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News Microsoft's Redmond campus. The Redmond giant said it will stop distributing the free Office Accounting and Office Accounting Express in the UK and US next month. Microsoft announced on Friday it is to... [02 Nov 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Some businesses that are partway through upgrading to Windows Vista are asking to swap the OS for Windows 7, according to Microsoft. Speaking at the London launch of Windows 7 today John Curran, the Microsoft exec who until recently... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Windows 7 will have an XP Mode allowing XP programs to run in Redmond's upcoming operating system, helping the new OS avoid the difficulty Vista had in running existing corporate applications. The outlook from analysts,... [21 Oct 2009]
Windows Phone is here: Microsoft gunning for smartphone rebirth
News Alongside the new branding, Microsoft launched Windows Marketplace for Mobile - Redmond's answer to the iPhone App Store. Microsoft has announced the first devices to bear the Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the... [07 Oct 2009]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Windows 7, Apple and those tablet rumours
News Ahead of a visit to the UK, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sat down with silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com to share his thoughts on Windows 7, competition with Google - and the rumoured Microsoft tablet, thought to be called Courier. [05 Oct 2009]
Microsoft: 'Windows 7 XP Mode code is ready to go'
News The mode, which was announced back in April, will allow XP programs to run in Redmond's upcoming operating system. Microsoft announced yesterday it has finalised the code for Windows 7's XP Mode. XP Mode is to be... [02 Oct 2009]
Minority Report: Is Microsoft competing with imaginary Apple tablets?
Comment According to recent reports, the Redmond giant is said to be preparing a dual-screen tablet codenamed Courier. Are Microsoft and Apple about to lock horns yet again, this time in the battle to reign king of the Tablet? [01 Oct 2009]
Microsoft'll fix it for you: Automated 'fix it' buttons solving PC problems
News Microsoft says that rather than struggle to fix their own PC problems, computer owners have shown they'd rather just click a "Fix it" button and let the computer take care of itself. Since about January, Microsoft has been adding the... [30 Sep 2009]
Microsoft wins U-turn in $388m lawsuit
News A federal court on Tuesday reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on a patent held by Uniloc, overturning a $388m verdict in the case. In a ruling on Tuesday, the court vacated the earlier... [30 Sep 2009]
Google's Chrome-in-IE tech means higher malware risk, says Microsoft
News However, some took Microsoft to task for criticising plug-ins, noting that Redmond itself has more than a few. Microsoft on Thursday lashed out against Google Chrome Frame - an Internet Explorer plug-in that supplants... [28 Sep 2009]
Microsoft accused of 'scare tactics' as judge grants a stay in Word case
News Microsoft has been granted a stay of a landmark injunction in a patent infringement case that would have required the software giant to stop selling its popular Word in its current form by next month. [04 Sep 2009]
Microsoft IIS 'at risk from FTP flaw'
News Microsoft on Monday said it is looking into a report of a flaw in some versions of its Internet Information Services (IIS) product that could allow an attacker to gain control of a system. In a statement, a Microsoft representative said... [01 Sep 2009]
'You can't sell Word' ruling: Microsoft files formal appeal
News Microsoft filed its formal appeal late on Tuesday of a patent infringement ruling that threatens to halt sales of Word in its current form. In May, a jury ordered Microsoft to pay $200m for infringing on a patent held by Canada's i4i. [27 Aug 2009]
Microsoft looks to reverse 'you can't sell Word' ruling
News A federal appeals court has scheduled a hearing next month to decide whether to uphold a ruling that would force Microsoft to stop selling Word in its current form. A district court judge last week issued an injunction that would halt... [24 Aug 2009]
Microsoft kicks off mobile fightback with double OS
News Internally, Redmond has shifted a number of its people into the mobile unit. Microsoft's efforts to regain lost ground in the mobile phone business will see the company offering two different versions of its operating... [20 Aug 2009]
