Report: 'Vista capable' lawsuit can move forward
Microsoft appeal is denied, meaning class-action lawsuit over marketing techniques--and the discovery that's been a big part of the case--can continue, according to reports.
Report: 'Vista capable' lawsuit can move forward
Report: 'Vista capable' lawsuit can move forward
In a memo, Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie departs from company tradition and insists it is the Web, not the PC that is at the center of the tech universe.
Microsoft: Web at the center, not PC
Microsoft: Web at the center, not PC
Microsoft took credit for crushing the Storm botnet Tuesday, saying that the malware search-and-destroy tool it distributes to Windows users disinfected so many bots that the hackers threw in the towel.
Microsoft: We took out Storm botnet
Microsoft: We took out Storm botnet
Microsoft is targeting system management as a way to differentiate itself from competitors in the virtualization market, the company said Tuesday.
Microsoft eyes management as key to virtualization
Microsoft eyes management as key to virtualization
Office applications in Microsoft's recently announced Albany software subscription bundle will collapse into limited functionality if users let their subscriptions expire, Microsoft said Monday.
RMicrosoft 'kill switch' resurfaces in Albany's Office apps
RMicrosoft 'kill switch' resurfaces in Albany's Office apps
The Inquirer reports that a chinese Windows website posted screenshots of the latest milestone release of Windows 7
An update for Microsoft's antipiracy tool for its Office software suite hit a snag last week when it was distributed too widely and under a critical label that usually reserved for important software fixes.
Microsoft bungles antipiracy detection tool update
Microsoft bungles antipiracy detection tool update
Neowin report that Microsoft has released a beta version of Albany to the beta testers
In the latest death knell for Outlook Express, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will turn off access to its Web-based Hotmail service from the desktop e-mail software at the end of June.
Microsoft to halt Hotmail access via Outlook Express
Microsoft to halt Hotmail access via Outlook Express
Software maker is working on something called the "Experimentation Platform," which it hopes will accelerate its product development cycle through side-by-side testing.
Microsoft: Better testing can speed development
Microsoft: Better testing can speed development
Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
Microsoft woos hobbyist developers
Microsoft woos hobbyist developers
Microsoft is getting active with open source, but it still has far to go, as Ray Ozzie's comments suggest.
Microsoft's Ray Ozzie commits to more open source
Microsoft's Ray Ozzie commits to more open source
Software giant may appease shareholders, should it bump Yahoo bid up 10 percent, analyst report says. Its share price has the double-digit assumption baked in.
Microsoft shares may withstand 10 percent bump in Yahoo bid
Microsoft shares may withstand 10 percent bump in Yahoo bid
Microsoft will release a third service pack for SQL Server 2005 just before the next version of the server software comes out.
Microsoft to offer SQL Server 2005 SP3
Microsoft to offer SQL Server 2005 SP3
Following the example of its successful Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft is reportedly launching a similar content store for the Zune.
Microsoft planning a Zune-centric entertainment store?
Microsoft planning a Zune-centric entertainment store?
Microsoft has moved its Unlimited Potential Group (UPG) to Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie's organization and confirmed leadership changes to the group, which oversees Microsoft's efforts to provide technology and education in developing countries.
Microsoft makes Mundie responsible for Unlimited Potential
Microsoft makes Mundie responsible for Unlimited Potential
Microsoft hinted that it might keep the software and hosted architecture built by Danger, the mobile company that designed the software behind the Sidekick. The software giant announced the completion of its acquisition of the mobile developer on Tuesday.
Microsoft completes Danger acquisition
Microsoft completes Danger acquisition
Ever dream of designing a toaster that sears a design of your own making on a piece of bread? If that's the kind of project you might like to tackle in your spare time, Microsoft has a new program that could help.
Microsoft looking for embedded innovations
Microsoft looking for embedded innovations
Microsoft's system to thwart automatic registrations of e-mail accounts leads to a false sense of security according to two researchers who have developed a low-cost way to break the security mechanism.
Researchers: Microsoft's CAPTCHAs easy to solve
Researchers: Microsoft's CAPTCHAs easy to solve
Anoop Gupta takes the helm, longtime Windows executive Will Poole will retire this fall, and Orlando Ayala takes a new role inside Microsoft's sales organization.
Microsoft shakes up emerging market unit
Microsoft shakes up emerging market unit