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Windows 8 wishlist: The six make or break features for Microsoft's OS

...the installed base of PC users. Gartner research VP and distinguished analyst Michael Silver told silicon.com: "The elephant in the room is the tablet... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Microsoft may be scoring own goal with IE plans

...drive a second wave of browser and Web site standardisation," he said. Michael Silver, research vice president at Gartner, said the whole point of organisations... Read more

30 June, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Businesses offered free trial of Windows 7

Microsoft has introduced two more ways for companies to try out the new operating system ahead of its launch in October, including a 90-day free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise Read more

3 September, 2009 by Andrew Donoghue

Windows 7 needs to overcome tight IT budgets

...wait before putting it on anything other than test machines. Gartner analyst Michael Silver said, as with other releases, most businesses will take a year... Read more

28 August, 2009 by Ina Fried

Gartner: Skip Vista and wait for Windows 7

...preparing for Windows 7, analysts at Gartner have advised. In an advisory, Michael Silver and Stephen Kleynhans said Windows 7's release was so close... Read more

18 May, 2009 by David Meyer

Windows 7 buzz may stymie Vista adoption

...half of businesses decide to skip Vista entirely, according to Gartner analyst Michael Silver. "Anyone who was on the fence... is now pretty much likely... Read more

12 February, 2009 by Ina Fried

Gartner: Windows collapsing under own weight

...at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald asked the audience whether Microsoft needed to radically... Read more

11 April, 2008 by Larry Dignan

Businesses warned against skipping Vista

...making some think of skipping Vista altogether. But Gartner research vice president Michael Silver has warned that the next version of Windows — code-named "Windows... Read more

7 December, 2007 by Steve Ranger

Rivals take aim at Microsoft Office

...Open XML fast-track standards approval and the European Commission ruling," said Michael Silver, an analyst at Gartner, referring to two recent Microsoft setbacks. Microsoft... Read more

19 September, 2007 by Martin LaMonica
Video: Microsoft learns a web-standards lesson

Video: Microsoft learns a web-standards lesson

...Windows Vista. In response to the announcement, analysts such as Gartner's Michael Silver warned that Microsoft's decision was likely to create opportunities for... Read more

19 July, 2007 by Munir Kotadia

Today's Vista launch is just the beginning

...to be done, we are looking at three to five years," explained Michael Silver, research vice president at Gartner. Silver believes that there are two... Read more

30 November, 2006 by ZDNet UK

Vista PCs to lock out rogue software

As part of Microsoft's 'Software Protection Platform', people will be shut out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation Read more

6 October, 2006 by Joris Evers

Microsoft predicts Vista stampede

...in a rush to get their users to Vista," said Gartner analyst Michael Silver. Vista, the first major upgrade to Windows since XP shipped in... Read more

2 October, 2006 by Joris Evers

Vista pricing leaks out

...for full versions is that no one pays them, anyway," Gartner analyst Michael Silver said. "Most people will get Vista as part of a new... Read more

29 August, 2006 by Ina Fried

End of the road for Win 98 support

...the cancellation of support will be home users and schools, according to Michael Silver, research vice president of client platforms at research group Gartner, who... Read more

12 July, 2006 by Munir Kotadia

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Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

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openhgs has made the point for Windows 8 multiple monitors without realising it! With Windows 7 you have to switch the mouse and so your focus...

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@openhgs Windows users have had multiple desktops since Linus started writing Linux. They just haven't shipped as standard because not enough...

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@Phil at Cloud4 What, Microsoft gets £1,200 per PC and £1,622 per server? Gosh, I'm amazed....

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