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MS OS Running Your Home? Be Afraid!
Talkback I saw some of the CE show demos and was gobsmacked by the idea anyone would allow MS Windows to run a house? Not an MS way of working. MS have not the first idea of resilient integrated systems, their OS can barely hang together for a decent...
About: Gates on geekery and gadgets
[January 10, 2007, 15:40 by Brian Catt]
MS stays behind.
Talkback People are getting smarter and are looking beyond MS products for solutions. Microsoft started out behind and remain so. Apple innovates, Microsoft imitates. They buy up companies and claim their IP, turning it into a Microsoft product.
About: Keeping Microsoft ahead of the pack
[January 10, 2008, 3:29 by ator1940]
MS should be accountable
Talkback You do business with MS, they should be accountable. And I say full credit to you, Pressell.
About: Ballmer repeats threats against Linux
[February 22, 2007, 10:52 by RichardThurston]
MS no longer have 'tie-ins' with Windows, the new 'tie-in' in town is IE8
Talkback MS ties Internet Explorer (for free) into Windows 95 (Windows Desktop Update), IE becomes part of the standard interface as part of Windows 98. MS ties Windows Media Player (for free) into Windows. Europe Union force MS to release a Version of XP...
About: Internet Explorer 8: features & benchmarks
[March 23, 2009, 21:51 by adamjarvis]
File Formats - MS v OpenOffice
Talkback For older versions of MS formats Microsoft made the National Archives (UK) use Vista running Windows Virtual PC running Windows 3.11 running Office 95 (which all require licences per machine). OpenDocument (ODT), Open Office (SXW), MS Word 6.0/95...
About: Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML push
[January 29, 2008, 17:13 by Mark]
RE: Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog Comment I have been using MS Word for over a decade. In fact, my version is so old, Office 1997, that I have taken advantage of the MS Office 2007 free three month trial. Jamie, I completely agree with you. I have to say that the changes to Word over a...
[August 15, 2008, 17:13 by smiler03]
Another pointless "10 reasons" MS knocking article
Talkback Actually those people that ignored the press and MS knocking forums and used Vista in real life actually liked it. People are still on Vista because they got scared off Vista and MS made a mess of the launch.
About: Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop
[October 9, 2009, 17:56 by evansdg1]
MS and Mozilla make deal on RSS
Talkback MS no longer has the clout to pull this off single handledly. Interesting.
About: MS and Mozilla make deal on RSS
[December 18, 2005, 0:50]
RE: MS Store Trek: The Next Generation
Blog Comment There is also anti-competitive behaviour, if the MS store can accept a margin that would put other PC retailers out of business. And suddenly, MS is apparently matching that price *without* the "crapware".
[November 30, 2009, 9:17 by Chris Rankin]
MS-BS Quotient Off the top of the Charts.
Talkback Assuming you haven't loaded ANY software at all, like MS Office 2007 say, yes you can get the system to boot from hibernation in very few seconds. Those numbers touting an 11 second boot time are from HIBERNATION files.
About: Microsoft: Windows 7 trumps Vista for battery life
[September 7, 2009, 11:32 by Xwindowsjunkie]
MS HPC
Talkback Where MS HPC makes sense is where for whatever reasons Linux is too expensive in time or people. If you're a small company with no Linux expertise, lots of Windows smarts and a particular HPC requirement, then you don't mind the inefficiencies or...
About: Microsoft starting to win over Linux servers
[April 11, 2007, 16:53 by Rupert Goodwins]
MS copy?
Talkback So, anyone can write a program, and let MS use it, and MS never checks the code? Amazing. Of course, they can play the blame game. The point is, this is nothing new, but they seldom own up to it, until they get caught.
About: Microsoft: Our blogging app did copy rival's code
[December 16, 2009, 12:25 by ator1940]
Linksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera
Member Review This product depends on an active-x applet, and is therefore MS-Windows only. If you happen to be in a MS-Windows environment and if you do not manage the images and video yourself (e.g.place the image on a website), this can be a nice camera.
[December 19, 2006, 13:07 by momo]
MS brand strategy is outdated
Talkback What I don't think MS understand (or at least aren't willing to admit) is that Vista slow adoption not just a technology issue it's a brand issue. It's no longer cool to like Microsoft. The era of 'telling and selling' is dead.
About: Microsoft tells businesses: It's time for Vista
[June 6, 2008, 9:11 by dogStar]
ms lover my opinion
Talkback i protest we live in a world were we have the right to express our views its called, freedom of speech and all i,ve said about ms.is true and i,m only ,giving [constructive crititism] for those interested [now] wait a mo bill gates[my freind] has...
About: Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop
[October 24, 2009, 12:42 by lezlow]
MS Open-Source/Proprietary Hybrid
Talkback They can host all the other "stuff" on MS Live and offer it for reasonable subscription prices. If I had one, I'd bet you a nickel Microsoft could whip out a version of MS Office 2010 that would work just fine on Ubuntu, SUSE or Red Hat.
About: Microsoft's magnificent seven open-source options
[July 23, 2009, 10:21 by Xwindowsjunkie]
MS Essentials
Talkback One snag is at the PC's initial 'log in' it does take a wee while longer than usual, since MS Essentials was installed. About time though that MS brought out simple and Free software for all users to use.
About: Microsoft Security Essentials
[October 7, 2009, 9:03 by tHeClAw]
RE: MS Store Trek: The Next Generation
Blog Comment Does this mean that MS charges more for PCs from its own store than identical models from other vendors, then? So unless the MS stores are able (somehow) to sell Windows at an exclusive discount, surely the lack of a "crapware" subsidy would force...
[November 30, 2009, 9:33 by Chris Rankin]
MS Lock in
Talkback Systems that you can only access if your using MS operating systems is probably closer to the real reason for this technologies existence. MS has always tried to create lock in to leverage the spread of their other products and this sounds no...
About: Microsoft tests 'Geneva' identity tech in schools
[April 22, 2009, 20:35 by pround]
RE: Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog Comment MS Office is an anomaly. For anyone buying a low-end laptop (which could be the largest sector of the market now, units-wise), the asking price is now on a par with the whole laptop including operating system.
[August 18, 2008, 9:20 by PeterJudge]
