- Wed Jul 1 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology?
- Wed Oct 15 8:48 AM PDT 2008 Hey, Microsoft: Keep Windows 7 simple
Microsoft should keep the next version of its operating system simple, as its name at first appears to be. But will the company really want to do that, given its history?
- Tue Aug 5 4:00 AM PDT 2008 Microsoft taking a sip of Midori
The software maker has an "incubation project" that is exploring what an all-new operating system might look like. But it's too soon to say that the company has found Windows' replacement.
- Wed Jun 18 8:58 AM PDT 2008 Microsoft, DOJ issue status report on interoperability compliance
What kind of progress is software giant making in improving documentation it supplies to third parties? Antitrust regulators and the company issue respective assessments.
- Tue Jun 17 9:30 AM PDT 2008 XP era ends--Can we put a sock in it already?
Has the hand-wringing over Vista's shortcomings been overwrought? You bet. Vista is hardly the disaster portrayed by its most severe critics.
- Wed Jun 4 10:28 AM PDT 2008 Microsoft to businesses: Now is the time to switch to Vista
The software maker continues its Vista PR campaign. It's message to businesses: move now, save money, and avoid pain later. But what about Windows 7?
- Thu Mar 6 3:34 PM PST 2008 What Ballmer plans to keep from Yahoo, Danger
At Mix '08, CEO talks about how Microsoft will integrate disparate technologies from Danger and Yahoo, assuming it can pull off the latter deal.
- Tue Jul 10 7:53 AM PDT 2007 Windows Server 2008 launch set for February
Microsoft announces at its partner conference that its new server operating system won't have a formal launch until a February event in Los Angeles.
- Tue Jul 3 4:42 PM PDT 2007 If you're Steve Ballmer, don't read this
While the rest of the nation celebrates Independence Day, Microsoft gets more confirmation that its once legendary domination over the desktop is slipping away.
- Fri Jun 22 8:04 AM PDT 2007 Microsoft doesn't want Longhorn reloaded
The software maker has put a halt to an effort by a group of developers that wanted to build an operating system on top of an early test version of the Vista predecessor.
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