Report – Windows 7 is ‘Practically Made for Pirates’
We’re not entirely sure who would be more upset, copyright holders who have been desperately trying to install a three strikes regime everywhere in the world or Microsoft after they receive a lawsuit from those same copyright holders. It’s unlikely that, in the face of the MGM vs. Grokster case, that Microsoft will exactly [...]
Study: Windows costs $21.50 extra in “patent tax”
According to a calculation done by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLA), users of Microsoft Windows are paying as much as $21.50 more for each copy of the operating system they buy, thanks to the so-called “patent tax” that Microsoft is forced to pay to various companies that hold software patents.
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‘Microsoft sucks’, says top blogger
MICROSOFT’s formerly tame blogger has bitten the software company that made his name when it employed him as a “technology evangelist”.
Robert Scoble writes the Scobleizer web log, one of the most-read sources of technology commentary on the internet.
He owes his status to the three years he spent at Microsoft, where he was [...]
Gates sees a home server in your future
Having helped get PCs into most American’s homes, Bill Gates now wants people to bring in a server.
As part of his keynote address Sunday at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, Gates is showing off Windows Home Server–a consumer device to serve as a central storage place for digital photos, music and other media. The first [...]
Why Vista might be the last of its kind
Imagine this: ne of the world’s most powerful monopolies puts 10,000 people to work for five years to create one new product, and nobody is really sure if anyone wants it. How’s that for a gamble?
That’s what we have with Windows Vista, the new computer-operating system from Microsoft that debuted last week [...]
iPod Video and Zune Compatible Video Glasses
Although quite modern and sleek looking, these video glasses could gain you more than looks from onlookers, maybe even some jealousy. Convenient movie watching with these lightweight (4.2 oz.) and integrated stereo headphones to keep the sound going. Features automatic on and off using the video source, too.
This pair of glasses also works [...]
Microsoft releases Vista to businesses
Microsoft Corp launched its first new computer operating system in five years Thursday, saying that despite delays, the product’s emergence is perfectly timed for PC users who increasingly need to coordinate information from a dizzying array of sources.
Opening an hourlong demonstration and press conference at the Nasdaq Stock Market, Microsoft [...]
Microsoft to pay Universal Music royalties on new Zune player
Microsoft and Universal Music have announced a new deal with one another that allows Microsoft to begin offering selections from Universal Music’s vast musical library for download on its Urge digital music download service.
According to the terms of the deal, Universal Music is set to garner a much larger share of the profits [...]
Microsoft Plans Release for Office 2007
Microsoft has announced the completion of Office 2007 and will offer the software package on November 30th. Microsoft is also releasing the Vista OS and 2007 Exchange Server to business customers the same day. Other users will have the opportunity to purchase these same products for home use later in 2007.
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Microsoft completes Office 2007
Microsoft Corp said on Monday it has completed the software code for its Office 2007 suite and will begin to offer the world’s most popular package of desktop software to corporate customers on November 30.
Microsoft will also make the new Windows Vista operating system and 2007 Exchange e-mail server available to business customers on the [...]
