Microsoft 12002 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

While Microsoft officials have referred to MSN 9.0 as a "fiscal 2004" deliverable, company watchers expected Microsoft to deliver the next major update to its Internet service during calendar 2003. But according to the MSN 9.0 beta invite that just went out, Microsoft is planning for the beta to run at least through January of 2004.

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Microsoft 12002 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

This one's not over yet (And by the time it is, ActiveX will probably be a dead technology, anyway.) Eolas, the company that sued Microsoft back in 1999 for alleged violation of its browser plug-in patent, was awarded $521 million by a Chicago jury on Monday. Microsoft was quick to point out that the award was substantially less than the $1.2 billion that Eolas had sought. And Redmond officials already are working on an appeal.

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Microsoft 12002 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft is preparing to launch next month the beta for Microsoft Installer 3.0. The new software-installation program is a key component of Microsoft's evolving strategy to simplify patch-management across its entire product line.

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