Microsoft To Open Its Own Retail Stores

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced plans to open its own stores despite the economic downturn that has left many retailers struggling. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Streamlines Windows Seven Options

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it will heavily promote two main versions of the next Windows operating system in an attempt to avoid the problems it faced by marketing four tiers of the Windows Vista system. Read the rest of this entry »

Service Pack Two For Vista

With Windows Vista hanging in the balance between a coming-to-life Windows 7 and a refusing-to-die Windows XP, a second service pack for Vista and Windows Server 2008 has reportedly been sent to testers. The reports say a release candidate escrow build has been sent for fee dback, with other versions to be available in the next few months. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows Seven, A Kinder Gentler Windows?

Microsoft touts a kinder, gentler Windows version
JESSICA MINTZ; The Associated Press Published: October 29th, 2008 01:30 AM

LOS ANGELES – The next version of Microsoft Windows, the software that defines the computing experience for most people, promises to nag users much less than its maligned predecessor, Vista. PC users will be able to test the new edition early next year. Read the rest of this entry »