Previous
Why It Can Be Hard To Say Goodbye To IE
News The biggest reason why most people can't dump IE, however, is Microsoft itself: the software giant's Windows Update site blocks out non-IE browsers completely. While some people are downloading alternative browsers out of frustration with IE, which...
[September 30, 2004, 15:00]
Deal Rumour Batters RealNetworks
News Its stock tumbled nearly 20 percent to $10.62 a share Tuesday on speculation that AOL Time Warner's America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, is poised to dump an exclusive deal with the company and open the door for Microsoft...
[May 30, 2001, 12:34]
What Microsoft Should Do With Its Pot Of Gold
Talkback Hell, let's just dump Windows now and stop the pain. Why wait for Microsoft to catch up to what Apple already has. Internet Explorer however is "good enough" and it comes from Microsoft so it has to be the best, right?
[July 30, 2003, 0:54]
DRM Troubles Drive Ex-Microsoft Employee To Linux
News Veteran Microsoft security expert Jesper Johansson has said he may dump Microsoft's Windows Media Center in favour of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with the software giant's digital-rights management software.
[September 26, 2007, 9:45]
Windows XP: The Big Squeeze?
News That's a question Microsoft critics, consumers and some software companies are asking as the software giant prepares to dump more features into Windows XP than into any version of its ubiquitous operating system since Windows 95.
[May 21, 2001, 14:02]
Thinking Of Ditching IE? Think Again
News Long before Internet security became a mainstream concern, many users chose to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and switch to other Web browsers, most notably products from Netscape. Over the years, Microsoft has adamantly maintained that IE...
[October 18, 2005, 18:50]
Microsoft Helps Customers Get Together
News Any time you'd be tempted to create a subdirectory and dump a folder into it, we'd like you to think about creating a SharePoint site. Microsoft on Wednesday released Windows SharePoint Services, a free add-on for the company's latest server...
[October 1, 2003, 14:35]
Microsoft On Trial: Executives Told To 'kill' QuickTime
News Microsoft insisted that Apple dump its consumer QuickTime technology and leave that market to Microsoft. In exchange for bundling QuickTime with Windows, Apple could offer to cooperate with Microsoft on its MediaPlayer product, which was competing...
[November 6, 1998, 14:33]
AOL 7.0 Tests Netscape Browser
News The tests come amid speculation that AOL plans to dump IE for its 8.0 version, due in the fall. Last summer, the two companies tangled over terms for bundling AOL into Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.
[March 15, 2002, 11:39]
IBM Dumps Windows CE
News According to an IBM source, Big Blue is the latest manufacturer to dump Microsoft's Windows CE operating system. Reeling from the battering its stripped down version of Windows has been getting from Palm recently, Microsoft is currently pinning its...
[March 31, 2000, 16:07]
Is Your Patch Programme Up To Scratch?
Talkback Are they going to dump that op as well , i doubt it because for some reason, Microsoft think that XP is the best of the best, I DON'T THINKSO. I have found that using Windows 2000 is more stable than XP and doesn't freeze or crash as much and it's...
[August 14, 2005, 1:04]
Newham: The Sith Lords' Homeplanet?
Talkback UK councils dump Windows for Linux http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,2135726,00.htm For those who don't know Newham council was the UK local authority that famously flirted with open source but then became big supporters of Microsoft.
[October 10, 2007, 14:07]
A Year Ago: How Trashing Microsoft Is Paying Off For RealNetworks
News Microsoft would dump money into building better products faster to catch up. RealNetworks' strategy could be easily foiled long-term, however, if Microsoft gives away its player and server, bundling it into the price of Windows NT.
[October 20, 1999, 8:00]
US Report: How Trashing Microsoft Is Paying Off For RealNetworks
News Microsoft would dump money into building better products faster to catch up. RealNetworks' strategy could be easily foiled long-term, however, if Microsoft gives away its player and server, bundling it into the price of Windows NT.
[October 20, 1998, 13:50]
Sony, Palm Team Up Against Windows CE
News Just last month Philips announced that it was abandoning its Nino range of handheld devices, following LG Electronics' September decision to dump its CE-based Phenom devices. The collaboration is a major blow for Microsoft's Windows CE operating...
[November 16, 1999, 14:56]
Corel To Sell Its Linux Arm
News Some industry watchers, however, predicted that Corel would dump Linux as soon as Cowpland exited. In October, Corel obtained a $135m investment from Microsoft, in exchange for Corel's pledge to make its products compliant with Microsoft's .Net...
[December 15, 2000, 10:21]
Roundup: Palm Shifts Focus
News HP may dump MS for Linux Palm makes peace with Microsoft Tue, 27th Feb Symbian, Microsoft and even Handspring may make much of the wireless handheld, but Palm will wait and see And Microsoft might soon back it, says Roger Howorth.
[March 9, 2001, 7:41]
Google Answers Analyst Questions
News This could be pretty significant, as Google could be using this programme to test for large sellers, a way to dump inventory into Google Base, and potentially create an eBay Express/Amazon-like experience for buyers.
[June 1, 2006, 9:10]
Sun Vs MS: Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
News In recent months, Microsoft has put all its eggs in its C# (pronounced "C-sharp") basket -- and developers are wondering aloud when Microsoft will officially dump J++ and move on. Visual Studio .Net testers did note that, unlike Java, C# is not...
[December 11, 2000, 12:51]
A Challenge To All Linux Users In The World
Blog I reserve the right to dump something I'm suspicious of. I think that Microsoft deserves to get some competition. I like the idea that there is some competition for Microsoft. Microsoft is notorious for using a lot of “silent” traffic to and from...
[May 27, 2007, 6:01]
