CNET News - Microsoft

Windows 7 sales outshine Vista

Lance Whitney — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:37:00 PST

Initial unit sales of Windows 7 outpaced those of Vista by 234 percent, leading to actual dollar sales that were 82 percent higher than Vista's, says NPD Group report.

FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade

Ina Fried — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

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.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Microsoft Courier: Photos of the leaked interface

Gizmodo staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:35:00 PST

This document explains Microsoft Courier's swipes, snips and scribbles more in-depth than ever before.

Originally posted at Crave

Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs

Ina Fried — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:31:00 PST

The latest workers to have their jobs eliminated are being notified Wednesday, in what Microsoft said completes personnel reductions announced earlier this year.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Microsoft gives the MSN butterfly a makeover

Ina Fried, Tom Krazit — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:25:00 PST

It's given a new look to both its home page and the MSN butterfly logo. The main page now has just half as many links, with more videos and photos.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Microsoft chops price of its hosted software

Ina Fried — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:41:00 PST

Redmond says it's cutting by a third the monthly subscription fee for those using a hosted version of Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Communications Server.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Windows 7 upgrade version: The dos and don'ts

Ina Fried — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:41:00 PST

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.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Windows 7 usage growing quickly

Ina Fried — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:58:00 PST

Less than two weeks after its launch, Windows 7 already accounts for more than 3 percent of computers on the Web. But the Mac continues to take share from Windows.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Inside one of the world's largest data centers

Ina Fried — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

CNET gets a tour of Microsoft's 700,000-square-foot Chicago facility--a data center the company says just might be the biggest on the planet.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Seinfeld curbs enthusiasm for Microsoft, goes back to Mac

Chris Matyszczyk — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:32:00 PST

In the latest episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," erstwhile Microsoft pitchman returns to finger a Mac.

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect