micro USB, across all their devices.
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Paul Thurrott
Too Many Questions Remain in Wake of Windows 7 Pricing Announcement
Typically, when Microsoft announces something as important as, say, the retail pricing structure of Windows 7, the announcement is designed to answer questions, not cause them. But in the case of this particular announcement, there are more questions
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Paul Thurrott
WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 29
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including the Windows 7 pre-order frenzy, Windows 7 thumb drive sales possibilities, Outlook 2010 HTML email silliness, Ballmer vs. traditional media, Microsoft Hohm, and so much more
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Paul Thurrott
Microsoft Holds the Line on Windows 7 Pricing, Launches Limited-Time Promotion
Microsoft this morning announced its retail pricing plans for Windows 7. First, the good news: Contrary to rumors, the company is not raising prices. The bad news? It's not significantly lowering prices either.
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Paul Thurrott
Microsoft Extends Windows 7 RC Download to August 15
Microsoft is extending the public download period for the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) from the end of June to mid-August. News of the extension was first reported on the SuperSite Blog yesterday, and later confirmed by Microsoft
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Paul Thurrott
Apple's Latest iPhone Comes Roaring Out of the Gates as Jobs Silently Returns
Amidst rumors that CEO Steve Jobs secretly had a liver transplant two months ago, Apple sold over 1 million third-generation iPhone smartphones over the weekend, the company said.
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Paul Thurrott
Microsoft to Launch Free Anti-Malware Beta To-Morro
Microsoft will release a limited public beta version of its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE, formerly codenamed Morro) tomorrow in the US, Israel and Brazil. The anti-malware add-on will work with Windows XP, Vista, and 7, and will be free when the
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Paul Thurrott
WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 22
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including Microsoft's essential and free Morro security suite, XP's latest reprieve, Microsoft v. Google, (squashed) rumors of a new Xbox 360, Microsoft and NBC together again, and so much more
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Paul Thurrott
As Bing Continues to Grow, Microsoft Preaches Caution
In its second full week on the market, Microsoft's new Bing search engine continued to steal usage share away from Yahoo! and Google.
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Paul Thurrott
Pre Off to a Solid Start, but Blackberry Still Dominates
Just over a week after the Palm Pre hit stores around the United States, it's clear that the company has a hit on its hands.
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Paul Thurrott
Pricing Malfunction: How Microsoft will Bungle the Windows 7 Launch
The reviews for Windows 7, even during the beta, have been stellar and stand in stark contrast to those of its predecessor, Windows Vista.
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Paul Thurrott
You've Been Binged: Google Goes on the Defensive
For years, Google has had Microsoft running scared as it has released product after product that competes for the software giant's bread-and-butter customers. But over the past two weeks, Microsoft has unexpectedly turned the tables on Google with the
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Paul Thurrott
Microsoft : No IE 8 in Windows 7 for EU
Microsoft has announced that it will meet the unrealistic conditions of antitrust regulations in the European Union by releasing special "E" editions of Windows 7 in EU localities that will not include the Internet Explorer 8 browser. The decision was
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Paul Thurrott
WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 15
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including some painfully predictable responses to Microsoft's plans for Windows 7 "E" editions, a Mississippi antitrust lawsuit settlement with everyone's favorite software giant, and so much more
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Paul Thurrott
Microsoft Discontinues Money Product Line
Microsoft this week announced that it was exiting a long time business and will stop selling its Money software at the end of the month.
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Paul Thurrott
Microsoft Issues Record Number of Monthly Security Fixes
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a record number of security fixes for its regularly-scheduled monthly security patch release, plugging 31 different flaws. While the volume of fixes Microsoft announced is reminiscent of what Mac OS X users face from Apple
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Paul Thurrott
Google Releases Exchange Migration Tools
Google this week released a tool called Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, which can help organizations switch from expensive and proprietary Microsoft Exchange messaging servers to less expensive (but no less proprietary) Google servers. In typical
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Paul Thurrott
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