Memory card manufacturer SanDisk has blamed the design of Vista for delays to its planned range of solid-state drives (SSDs).

Microsoft has published a list of 100 reasons why, in its opinion, Vista will leave you speechless. (Detractors should insert their own punchline here.)

A blogger who bought an HP computer claims he persuaded the firm to give him a $200 rebate after opting to not use the pre-installed copy of Vista.

Microsoft has recorded its highest ever annual revenues thanks in part to strong Vista sales – but financial analysts are cautious about the firm’s outlook.

One of the most common file encryption systems may still have a fatal flaw on Vista machines according to a security expert. Bruce Schneier says Vista users may still inadvertently leave traces which would allow hackers or government officials to know they have used encrypted files.

A San Francisco systems administrator is behind bars on computer tampering charges – which is ironic as his alleged offence is locking out his colleagues from the city government’s computer network.

Microsoft has finally launched its online tool for checking whether hardware or software products are compatible with Vista.

The latest topic of discussion among Microsoft lovers (and haters) is an Australian site’s article proposing 20 new features to be introduced when Windows 7 replaces Vista.

Online teen site Gaia has raised another $11 million in venture funding, taking its total haul so far to $32 million. The cash should help its ongoing battle with natural rival Second Life, which has its own teen off-shoot.

A Canadian study suggests switching from XP to Vista could save power costs and cut environmental damage. The study tags the average savings for business users could be $11 a year (Canadian dollars) per computer.

A journalist in Microsoft’s home town has uncovered some embarrassing truths about a recent case study it used to promote Vista for small businesses.

It’s not quite as embarrassing as getting the brush-off from Intel, but Microsoft has received another knock with the news that officials are barring air traffic controllers from taking their exams on Vista machines.

With so many Microsoft campaigns to promote Vista underway in the wake of XPiry Day, it was perhaps inevitable one would backfire. That’s what’s happened with the ‘launch’ of a new database of hardware and software which is compatible with Vista.

Microsoft has come up with a new technique to persuade businesses to upgrade to Vista: free support until the end of October.

Of course, there are several catches:

In something of a pleasant surprise, Microsoft is releasing a monthly update for Windows with no critical updates. It’s the first time that’s happened this year.