Rest in hell, Windows Vista
Ten years after the half-baked software dumpster fire known as Windows Vista was unleashed on an unsuspecting public, the nightmare is finally over. Microsoft is …
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Windows 8 in the pipeline, coming your way in 2012-ish
Windows XP set the bar quite high when it was released back in August 2001. Barring a few security issues, XP was considered a success …
Microsoft COO: It looks like the iPhone 4 might be Apple's Vista
Sometimes, company executives provide the best one-liners. Microsoft’s chief operating officer, Kevin Turner, was speaking at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington D.C. when he …
Windows 7 sales and revenue look good in first week
Well, the numbers for week 1 are in, and they look good for Microsoft and Windows 7. Microsoft’s latest OS venture has outpaced Vista in …
New Google Chrome beta is over 30% faster; worth checking out yet?
Google recently issued a new beta of its infant web browser and while it touts some huge improvements over older builds, we still find ourselves …
Microsoft readies free anti-virus solution
It’s no mystery that when it comes to computers and the Internet, you need protection. Maybe not the kind of protection ‘ole Harry here is …
Microsoft announces October 22nd launch for Windows 7
Mark your calendars, Windows fans. Ballmer’s crew has just made the launch date for Windows 7 official: October 22nd, 2009. Since Microsoft first released Windows …
Expandrive for Mac updated to version 2.0
Back in February we reviewed a great little piece of software for OS X and Windows called Expandrive. In a nutshell, Expandrive makes interacting with …
Oh no he didn't! Microsoft's COO says Vista SP2 is the "most secure OS on the planet"
You know when you’re talking about a subject you’re really passionate about and you start to head down a dangerous path? In the back of …
New Microsoft ad finally hits Apple where it hurts: customers’ wallets
We’ve been wondering how long it would take Microsoft to kick things up a notch with its responses to Apple’s I’m a Mac smear series. …
PC sales jump in February as Mac continues to decline
No, we’re not exactly out of the water just yet but growth in any market these days is definitely a diamond in the rough. The …
ExpanDrive: FTP that doesn’t suck
With the advent of intelligent one-to-one file sharing solutions such as Streamfile and the increasing popularity of great cloud storage and sharing solutions such as …
Rumored pricing for Windows 7 emerges, XP upgrade confirmed
If you’ve tried Microsoft’s Windows 7 beta for any period of time, odds are you’re pretty impressed with its performance. Many call it what Vista …
Windows 7 beta, get it while you still can
To say Microsoft’s handling of Windows 7 to date has been nothing short of excellent would be an understatement. To paraphrase, the world wants 7. …
Microsoft poised to make a Windows 7-fueled comeback
Microsoft and Mickey Rourke have more in common than you might think. Both went from being desirable to being painfully tolerated in an instant and …
Windows 7 beta (officially) flies free tomorrow
So let it be written, so let it be done. During Steve Ballmer’s decidedly humdrum keynote yesterday evening, the Microsoft CEO made several announcements that …
Microsoft may begin offering Windows 7 upgrades as early as July
According to a report this morning from Techarp, Microsoft may be making Windows 7 upgrades available a bit sooner than expected. Beginning July 1 of …
Windows XP distributor availability extended; Vista still the leper of OSes for some
This is definitely not what Microsoft had in mind when it launched its recent $300mm ad campaign. In what can only be described as a …
Windows market share drops below 90% for the first time in 15 years
Microsoft higher-ups might not exactly be shaking in their boots upon hearing this news, but market research firm Net Applications has just released new information …
Microsoft fails in blocking Ballmer’s testimony in “Vista Capable” lawsuit
Back when Vista was announced, everyone was upset that they’d have to make significant hardware upgrades in order to accommodate the new operating system from …
Microsoft hits Apple on their own turf
The gauntlet has been thrown down and Microsoft is making it pretty clear that they’re not going to be bullied around by Apple’s advertising tactics. …
New Mac ads respond to Windows ads responding to Mac ads
First is was hilarious. The Mac, Justin Long, all cool and hip with his witty retorts and his, umm, jeans. The PC, John Hodgman, all …
Microsoft Releases First Round of “I’m a PC” Commercials
Well there you have it. Microsoft did in fact ditch its Seinfeld / Gates campaign at least temporarily, in favor of a new run directly …
Second Gates & Seinfeld Ad debuts
On Thursday, Microsoft debuted the second advertisement in its recently launched marketing campaign to improve the public perception of Windows Vista. The first advertisement was …
Windows Gurus Set to Invade an Electronics Retailer Near You
We have to wonder if the culmination of Microsoft’s $300mm marketing endeavor will be a battle royale on Monday Night Raw or Pay Per View. …
Seinfeld: The New Face of Windows Vista?
…is this the new mug for Vista? Our beloved, impeccable, and extremely user-friendly Windows OS? All kidding aside, it seems like Windows is still desperate …
Microsoft Readies $300M Vista Push
Apparently, thinking Windows Vista is a crappy OS is equivalent to thinking the Earth is flat. Mmm. The above image is a teaser of Microsoft’s …
