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Microsoft cuts Vista prices to urge upgrades SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it plans to cut prices of its Windows Vista operating system sold at retail outlets in a move aimed at pushing customers to switch to the newest version of Windows. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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Microsoft cuts retail Vista prices Microsoft on Thursday said it plans to slash prices for retail copies of Windows Vista up to almost 50 percent for certain editions in poorer countries, in order to boost sales that one analyst said have failed to meet expectations. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Microsoft's Azure, Google's deals, IT money woes Microsoft's PDC was the source of the biggest news this week as the copany unveiled its Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. The company also let out some more details about the forthcoming Windows 7 OS and talked up its ambitions with Silverlight. Meanwhile, Googl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft moves to quash 'Vista Capable' case Microsoft asked a federal judge Thursday to end the class-action lawsuit about its "Vista capable" tag that has been the source of a treasure trove of embarrassing insider e-mails that have showed the company bent to pressure from Intel and infuriated longtime partner Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Will Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year? Microsoft has dropped two strong hints in the past two days that the next version of its Windows operating system will arrive in 2009, shaving up to a year off previous expectations.It could also be a signal tha Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to end digital downloads for Vista upgrades Microsoft is revising a program that allows Windows Vista customers to upgrade from a basic version of its OS to one of the premium editions.The program, called Windows Anytime Upgrade, was designed to make it e Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Expert: Microsoft made $1.5B on 'Vista Capable' campaign Microsoft earned more than $1.5 billion from the sale of PCs marked as "Vista Capable" in the months leading up to the 2007 debut of Windows Vista, according to an expert's estimate.University of Washington econ Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft vows Windows 7 will fix Vista mistakes Microsoft on Tuesday for the first time publicly demonstrated Windows 7, the next major release of its OS for PCs that Microsoft insists will reflect lessons learned from the widely panned Windows Vista.Microsof Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eyes Visual Studio advancements Microsoft's Visual Studio software development system is getting a makeover.With the planned Visual Studio 2010 software development environment, Microsoft intends to offer a new editor based on the company's Wi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won't be powerful en Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eases hardware terms for Windows XP on low-cost PCs Microsoft has loosened the hardware restrictions that PC makers must adhere to in order to install Windows XP on ultra-low-cost PCs, according to documents seen by IDG News Service.While June 30 marked the last Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Price Up To 20% In Europe - InformationWeek CNET News.comMicrosoft Cuts Xbox 360 Price Up To 20% In EuropeInformationWeek - 7 hours agoThe basic version of the Xbox 360, which includes a 20-GB hard drive and one wireless controller, will drop from about $500 to $400.Microsoft Slashes Overseas Xbox Prices CRN Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft: Windows 7 will run on SSD netbooks Netbooks equipped with solid-state drives (SSD) sporting as little as 16GB of storage capacity will be able to comfortably run Windows 7, Microsoft said on Thursday.The operating system and auxiliary files gener Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Customers frustrated over Microsoft virtualization licensing For all the flexibility server virtualization affords today's IT departments, there's one type of flexibility IT managers would love to have but aren't likely to get: the ability to save money on Microsoft software licenses. Even when carving a physical server into mu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft e-mails detail internal fight on 'Vista Capable' Numerous Microsoft employees, including some top executives, urged their company to hold the line on the graphics requirements for the "Vista Capable" marketing campaign, both before and after the decision was made to loosen the rules, according to insider e-mails rec Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft IE8 Beta 1 now available Microsoft Wednesday unveiled IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) Wednesday and posted links to what the company called "Beta 1 for developers." Anyone, however, can download and install the preview."I am pleased to announ Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft submits Windows 7 for U.S. antitrust review Microsoft has submitted the follow-up to Windows Vista to the committee that oversees its U.S. antitrust compliance to ensure the operating system is meeting the terms of the company's agreement with the government. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft and Novell seek to exonerate Chinese piracy Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Microsoft and Novell seek to exonerate Chinese piracy--Microsoft and Novell are taking their interoperability show on the road, this time to China. It has been a successful program for Novell in the U.S. But will it fly in piracy-ridden Chin Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Microsoft offers free Vista-to-XP downgrade help Microsoft said Monday it would offer free technical support to small businesses that buy new PCs with Windows Vista in the next three months, its latest attempt to convince users that moving to Vista is a good idea. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots Responding to reports of endlessly rebooting PCs that flooded support newsgroups last week, Microsoft said on Tuesday it had pulled an update designed to prep Windows Vista for Service Pack 1.Although the updat Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |