Back in the day, Microsoft and Apple were the big rivals in an ongoing war of words. Now, with Apple seemingly paired off with Adobe in the argument stakes, Microsoft seems more involved in public disputes with Google.
Windows 8 is on its way. And the first documents pertaining to its development path have already hit the Web.
For years now there’s been a familiar pattern to Microsoft and the law: a company sues Microsoft, Microsoft sues them back, and then there’s a battle of staying power while the lawyers’ meter keeps ticking. So when Microsoft recently initiated a patent suit from scratch, things just didn’t feel right.
Microsoft sent out an email yesterday announcing the upgrade of Windows Live Workspace. The service is now called Windows Live SkyDrive. You get most of the features of Live Workspace with a few added features.
Microsoft has come in for some harsh criticism of late, with Apple overtaking Redmond in terms of market cap seeming to set off a chain of negative stories about the company. Even I, as a admirer of Microsoft and user of its products, picked up on the vibe.
Four Congress members spent Wednesday night playing video games on Capitol Hill. But it’s not a political scandal: instead it was designed to promote smarter control by parents of the way their children play video games.
Windows 7 is a success. A big success. Windows XP is dead, long live Windows 7.
Microsoft could, if certain reports are to be believed, be at risk of surviving the next decade if it doesn’t adapt to the new market forces.
Microsoft has released its highest-profile iPhone app yet. Windows Live Messenger brings instant messaging and Hotmail to both the iPhone and iPod touch.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could be about to exit stage left, at least if the speculation and rumors currently doing the rounds prove to be correct.
The dispute over “responsible” vs “full” disclosure is heating up after hackers began exploiting a bug with the Windows XP help system. It was discovered by a Google worker (acting in a personal capacity) who made it public five days after informing Microsoft.
Microsoft is spearheading a new global effort to aid the reporting of stolen credit card numbers and other sensitive data found on the Internet.
Microsoft has followed up the retail release of Office 2010 with an advertising campaign around the theme of “make it great”. It’s a bit generic, but thankfully more in common with the “Windows 7 was my idea” promotion than the ill-fated Jerry Seinfeld commercials.
Microsoft has used E3 2010 to unveil the new Xbox 360 and its motion-sensing controller system newly named Kinect.
There’s a strong case that Dell is the PC brand of Joe Average, and it’s certainly true that Joe Average likely runs Windows. Which makes it all the more surprising that Dell is bigging up a Linux-based operating system.
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