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Microsoft: Don't knock Vista 'til you've tried it
News After months of searching for ways to defend its often-maligned Windows operating system, Microsoft turned to Vista's sceptics for help. Microsoft got together a sample of Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista and asked them for... [24 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Vista has only been about for 18 months but talk has already turned to Windows 7 with shaky video shots of the OS in development emerging on the internet. Microsoft has said it plans to launch Windows 7 approximately three years after Vista - in... [07 Jul 2008]
Microsoft takes embedded OS in new direction
News Devices based on NavReady can also be used as a secondary screen for many Vista PCs that have Windows Sideshow functionality. Microsoft has released Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, its first embedded operating system to be specifically optimised... [17 Jun 2008]
Clock is ticking on Windows XP
News Windows Vista SP1 finally a go Microsoft slashes Windows Vista price tag Despite a brief "save XP" movement (and continued criticism of Windows Vista from many corners), it appears Microsoft is not going to change the deadline, which is now just... [16 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its Windows XP-based embedded operating system, Microsoft is already working on one. Unlike the 2009 release of Windows Embedded, the Quebec product will make use of a... [06 Jun 2008]
Windows exec plugs Vista's "green agenda"
News Eighteen months after its launch, Windows Vista is growing in popularity because of its low power requirements and good security, a senior UK manager for Microsoft has claimed. Speaking at a round-table in London last week, John Curran, director of... [27 May 2008]
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News In an attempt to reinforce its claim that Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, PC Tools released statistics this week, collected over the six months since last November, from customers using its ThreatFire security software. [21 May 2008]
Firefox 3 RC1 unleashed for feedback
News Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) features tweaks to the user interface across all operating systems - Windows Vista and XP, Mac OS X and Linux - as well as "fixes and improvements to platform features, to improve security, web compatibility and... [20 May 2008]
Developers snub Vista for XP
News A survey has found an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data, said in a statement: "The new... [19 May 2008]
Microsoft hits back at Vista security critics
News Software giant Microsoft has claimed user "complacency" is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista operating system is less secure than Windows 2000. However, recent research conducted with statistics from over 1.4 million... [16 May 2008]
Gov't department readies for Vista rollout
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will start to roll out Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system from June. According to Defra, Vista's power management features will help reduce the department's carbon footprint... [15 May 2008]
Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development organisation, claim they have successfully bypassed User Account Control, a security feature in Windows Vista. Windows Vista SP1 finally a go [29 Apr 2008]
Computer classics, Vista uptake, iPhone price cuts and Heathrow T5...
News Another big launch that hasn't quite gone to plan is Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system which continues to make slow progress.silicon.com's Naked CIO was keen to talk about a change in attitude of IT worker, saying loyalty to employers is... [28 Apr 2008]
Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer
News Windows Vista SP1 finally a go Microsoft slashes Windows Vista price tag Ballmer said most consumers are choosing to buy Vista, the current version of Windows. Many acquire Vista by default, however, since most new PCs ship with the operating system. [24 Apr 2008]
Microsoft fixes SP1 'repeating reboot' bug
News Microsoft is resuming automatic distribution of a Vista Service Pack 1 prerequisite update that previously sent some users of the operating system into an endless reboot cycle during installation. Both updates will install in the proper order... [08 Apr 2008]
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