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1. Moving to Windows 7 will be "inevitable" - report

   (Software/Software Features)

   Windows 7 is not a major architectural shift but "builds on the plumbing changes Microsoft made in Windows Vista," according to a report from a market analyst.Windows 7 is not a major architectural ...

2. Mac users cast into outer darkness

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... during normal East Coast business hours, Monday through Friday. The Chosen System requirements include Windows 7, Vista or XP and a dual core processor (mandatory), although our limited knowledge of ...

3. Windows 7 won't be successful until 2011

   (Software/Software Features)

   News Analysis Microsoft's future begins next week. That's when the company ships Windows 7, its latest operating system. If Microsoft stumbles with Windows 7 as it did with Vista, people will start ...

4. IBM’s head is in the clouds

   (Software/Software Features)

   It is all-too-easily forgotten that before Windows Vista arrived to draw the flak for being the world’s most denigrated piece of Software, Lotus - and latterly, IBM’s - Notes was the undisputed holder ...

5. Microsoft Vista blamed for memory glut

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   The chairman of Taiwanese memory company Transcend has blamed Microsoft Vista for being responsible for a supply glut.The chairman of Taiwanese memory company Transcend has blamed Microsoft Vista for being ...

6. It just won’t die: Windows 7 XP Mode RC released

   (Software/Software Features)

   Windows 7 is Microsoft’s savior to delete the Windows Vista disaster from its memory. But while Windows 7 will undoubtedly replace Windows Vista very quickly, Microsoft knows that it will be different ...

7. Microsoft predicts 177 million Windows 7 shipments by year end

   (Software/Software Features)

   What was good enough isn't good enough any more, says Microsoft's Bill Veghte, banging the final nail into Windows Vista's coffin and consigning everyone's least favourite operating system to history. ...

8. Office 2010 now available as Technical Preview

   (Software/Software Features)

   A new Windows usually also brings a new Office suite. With Windows 7 and its task to replace Windows Vista as quickly as possible, Office 2010 isn’t quite ready yet, but can now be tested by a few selected users ...

9. Meet your new boss: Google

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   ... do know, however, is that Microsoft was in hibernation with Windows XP, screwed up with Windows Vista and is now fixing Vista with Windows 7. That circumstance made Microsoft vulnerable at its very core, ...

10. Windows 7 flying off virtual retail shelves, Vista not so much

    (Software/Software Features)

      Windows 7, despite being months away from its official release, is apparently still selling well, dominating Amazon.com’s software best seller list. Windows Vista barely makes the top 100, which, ...

11. HP promises free Win 7 upgrade

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... to the poor reception of Vista, its last major OS release. HP customers can go here to check for upgrade eligibility, register and get answers about their PCs and current operating systems. See also: ...

12. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... subscription to fantasyfootballsherpa.com , just in time for upcoming fantasy football season and draft! V istaPrint Professional Website Package : With the VistaPrint Website solution, dads and grads ...

13. Bing to define Microsoft’s capability to innovate

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... out copies of Windows 7 RC to every attendee. It certainly was a unique opportunity to talk to those executives about the innovation in Windows 7 and upgrade from Vista or XP to Windows 7. That pitch never ...

14. Steve Ballmer admits Microsoft’s biggest mistake

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... his voice, he first addressed the fact that there is never “just one do-over” and I assumed he would avoid the obvious issues that many, including myself were thinking: Vista, Search, Monopolizing the ...

15. Ubuntu aims for a 10 second boot time

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... Especially when we look at our current Vista systems, which are slow enough to be able to prepare a quick breakfast in the morning during power-on and a ready-to-go state. My business notebook, a 2-year-old ...

16. Another Express Upgrade? Windows 7, June 26, $50

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... the Vista Express Upgrade disaster. Chicago (IL) – Retailers will be using an early Windows 7 pitch to lure consumers into buying a new Windows PC or a standalone version of the software: If you buy ...

17. Microsoft eyes Vista's demise

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft is reportedly considering halting sales of Vista once Windows 7 is released. However, the company will allow enterprise customers to downgrade to Vista from a pre-installed version of Windows ...

18. Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... like an application and the versions started to multiply.With Vista, they blew up the model with two versions for business and four for the consumer topped by Ultimate, which, with hardware cost reductions, ...

19. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... and Windows Vista. It was the first generation of the convertible notebook without the touchscreen and I concluded after a few weeks of use that it was the worst notebook to have ever come out of HP.  ...

20. Win 7: Looks to be Vista disaster, Take 2

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... of businesses will not be upgrading to Windows 7 until at least 2011, making the Windows 7 launch quite possibly a Vista Take 2 under additional declines in OS market share. Redmond (WA) - InformationWeek ...

21. Microsoft: Spam level now at 97%

    (Security/Security Features)

    ...  In terms of actual security breaches, about 50% of reports are based on stolen (33.5%) or lost (16.5%) computers. Hacks account for about 15% of breaches, Microsoft said. The company claims that Vista ...

22. Apple goes completely nuts, switches Macs to Windows

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Starting next week, every new Mac sold will come preloaded with a copy of Windows Vista Premium, the result of a new direct licensing agreement between two fierce rivals. OS X Leopard will be still ...

23. Are Macs too expensive?

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    ... an hour or two into the future of Lauren and find out if she still feels good about her purchase then? Setting up Vista is so much fun. What Microsoft does not emphasize enough is the fact that there ...

24. Vista Downgrade Lawsuit: Microsoft accused of price gouging

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft's Windows 7 operating is soon to release, thus putting that which was Vista in the past. Unfortunately, the business practices utilized to put Vista into the limelight, and to have the OS become ...

25. Research: Apple owns mobile web, Google rules mobile search

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... all searches conducted via mobile devices. Yahoo handled just 2.03% of all mobile searches, followed by Ask (0.21%) and MSN, Altavista and AOL, each with miniscule numbers. Net Applications hinted that Google's ...

26. Updated Mac desktops arrive March 24, as does a "pleasant surprise"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... benefits of a netbook are extreme lightweight and solid portability in a conventional operating system like Windows XP or Vista. -Editor]  NEXT-GEN MAC MINI: DISPLAYPORT + MINI DVIThe Mac mini may see ...

27. The Microsoft Store: Software boxes on a shelf just won’t do

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... is crucial to Microsoft’s future. Its Windows franchise, damaged by the Vista launch and flattening PC sales, needs a reboot. Office, though is still a cash cow, finds itself more vulnerable than ever ...

28. Free Windows 7 upgrade details leaked

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft is planning to offer what many believe will be free upgrades to Windows 7 from Vista. Tech ARP acquired a document distributed to OEMs which divulges details of what is currently being referred ...

29. Wonderwall.com reveals Microsoft's hand: Aces and eights

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... to 88% today - just over three years later, and while Vista sales have not lived up to original expectations and are even cited as causing part of the DRAM industry's current financial woes, Microsoft ...

30. Microsoft to release six versions of Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... for Windows 7 branding is a clear upgrade path from previous versions. For example, Vista Basic users should have a clear path to an equivalent Windows 7 Basic version. In addition, Microsoft has made ...

31. Microsoft preparing to retire Windows XP

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... product to extended support giving it a fixed day of closure. With the problems had in Vista, however, Windows XP will have maintained in mainstream support mode for about eight years, allowing for a longer ...

32. US-CERT: Microsoft issued faulty fix for Downadup virus

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... advised a registry fix which would disable the AutoRun feature. However, US-CERT said that fix does not work on Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server. Machines running Vista and Server 2008 will have received ...

33. Windows 7 vs. the World: Change is in the Wind

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... This same problem plagues Windows Vista and has plagued every OS Microsoft has released. Opinion - Chicago (IL) - As Windows 7 moves through the beta process, you'll see a number of complaints that typically ...

34. Analyst: Windows 7 unlikely to spark 2009 PC sales

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... - though he did not indicate which makers he spoke with. He said, PC makers don't have as much hope that Windows 7 will spark a rash of new PC sales because they "feel burned by Vista." Citing much ...

35. Microsoft removes Windows 7 download limit

    (Software/Software Features)

      Following an apparently huge number of Windows 7 beta download requests, Microsoft reposted the software Saturday morning and the site and downloads have been running smoothly since then. The ...

36. AMD: Netbooks? No, thanks.

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... into less compromises than a netbook does. A first product in this class is the $700 HP DV2, a 0.9” slim 12.1” notebook that runs Vista and integrates AMD/ATI discrete graphics. I had a chance to play ...

37. CES 2009: Sony unveils world's lightest eight inch notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... PC weighs just 1.4 pounds and is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or handbag while integrating full-PC features," including running Vista. Las Vegas (NV, Booth #14200) - This evening at CES, ...

38. CES 2009: HP to launch series of low cost computers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... system is more energy efficient than the average gaming PC. The “Firebird” packs a Windows Vista operating system with Voodoo DNA 802 and 803 bookshelf systems these PCs are equipped with ...

39. Top 10 people in technology

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Microsoft Would you want to reinvent Windows Vista? Steven Sinofsky has exactly that job. Windows Vista is a considerable failure for Microsoft, ...

40. Update: Dell says no changes to Windows XP downgrade cost

    (Software/Software Features)

      Update: A previous version of this article claimed that Dell recently increased the cost of downgrading some of its consumer computer systems from Windows Vista from $50 to $150. Dell contacted ...

41. Computers: Changing from power to experience

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... I'll bet that may force a move away from Exchange, if that isn't fixed before the company moves. This isn't really about Vista vs. Mac; this is about the ecosystem that has come up around the Mac and the ...

42. More dirt in Vista Capable case surfaces

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... to the Vista marketing confusion that flooded the PC market with “Vista Capable” computer systems that were not really able to run Windows Vista and support Vista’s new driver model, reveal more about ...

43. Apple releases Safari 3.2 with anti-phishing tech, almost

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... for Mac OS X Leopard (39 MB download), Tiger (26 MB) or Windows Vista/XP (19 MB).  ...

44. Top 5 Windows 7 features Apple should copy

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... etc. Just like it is the case with Vista, you have to search down through various system features and applications to access different capabilities of a device. Before Windows 7, we never thought there ...

45. The Windows 7 GUI from a Linux user's perspective

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... that Microsoft has listened to consumers. They've gone to great lengths to bypass many of the annoying shortcomings in Vista's UI. Still, not many Linux users were impressed. The only significant feature ...

46. Microsoft aims for clouds with Azure's programming model

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    Opinion: This morning in a public webcast, Microsoft announced its upcoming Windows Azure tier-based operating system. Designed to take enterprise-level server systems where they could not previously ...

47. Windows 7: Will it be good enough?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... to underwhelm customers when talking about its new software. Is this part of a carefully crafted strategy to surprise us with a great new Windows or is 7 just what many expect – Vista, take 2? Will ...

48. Microsoft steps up Windows development efforts

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Microsoft said. The company also stressed that the increase in client revenue was primarily due a growth in licensing of Windows Vista. According to Microsoft, revenue from commercial and retail licensing ...

49. Microsoft announces massive global anti-piracy initiative

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the machine and more about the toolset than ever before.Windows 7 is believed to be an operating system designed to be basically a .NET version of Vista - one which contains massive amounts of managed ...

50. Apple cashes in on iPhone, leaves ‘junk’ to others

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Vista blunder and Apple's marketing such as the Mac-vs.-PC ads. Although we do not know how much these ads actually impact Mac sales, they clearly helped to shape a generally negative Vista image. The ...