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Leaked Windows Hints At Changes To Come
News Microsoft got the transition from FAT to NTFS as very clean," said Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft. But Cherry worried "about the transition to WinFS. Remember, Microsoft said there's not going to be a Longhorn Server," said...
[March 4, 2003, 13:19]
The Hard Lessons Of Vista
News Michael Cherry, a Directions on Microsoft analyst, said that although Microsoft is in a somewhat different situation, it can take lessons from Apple. Everything else should be about putting fancy sinks on top of the plumbing," Cherry said.
[March 23, 2006, 13:10]
Microsoft Unveils Guides To Windows
News They're trying to get the word out that their stuff can be managed," said Michael Cherry, an analyst with market researcher Directions on Microsoft. Obviously they've picked topics that are beneficial to Microsoft and their customers," Cherry said.
[December 10, 2002, 14:05]
Microsoft Draws Fire For Stealth Test Programme
News Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, agreed. Microsoft needs to find a better way to distribute noncritical or test software, Cherry said. Indeed, most consumers won't know what to do when Automatic Updates offers them the piracy...
[June 14, 2006, 9:15]
Microsoft Polishing .Net Server Software
News I would not be overly surprised if Microsoft released something (soon) and called it the second release candidate," said Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry. No work gets done between Thanksgiving and the end of the year," Cherry said...
[October 8, 2002, 13:05]
Want Secure IE? Then Upgrade To XP...
News It's a problem that people should have to pay for a whole OS upgrade to get a safe browser," said Michael Cherry, analyst with Directions on Microsoft. said Directions on Microsoft's Cherry. The upgrade to XP from any previous Windows versions is...
[September 23, 2004, 15:05]
Microsoft Bulks Up Windows XP Embedded
News Microsoft just cannot seem to find the discipline to keep features and fixes separate," said Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry. said Cherry. Cherry said he found "interesting that they do not see it as part of the Justice Department...
[October 23, 2002, 10:10]
The Slow Road To Windows XP
News It seems to be taking longer each time for customers to upgrade," said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft. I think Microsoft would obviously prefer they were running Windows XP, in part because Microsoft has invested so much to...
[June 16, 2005, 11:20]
Sun And Microsoft: True Love Or A Marriage Of Convenience?
News Because the legal settlement was such a large portion of the arrangement, it remains unclear how significant the product interoperability portion of the deal really is, said Michael Cherry, an analyst at research firm Directions on Microsoft.
[December 3, 2004, 12:50]
Code Leak Spurs Windows Server 2003 Piracy
News That's the problem with this technology, you have to keep those keys safely guarded," said Michael Cherry, an analyst with market researcher Directions on Microsoft. Cherry said that the leak could have happened any number of ways.
[April 8, 2003, 7:28]
Microsoft: 'No Patches For Pirates'
News As for the added security risk, Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry said that people are putting too much of the blame on the software maker. Those are the people I hope the program is helping," Cherry said.
[January 26, 2005, 8:00]
Microsoft Matures Longhorn Plans
News People want to know how I get from here to there and at what cost," said Michael Cherry, an analyst at research firm Directions on Microsoft. But convincing independent software developers of the value of Longhorn's graphics capabilities through...
[September 30, 2003, 9:00]
Microsoft Throws Free Software At The Linux Threat
News Mike Cherry, an analyst for research firm Directions on Microsoft, said migration is Microsoft's key concern with SFU. Customers don't like the cost of running these large Unix systems, and they want to move them onto Intel hardware," Cherry said.
[January 14, 2004, 8:10]
Microsoft To Unbundle Active Directory
News Analyst Michael Cherry, of Directions on Microsoft, said the new feature should offer more flexibility to Microsoft customers by cutting down on the need to synchronize data stored in different places across a network, which can eat up bandwidth.
[July 19, 2002, 7:31]
Vista's Successor Rechristened Vienna
News Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry said that Microsoft is looking to speed up the frequency of its Windows releases, but cautioned not to read too much into the name change. It's just a morale thing," Cherry said.
[January 23, 2006, 8:20]
Microsoft Rolls Out Public Test Of Longhorn
News I'm very impressed with how stable it is," said Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry. Cherry said it was important that Microsoft has been able to add in PowerShell, noting that Microsoft has many technology initiatives, some of which...
[April 26, 2007, 9:56]
Microsoft Announces Imminent Security Release
News Thursday's announcements show Microsoft has not put security on the back burner, but the company continues to lag in actually delivering products and in providing clear road maps, said Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft.
[October 6, 2005, 17:15]
Microsoft Does Open Source U-turn
News This is going to force Microsoft to look at how they structure their software architecturally, and how they package and market their products, and I think that's good," said Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft.
[October 14, 2002, 15:27]
Microsoft Seeks To Smooth Longhorn Adoption
News It's almost like the Holy Grail of data storage," said Michael Cherry, an analyst at market researcher Directions on Microsoft. Directions on Microsoft's Cherry said the technical difficulty of creating a new file system could well be one of the...
[October 15, 2003, 15:55]
Microsoft: Set Your Systems For Vista
News While Microsoft has provided some clarity on checking a PC for Vista, it's not a straightforward process, said Michael Cherry, an analyst at market research firm Directions on Microsoft. On Thursday, the company kicked off a campaign aimed at...
[May 19, 2006, 10:45]
