Microsoft Research has published a new article that explains in more layperson-like terms exactly what its “Gazelle” Web browser is and why the company’s researchers believe it’s needed.
Jul2
Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade
The dust is beginning to settle a week after Microsoft went public with its Windows 7 retail pricing plans. Now the details (and lack of details) are starting to sink in with some Windows users.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jul1
Report: Microsoft chooses ad agency for Pink phone campaign
AdWeek is reporting that Microsoft has selected ad agency McCann Erickson to develop its campaign fo the Microsoft “Pink Project.” Pink is the codename for a Microsoft-branded phone and set of accompanying premium consumer services being developed largely by the Danger team that Microsoft acquired last year.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun29
Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25 PCs
There’s one more bit of small print regarding Microsoft’s Windows 7 Upgrade Option program, which the company unveiled officially last week, that may be of interest to business customers. The Upgrade Option program maxes out at 25 upgrade coupons per customer.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun29
One year after Bill Gates’ ‘retirement’: What’s different?
It was just a year ago (June 27 was the actual date) that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates relinquished his day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft. Has much changed as a result?
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun26
Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?
In reading News.com’s Ina Fried’s blog post about Microsoft mulling the delivery of Windows 7 on a thumb drive, I couldn’t help but remember Microsoft’s StartKey project. StartKey was a Microsoft project to deliver a “Windows companion” on a stick.
I wrote about Microsoft StartKey last year. My sources described it to me, at the time, as a “Windows companion on a stick.”
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun26
No vertically-focused Microsoft Office on the docket (for now)
A report in Advertising Age earlier this week, entitled “Microsoft to Create ‘Office Suite’ for Advertising,” had me wondering whether Microsoft had decided to pursue a strategy I first heard about years ago: Creating customized versions of Office for specific vertical markets. But it looks like this isn’t the case, after all.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun25
Why is there no Windows 7 E upgrade for Europe?
One item buried in Microsoft’s announcement on June 25 about its retail pricing plans for Windows 7 is how it intends to deal with Windows 7 E, the one and only version of Windows 7 it plans to sell in Europe.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun24
Microsoft: Outlook’s not broken and we aren’t ‘fixing’ it
There are still more than a few Outlook users who are hoping against hope that an online campaign might result in Microsoft backtracking with Outlook 2010 and going back to HTML rendering as the default in its e-mail program. Microsoft’s response: Outlook isn’t broken and Outlook 2010 will include the Word rendering engine, just like Outlook 2007 does.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun23
A reminder: Win 7 testers, your beta is about to expire
If you’re one of those Windows 7 testers still running the Beta — and not the Release Candidate — of Microsoft’s next-generation client, it’s time to get the lead out.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun22
Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch
The clock is ticking. Microsoft is getting its partners prepped for the Windows 7 Upgrade program, expected to be launched officially by June 26. Here’s the new note posted to the Microsoft Partner site shared by a source of mine about the program.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun19
Microsoft’s Office 2010 Pro Plus: What’s inside?
A month ago, Microsoft officials acknowledged the name and one feature of the company’s forthcoming Office 2010 Pro Plus SKU. Thanks to a new slide from an alleged Microsoft presentation, now we know a bit more about what’s likely to debut in that version.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun18
Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know
Microsoft finally broke its silence about its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) — a k a “Morro” — June 18, after refusing for months to provide any real details on its planned free consumer security replacement to Windows Live OneCare. Here’s what wannabe MSE testers and customers need to know.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun18
More questions (and even a few answers) about Windows 7 E
It’s been a week since Microsoft publicly acknowledged its plan to release a browserless version of Windows 7 that would be sold in Europe only, as a way to potentially appease European antitrust regulators. Since then, I’ve gotten more than a few reader questions about Windows 7 E — and have come up with a few of my own) and have put them to Microsoft for answers
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun18
Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades
Microsoft has gone public with a piece of its Windows 7 to XP downgrade guarantee that it refused to make official until yesterday: The end date. It appears the company is planning to allow volume licensees to downgrade to XP from Windows 7 until April 2011 at the latest.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun17
Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public
Ken Moss, a former General Manager of Microsoft Search, is set to take his new “social search” startup public on June 18, if all goes as planned. CrowdEye, a “custom-built social search engine,” tracks discussions on Twitter.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun16
Will touchscreen Windows 7 netbooks be hot or not?
Do you think Windows 7 touch-enabled PCs — or Windows 7 netbooks — will be hot? Can you envision any potential Windows 7 applications that might win over PC-touch skeptics like me?
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun15
Too many .Nets, too little time?
Microsoft’s attempt to juggle too many .Nets is coming home to roost with testers writing workflow-centric apps and services that can be hosted in the Azure cloud.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun12
Microsoft takes off its xRM platform-as-a-service gloves
With Salesforce.com stepping up its Force.com push, Microsoft seems to have decided it’s finally time to talk turkey about xRM and how Microsoft plans to position a Microsoft-hosted version of it as part of its Azure cloud platform.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun12
New Microsoft eXtreme Computing group takes aim at exascale calculations
Microsoft has harnessed a number of its scalable/multicore/cloud initiatives to create a new eXtreme Computing Group (XCG). The new unit, created this month, is being headed by Corporate Vice President and supercomputing expert Dan Reed.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun12
European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft’s Windows 7 E plan
At the end of the day Microsoft acknowledged its plan to ship a browser-less version of Windows 7 in the European Union to attempt to appease antitrust regulators, those same regulators and Opera Software weighed in on Redmond’s plan.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun11
Poll: Is Microsoft’s Windows 7 E a stroke of genius?
Anyone who thinks the Evil Empire has lost its dastardly edge should take a hard look at Microsoft’s plans for Windows 7 E. I think Microsoft’s proposal to release an IE-free version of Windows 7 in the European Union is a stroke of brilliance for Microsoft… and a horrible development for users. You?
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun10
Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering
Finally! Microsoft seems ready to offer an external beta of its free Morro antivirus/anti-malware product after pre-announcing it last November. The supposed ship date for the final version remains Q2/Q3 2009.
Filed In: Microsoft
Jun9
Microsoft sheds its third-party anti-piracy technology
Last fall, Microsoft abruptly halted sales of its Software Licensing and Protection Services — a technology similar to its own Genuine activation/anti-piracy mechanism. On June 9, Microsoft announced it had found a new home for SLP — by licensing it to a startup in Ireland.
Filed In: Microsoft
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