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Microsoft focuses on ease of upgrades for Vista
News In the past, such upgrades would have required users to go to a store to get a physical disc to update their machine. Microsoft is planning to make it very easy for Windows Vista owners to upgrade to a pricier version of the operating system.
[March 7, 2006, 8:45]
Microsoft forces IM upgrades
Talkback Another way for Microsoft to force people to upgrade to their latest products, since no new version of MSN messenger is available for Windows NT and there doesn't seem further support for this, so people will have to upgrade to XP or 2000!
[August 21, 2003, 12:48]
Microsoft forces IM upgrades
News Microsoft is forcing people to upgrade to newer versions of its instant messenger application and is shutting its doors to third-party IM products such as Trillian. As of 15 October, users of Microsoft's free Web-based MSN Messenger and its Windows...
[August 21, 2003, 12:00]
Microsoft upgrades flaw to 'critical'
News For the second time in a week, Microsoft acknowledged that its initial estimation of a software flaw underrated the true threat posed by the vulnerability. We believe that there is enough of a suggestion in this data to take action to protect...
[December 13, 2002, 7:39]
Microsoft upgrades Windows XP Media Center
News Click here to view the video.
[October 7, 2003, 16:45]
Microsoft Windows Vista Migration: Addressing the Issues of Operating System Upgrades and Migration
White Papers Windows Vista (originally codenamed Longhorn) has been one of the greatest software challenges in history and has resulted in a completely re-written operating environment that has over 50 million lines of code.
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
A Year Ago: MS dismisses Office piracy fears
News Microsoft has dismissed claims it has encouraged dealers to pirate Office 97 by allowing Dell and Gateway to sell Office 97 upgrades for £20. A Microsoft spokesman said the upgrades were in the form of vouchers for buyers of new systems with pre...
[January 22, 1998, 9:39]
MS licensing: Pay now or pay more later
News Market researcher Gartner on Tuesday again warned corporate technology managers that they could pay more for their next Microsoft software upgrades if they fail to sign up for a controversial licensing plan before a 31 July deadline.
[May 22, 2002, 9:25]
Microsoft quashes Office 97 piracy fears
News Microsoft has dismissed claims it has encouraged dealers to pirate Office 97 by allowing Dell and Gateway to sell Office 97 upgrades for £20. A Microsoft spokesman said the upgrades were in the form of vouchers for buyers of new systems with pre...
[January 22, 1997, 11:01]
Is Microsoft Seriouse?
Talkback Not that I see Google competing strongly with Microsoft Office, but when Microsoft thinks that constant upgrades to software in a software as a service SaaS environment is a bad idea, then someone has to say something!
[October 4, 2007, 15:00]
Corporates allowed to block SP2
News Although Microsoft recommends that consumers turn on Automatic Update to get the latest version of Windows, the company is offering to let companies temporarily block such upgrades. Microsoft's recommendation has been for businesses to test SP2 as...
[August 12, 2004, 8:25]
Vista upgrades: A case of technology hobbled by business models?
Blog As we start to delve into the intruiging world of Vista upgrades, the following email arrives from disgruntled Microsoft customer Mike Cope: We've been hearing other rumblings of odd policies and behaviours with Vista upgrades - almost certainly a...
[February 6, 2007, 10:22]
Microsoft revamps Software Assurance
News Software Assurance is a licensing scheme that allows companies to buy Microsoft products and upgrades on a subscription basis. It continues to offer upgrades to new versions of licensed software released under the agreement, and customers can...
[March 14, 2006, 12:10]
TechNet Webcast: Discover the Benefits of Upgrading to SQL Server 2005 Now (Level 200)
White Papers There are four IT-driven triggers that are driving customers to upgrade their Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure to the latest version: consolidation, database standardization, application upgrades, and Business Intelligence standardization.
[January 8, 2008, 0:01]
Businesses offered free trial of Windows 7
News Microsoft has released a free trial of Windows 7 for businesses ahead of the operating system's official launch, and has introduced a discount on volume upgrades via resellers. The first offers volume upgrades to Windows 7 Professional for small...
[September 3, 2009, 15:20]
Microsoft targets defectors with discounts
News But Microsoft removed these "version upgrades" under Licensing 6, moving companies to an annuity model where they pay up front under two- or three-year upgrade contracts. The market research firm estimates that one-third of Microsoft customers...
[November 27, 2002, 7:46]
Mass Office upgrades 'unlikely'
News The new version of Microsoft's widespread Office software package is not likely to spur immediate mass upgrades among businesses upon its release, analysts said, due in part to a complex set of added features.
[October 21, 2003, 10:00]
Microsoft products -- how long will they live?
News This will allow customers to better plan their upgrades, instead of relying on announcements about the retirement of products or the discontinuation of support for them. Under previous policies, customers couldn't effectively plan upgrades.
[October 29, 2002, 13:59]
Microsoft licence plan may boost Linux
News Among the changes, the software giant is selling optional "software assurance" contracts that commit customers to annual upgrades for a fee. What's happening with their new licensing model is they're locking in the customers to paying a fee...
[May 11, 2001, 7:42]
Office upgrade hard to justify to board, warns analyst
News The software assurance scheme ties companies into automatic upgrades of new Microsoft software but at a discounted rate. The scheme was updated late last year after coming under fire for allegedly locking users into buying needless Windows upgrades.
[June 22, 2006, 9:35]
