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Microsoft’s bottom line gets a Windows 7 boost

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The software maker says that “exceptional demand” for the new operating system helped earnings top estimates and quarterly sales hit record levels.
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[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft eyes clean break with Windows Mobile 7

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Long-delayed Windows Mobile 7 to debut at Barcelona event and arrive on phones before year’s end, sources tell CNET. Plus: Here comes a Microsoft-designed consumer phone.
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[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show (AP)

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AP – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.

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[ More ] January 7th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft reposts Windows 7 download tool

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Software giant restores a tool that allows Windows 7 to be more easily installed on older Netbooks. This time, though, it is under an open-source license.
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[ More ] December 9th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Sinofsky’s Windows plan: More data, less testosterone

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In an interview, the president of Microsoft’s Windows unit tells CNET why he does things the way he does.
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[ More ] November 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft: Windows 7 tool used GPL code

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Microsoft confirms that a tool intended to allow Netbooks to more easily move to the new operating system was based in-part, and unintentionally, on open-source code.
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[ More ] November 13th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft exec: Mac OS inspired Windows 7

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Simon Aldous, Microsoft’s Partner Group Manager, says that they looked at the Mac and its graphical nature and ease of use and tried to create “a Mac look.”
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[ More ] November 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft’s monthly security fixes spare Windows 7 (AP)

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AP – Microsoft’s newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes.

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[ More ] November 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft: Strong Windows demand helps earnings

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In reporting quarterly earnings, the company says demand for its Windows operating systems and Xbox game console exceeded expectations.
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[ More ] October 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Review: Windows 7 strong, but don’t pay to upgrade (AP)

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AP – Next week, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7, a slick, much improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its previous effort, Vista.

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[ More ] October 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

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