Almost all of the netbooks sold in February 2009 were running Windows, rather than Linux, says NPD. According to the …
Poll reveals user love for Windows 7
Beta testers of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 are four times more likely to be happy with what they're seeing than …
Are Linux netbooks really returned more often than Windows models?
Windows' dominance extends to 96% of netbooks sold in the U.S. in February. Worldwide, three-quarters of the 15 million netbooks …
Windows server targets branch, small office users
Microsoft rounded out its server lineup for small and midsized businesses by releasing Windows Foundations. The server, which has a …
Windows 7 leaks to Web third time this month
Yet another Windows 7 build has leaked to the Web, turning recent appearances of pirated copies into a weekly event …
Microsoft moves to bring high fashion to Windows phones
Windows phones are about to go high fashion: Isaac Mizrahi and other fashion designers have been hired to help improve …
Facebook, app return policy to come to Windows Mobile
Users of the forthcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be able to return applications within 24 hours, and they'll finally …
Microsoft updates WGA to find counterfeit Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Corp., tacitly acknowledging the continued popularity of Windows XP, said Tuesday it was updating the operating system's anti-piracy technology …
Microsoft builds up Windows Home Server features, ecosystem
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday plans to release Power Pack 2 for Windows Home Server with improvements to remote file access, …
Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing network suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being …
Three reasons Microsoft shouldn’t port Windows to the ARM processor
Microsoft Corp. is facing increasing pressure to bring its mainstream Windows operating system to the ARM mobile CPU. But analysts …
Microsoft patches first critical bug in Windows 7 beta
Microsoft Corp. patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 yesterday as it rolled out an update that fixes three …
How Vista mistakes guided changes to Windows development
About a year ago on its Redmond, Washington, campus, a member of Microsoft's Windows Vista team met with a group …
Microsoft confirms IE8 kill switch in Windows 7
Microsoft Corp. confirmed that users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated …
Microsoft: Enterprises will be able to self-host Windows Azure
Future versions of Windows Server will enable companies to efficiently manage and provide virtualized applications through the Web just like …
Ballmer promises faster Windows Mobile development
Under pressure from popular phones from Apple and Research In Motion, Microsoft hopes it has put in place changes that …
Microsoft Windows on a mainframe?
Software that for the first time lets users run native copies of the Windows operating systems on a mainframe will …
Nvidia updates Windows 7 beta drivers
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. today released beta drivers for Windows 7, months earlier in the development process than it …
Microsoft details contents of enterprise bundle for Windows 7
In a series of briefings held on both coasts last week for product reviewers, Microsoft detailed the features that will …
Microsoft readies low-cost Windows Server OS
Microsoft Corp. is readying a new low-cost version of Windows Server to give customers a server operating system similar to …