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Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'
By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.
April 11, 2008 7:01 PM PDTMicrosoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs
Software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1.
(By Suzanne Tindal of ZDNet Australia)
Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green
At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption.
March 5, 2008 5:00 PM PSTMicrosoft COO downplays Vista update problems
The software giant's chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1's progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs.
March 5, 2008 1:14 AM PSTWeek in review: Windows woes
The EU slaps Microsoft with a record penalty, but will a Vista price cut help pay the fine? Also: Pakistan hijacks YouTube, and game publishers square off for market domination.
February 29, 2008 7:00 PM PSTMicrosoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader.
February 21, 2008 6:46 PM PSTMicrosoft pulls Vista SP1 update
The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems.
February 21, 2008 1:03 AM PSTWeek in review: Teaming up against Google
Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary.
February 2, 2008 2:20 AM PSTPoll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista
Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows.
January 17, 2008 3:04 PM PSTNear-final Vista SP1 goes public
A Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" can now be downloaded, despite initially being restricted to 15,000 beta testers.
January 14, 2008 1:41 PM PSTGates: Curtain call for crystal ball
In what could be his final CES keynote for a while, Gates shows off gadgets and touts deal with NBC to jointly run Olympic site.
Year in review: Microsoft tries to find its 'wow'
Company finally gets Vista out the door. It also spends a bundle on acquisitions and looks ahead to the "computing cloud."
December 19, 2007 3:19 PM PSTGartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista
Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns.
December 7, 2007 4:21 PM PSTLawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft
Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit.
November 28, 2007 10:55 PM PSTWindows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test
Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software.
November 27, 2007 2:26 PM PSTParents the winner in Leopard, Vista showdown
Microsoft and Apple have significantly improved the parental controls of their operating systems, assuming people know how to use them.
Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs
Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage.
November 16, 2007 6:51 PM PSTThe balance sheet on Windows Vista
The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.
October 29, 2007 11:00 AM PDTU.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales
DSG International profits drop for first half of year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores.
October 18, 2007 6:54 PM PDTThe XP alternative for Vista PCs
Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.
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