Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2087 technology Microsoft en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:20:11 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2087 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/wallstreetbeatafterastrongq2whatsnextfortech pcworld/20090703/wallstreetbeatafterastrongq2whatsnextfortech PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:20:11 GMT PC World - The second quarter officially ended on June 30 with technology stocks leading all others. The question is, after a strong second quarter run, where do they go from here? Some analysts predict a dip in coming months as people avoid buying new PCs, opting instead to wait until late October when they can buy computers with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/microsoftremovesprojectilevomitingie8adfromweb pcworld/20090702/microsoftremovesprojectilevomitingie8adfromweb PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:50:23 GMT PC World - An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetmicrosoftbingtwitter afp/20090702/usitcompanyinternetmicrosoftbingtwitter AFP technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetmicrosoftbingtwitter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246552141575-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6O00AZkLD6WqHQtFK7qNbg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.(Twitter)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetmicrosoftbingtwitter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246552141575-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6O00AZkLD6WqHQtFK7qNbg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.(Twitter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/microsoftpullsgrossoutadforie8 pcworld/20090702/microsoftpullsgrossoutadforie8 PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:52:00 GMT PC World - It looks like the image of a woman throwing up after inadvertently viewing pornography was too controversial for Microsoft. As of this morning, the online-only ad for Internet Explorer 8 called O.M.G.I.G.P. -- oh my God! I'm gonna puke -- has been pulled from all Microsoft and third-party video Web sites -- including the dedicated IE8 site, Browser for the Better. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/bingbuildsanunderwhelmingtwittersearch pcworld/20090702/bingbuildsanunderwhelmingtwittersearch PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:00 GMT PC World - Looking for a competitive edge in the Internet search wars, Microsoft plans to index Twitter updates in real time for Bing, its recently rebranded search engine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/windows7maygetfamilypackdiscount pcworld/20090702/windows7maygetfamilypackdiscount PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:40:00 GMT PC World - Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under ‘Installation and Use Rights': "If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User,' you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack' on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there," according to ZDNet's Ed Bott. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygooglemicrosoftbing afp/20090701/usitinternetcompanygooglemicrosoftbing AFP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:58:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygooglemicrosoftbing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246467479076-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=oJ3BYG4olfCOZsmwlKih8g--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygooglemicrosoftbing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246467479076-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=oJ3BYG4olfCOZsmwlKih8g--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/bs_nm/us_microsoft_bing nm/20090701/us_microsoft_bing Reuters business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:34:22 GMT Reuters - Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc, according to data released on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/wr_nm/us_cisco nm/20090630/us_cisco Reuters technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:41:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/wr_nm/us_cisco"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r145797072.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=WE.1RNxFpP5j3kx3xAAAxg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks to John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, during a panel discussion in New York August 20, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp's popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/wr_nm/us_cisco"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r145797072.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=WE.1RNxFpP5j3kx3xAAAxg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks to John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, during a panel discussion in New York August 20, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/5featuresinternetexplorerwilllikelycribfromfirefox35 pcworld/20090630/5featuresinternetexplorerwilllikelycribfromfirefox35 PC World technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:35:00 GMT PC World - Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browser launched today not only besting Internet Explorer 8 when it comes to features, in my opinion, but also when it comes to speed. As I'll predict here, for its next Internet Explorer launch Microsoft will crib innovative Firefox 3.5 features and skimp on giving credit. After all, haven't we seen Microsoft do this before? Remember where you spotted browser tabs the first time? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090630/bs_nf/67470 nf/20090630/67470 NewsFactor business Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:44:25 GMT NewsFactor - People may not camp out on the street to get a copy of Windows 7, but the latest version of Microsoft's flagship operating system is ringing up pre-orders. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/microsoftpushesie8withadsthatareactuallyfunny pcworld/20090630/microsoftpushesie8withadsthatareactuallyfunny PC World technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:50:00 GMT PC World - Microsoft has done it again: The company has released another set of baffling and mystifying ads, but this time they're actually funny. The software giant released four new ads to promote Internet Explorer 8 starring Lois and Clark's Dean Cain as a 1960s style ad man- -- no doubt inspired by AMC's Mad Men. So far the new ad campaign is an online-only affair, and uses the tagline ‘Browse Better.' http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090630/tc_infoworld/81247 infoworld/20090630/81247 InfoWorld technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:30:00 GMT InfoWorld - A year ago today, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, no longer selling new copies in most venues. The June 30 kill date for XP followed a six-month outcry from users about Windows Vista, with demands that Microsoft keep XP available alongside Vista for the many users who were frustrated by ease-of-use, compatibility, and retraining issues. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090630/tc_infoworld/81264 infoworld/20090630/81264 InfoWorld technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - It's the question that vexes free open source software advocates and commercial competitors around the globe: Why is Microsoft Office so difficult to dislodge from its perch atop the IT heap? Is it the exclusive bundling deals? The deep Software Assurance entrenchment? Steve Ballmer's backroom deal with the devil? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090630/tc_infoworld/81287 infoworld/20090630/81287 InfoWorld technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - Call it serendipity. As I was working through my review of OpenOffice.org 3.1 and SoftMaker Office 2008, an early version of the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Office 2010 was conveniently leaked to the Internet. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/microsofttoopentwonewdatacenters pcworld/20090629/microsofttoopentwonewdatacenters PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:20:10 GMT PC World - After postponing the development of one data center and losing a couple of high-level managers in its data center group, Microsoft said it will soon open new facilities in Dublin, Ireland, and Chicago. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090629/bs_nf/67443 nf/20090629/67443 NewsFactor business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:16:52 GMT NewsFactor - ASUSTeK Computer is joining other manufacturers in offering a free upgrade to Windows 7 on a number of its PCs as more details about the rollout to the Vista successor emerge. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/reportmicrosofttosellrazorfishadagency pcworld/20090629/reportmicrosofttosellrazorfishadagency PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:40:09 GMT PC World - Microsoft is planning to sell Razorfish, its interactive ad agency, according to a report in Monday's Financial Times. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/windows7upgradewhypaytwiceforthesameos pcworld/20090629/windows7upgradewhypaytwiceforthesameos PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:11:00 GMT PC World - In another blow to customers, Microsoft says free Windows 7 upgrades--for companies that purchase new hardware between now and the Oct. 22 release date of the new OS--will be limited to 25 machines. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/tc_nm/us_microsft_razorfish nm/20090629/us_microsft_razorfish Reuters technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:42:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/tc_nm/us_microsft_razorfish"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090629/i/r995438510.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=hrj2w67u4Qz9REiHZ3gxaw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft has hired Morgan Stanley to sell Razorfish, its digital agency, and French marketing company Publicis Groupe SA is thought to be a possible bidder, the Financial Times said on its website late Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/tc_nm/us_microsft_razorfish"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090629/i/r995438510.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=hrj2w67u4Qz9REiHZ3gxaw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)