Microsoft satisfaction rating hits new high
May 20, 2011
Microsoft may be having mixed fortunes at the moment but its customers are very satisfied ones. More satisfied, in fact, than ever before.
Category: Vista
Microsoft sued again over XP downgrades
December 31, 2010
A California woman is suing Microsoft for the second time over the same thing. Even though her first lawsuit concerning XP downgrade fees was thrown out with nary a blink from the company’s legal team,
Windows 7 hits 25% market share, at expense of both XP and Vista
December 9, 2010
Windows 7 has been a huge hit, and its rise is continuing into its second year on sale. By some counts it’s now racked up a 25 percent market share, at the expense of both Windows XP and Vista.
Windows 7 rising at expense of XP, Vista
August 19, 2010
Windows 7 can now safely, and surely, be regarded as a success. In fact, it’s a huge success. And its rise is coming at the expense of both XP and Vista.
Windows 7 boost means Vista no longer number two
August 2, 2010
Two separate measures have Windows 7 now used by more people than Vista. However, XP remains dominant in the operating system market.
Microsoft calls iPhone 4 ‘Apple’s Vista’
July 15, 2010
Microsoft now openly admits Vista sucked. Which means it has something to mock Apple with over the current iPhone 4 issues.
How far will Microsoft go to protect Windows 7 upgrade license rules
May 26, 2010
Microsoft is putting pressure on the manufacturers of a Windows 7 upgrade tool to spell out the fact that most users will be breaching licensing rules. But it’s not clear how far Microsoft is prepared to go to prevent such behavior.
Steve Ballmer admits Vista was “not executed well” while sharing vision
May 22, 2010
Vista was “not executed well,” as we all know. Still, it’s nice to hear Microsoft, via Steve Ballmer, finally admit as much. Especially as it came alongside the Microsoft CEO spelling out his vision for the future direction of the company.
Microsoft’s inclusion of a PDF viewer would make it more secure
May 2, 2010
Sean Sullivan, a security advisor with Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure’s North American operation, says that adding a PDF viewer to Windows and Vista would make them more secure. Adobe’s free PDF viewer has too many features that hackers can use for malicious attacks on computers.
Although Windows 7 is gaining converts XP still has the most users
April 4, 2010
Windows 7 has gained converts faster than Vista ever did. But at a little over 10 percent it is still way behind XP’s 64.46 percent user base. Since Windows has agreed to extend its support until 2014, XP’s dominance may continue for some time.
Microsoft releases IE9 Platform Preview
March 16, 2010
Internet Explorer 9 is now definitely on its way, with Microsoft having released a preview version of its latest Web browser during Mix 10. The idea being that developers get to test out the forthcoming browser before it gets a full release to the public.
Microsoft loses i4i appeal over use of XML
March 13, 2010
Yes, another appeal. But this case still isn’t done and dusted, as Microsoft is still petitioning for an en banc review of the case. If that is unsuccessful then Microsoft could take its appeal to the Supreme Court. Basically, if you don’t succeed the first time, try again, and again and again.
Microsoft will release eight patches this Tuesday
March 7, 2010
On Tuesday Microsoft will be releasing two bulletins. The bulletins address eight vulnerabilities in both Windows and Office. Bulletin 1 will be fixing problems with Microsoft Windows while Bulletin 2 will address issues with Microsoft Office.
XP downgrade fees ruled legal
February 26, 2010
A court has rejected a claim that Microsoft acted unfairly by forcing would-be XP users to buy Vista first and then downgrade. It also ruled Microsoft was justified in only allowing downgraders to use more expensive editions of either system.
Windows update pulled after causing blue screen of death
February 12, 2010
It took Microsoft 17 years to discover and patch a security loophole which first debuted in Windows 3.1. Unfortunately that patch has now had to be withdrawn after it caused some computers to display another vintage classic: the blue screen of death.
