142 blog results for "microsoft license upgrade"

Microsoft is now offering support for MySQL, which should give pause to every open-source company that expects to make money through support subscriptions.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

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.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

Software giant takes down tool aimed at making it easier to put Windows 7 on Netbooks after blogger raises question about whether the software improperly uses open-source code.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

Readers still have lots of questions on just which version of the software they need to buy in order to upgrade their PC. CNET News tries to offer some answers.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

Leaks from the secret negotiations of the ACTA treaty allege that ISPs worldwide would be required to lose safe harbor protections, implement three-strike antipiracy policies and worse. We think this is outrageous.

Posted in Buzz Out Loud Podcast by Tom Merritt

CNET News' Ina Fried tries to explain what is and isn't possible (and legal) to do with an upgrade version of the Windows 7 operating system.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

Better performance and more revenue lead one Web site to begin supporting a generally overlooked Google plug-in. Also: Internet Explorer 6 usage drags on.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

Life would be easier if we paid for ongoing OS upgrades the way we pay for other digital assets--by subscription.

Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman

Tom and Rafe discuss life with Windows 7, Entourage, Seagate hard drives, Ubuntu, and more.

Posted in The Real Deal Podcast by Tom Merritt

Google is using open source and cloud computing to tackle the future of computing while Microsoft seems stymied by its legacy.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay