Windows XP powers "71 percent of PCs within North American and European enterprises," according to a report published last week by Forrester Research.
The convergence of the "three screens" -- PC, TV and Phone -- and what it means for developers.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 02/01/2009
The rise of netbooks challenges Microsoft and other companies whose high-end operating systems may not run on the portable machines.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 02/01/2009
Build 7000 of Microsoft's latest OS proves surprisingly stable and robust in our hands-on tests.
- By Stephen Chapman
- 02/01/2009
Ahead of Internet Explorer 8’s debut, Microsoft urges developers to test their Web sites for compatibility with a pre-release tool.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/01/2009
Users testing Microsoft's Windows 7 Beta have been asking Microsoft when it will release the final product, but Microsoft isn't saying right now, according to a Windows 7 team blog posted on Friday.
A dispute with the European Union might change how Microsoft distributes its software in the region.
Microsoft has advanced to the next testing phase by issuing Release Candidate "Escrow"-build versions of Service Pack 2.
Microsoft's rollout of Windows 7 Beta, the company's newest operating system, has resulted in a stepped-up workload for the Department of Justice effort overseeing Microsoft's compliance with a past federal court antitrust ruling.
Microsoft is still trying to control the Conficker worm, both the bug itself and news about how it's handling it.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/23/2009
Microsoft announced lower than expected earnings for its second fiscal quarter said that it will eliminate 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/22/2009
Microsoft's disappointing second-quarter earnings showed just how dependent the software giant is on new PC sales.
The European Commission (EC) issued a "Statement of Objections" against Microsoft's practice of bundling Internet Explorer with Windows.
Microsoft announced a client update to the beta version of Live Mesh on Tuesday.
- By Herb Torrens
- 01/16/2009
Users of Windows Server service that haven't patched a previously disclosed worm hole (MS08-067) are taking a big risk.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/14/2009