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Blog Friday 9/7/2004 There is, as you may have noticed, no little discussion these days about the future of Microsoft. It may or may not be in the first stages of big company stagnation, but it's...
French Ministry leaves Microsoft for Linux
News Another government department has embraced open-source software, this time as a replacement for 1,500 Windows NT servers from Microsoft
Microsoft to distribute XP SP2 on one million CDs
News One million copies of Windows XP SP2 will be distributed on CD by Microsoft to make it easier for those without broadband to install the 80MB update
Wi-Fi: Getting more for your money
News Mobile business workers could soon have wider access to lots of different Wi-Fi access points as T-Systems and iPass extend their aggregation networks
ARM chips: A very British monopoly
Comment ARM has an enormous market share - and its approach to customers and rivals is one many firms could learn from
Linux services move into the mainstream
News As more companies and government departments deploy Linux-based servers and desktops, the market for specialist support services is beginning to hot up, according to IDC
Japanese schoolkids to get RFID chips
News Brief: To track the movement of primary school students, Osaka is to use RFID technology
Google is behind mystery geek trap
News Update: A mysterious mathematic message on a Silicon Valley billboard has sparked an online hunt for the author - but the mystery has been solved: it's Google
2004: Internet Explorer's year of shame
News Internet Explorer has been springing security leaks all year. Here's a convenient guide to the Microsoft browser's annus horribilis
Survey: One in four has downloaded an illegal film
News The film industry is worried that illegal downloading is having a negative impact on box office receipts - but consumers seem unperturbed
Microsoft releases designer mice
News The software giant has teamed up with Philippe Starck to produce a new range of avant-garde mice
Adobe sued over 'patent violations'
News The software maker has revealed that it is being taken to court over an alleged patent violation within Acrobat
HP sets billion-pound recycling target
News The computer maker has upped its own target for recycling of old hardware, aiming to make the process easier for customers
Security flaw found in Mozilla browser
News Developers on the open-source browser have released a fix for a vulnerability that affected PCs running Windows XP
