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Windows Vista is much-improved and the early word on Windows 7, Microsoft’s next computer operating system, is encouraging. Still, the company faces an uphill battle to get corporate users to move from its older operating system, XP to Windows 7, due out next year, according to a recent survey of more than 1,100 information technology professionals.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it will heavily promote two main versions of the next Windows operating system in an attempt to avoid the problems it faced by marketing four tiers of the Windows Vista system.
The next version of Microsoft Windows, the software that defines the computing experience for most people, will nag users much less than its much-maligned predecessor, Vista. PC users will be able to test the new edition early next year.
Microsoft Corp. is looking ahead to a strong fiscal 2009, with or without Yahoo.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday posted a major package of updates and security fixes for Windows Vista.
A major package of updates and security fixes for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system will be available for download Tuesday, according to Amazon.com Inc.'s Web site.
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system is about to get faster and Windows Vista isn't, according to a report that caused a stir online this week as industry watchers speculated that a zippier XP could keep customers from upgrading to Vista.
Microsoft Corp. has submitted a test version of its Windows Vista operating system with features that make it easier to use non-Microsoft programs to search PC hard drives, according to a report issued by the Justice Department Friday.
Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.
Bowing to pressure from Google Inc. and antitrust regulators, Microsoft Corp. will make it easier for Windows Vista users to pick a non-Microsoft program to search their hard drives.
Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.
Microsoft Corp. said Monday it sold 20 million consumer copies of the new Windows Vista operating system worldwide in February, but analysts said the data shed little light on the program's popularity during its first month on the market.
After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system. Yet Microsoft is making it hard for Mac owners and other potentially influential customers to adopt the software.
Here are some details about Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system, which became available to consumers Tuesday:
Acrobatics, blaring music and plenty of hype accompanied Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed debut of its new Windows Vista operating system.
Microsoft Corp. shares got a bounce after the software maker posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat analysts' forecasts and offered encouraging signs about the fate of the new Windows Vista computer operating system.
Some numbers behind Microsoft Corp.'s evolution from Windows 95 to this month's consumer release of Windows Vista:
Microsoft Corp. will make its new Windows Vista operating system available for sale and download online, marking a new step for the software company, which has previously sold Windows only on packaged discs or pre-loaded on computers.
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows Vista operating system promises to make your computer desktop jazzier and easier to navigate, but some of the machines debuting with the new software will feature dramatic makeovers themselves.
Microsoft Corp. will sell licenses for its new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite through CompUSA stores Nov. 30, two months before the products go on sale at other retailers.
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday the company's upcoming Windows Vista operating system has survived antitrust complaints by rivals who aimed to "castrate" it.
Microsoft Corp. finished work Wednesday on its long-delayed Windows Vista operating system, and said the software would be broadly available Jan. 30.
Microsoft Corp. is cracking down harder than ever on software piracy as it tries to boost profits, but some say the harsh repercussions facing people who use unlicensed versions of its new Windows Vista operating system could spur a backlash.
Microsoft blames Windows 7 upgrade mess on user confusionMicrosoft yesterday blamed user confusion for the problems many have encountered trying to move from Vista to Windows 7 after buying a discounted upgrade offered to college students.
Ding Dong Windows Vista is Dead: Five Ways Windows 7 Could Become another VistaWindows 7 is finally here. The sun can shine and the birds can chirp. Ding dong, Windows Vista is dead! Perhaps that is a bit premature. Windows 7 hasn't been officially released for 24 hours yet, so its understandable if the jury is still deliberating.
Six in 10 companies "plan to skip Windows 7"Six in 10 companies in a survey plan to skip the purchase of Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 computer operating system, many of them to pinch pennies and others over concern about compatibility with their existing applications.
Microsoft: We're not ditching Vista until at least 2011Microsoft Corp. will not dump Vista when Windows 7 launches and plans to keep selling it to computer makers, system builders, volume licensees and consumers at retail until at least January 2011, a Microsoft spokesman said, citing long-running policy.
Vista almost banned from Texas government computers (!!!ROFL!!!)What's up now, Ballmer! The entire State of Texas is one step closer to banning the somewhat craptastic Windows Vista from government computers 'cause one State Senator heard the OS has problems.
Economy will prompt many companies to skip Windows VistaA new survey provides more evidence that many companies are planning to skip Windows Vista altogether.
Microsoft Brings Vista Service Pack 2 Into BetaMicrosoft is preparing a major update to its Vista operating system. Windows Vista Service Pack 2 will enter beta testing next week, the company has confirmed, with a public release date to follow.
Windows XP gets another stay of execution"Windows XP, also known as the operating system that will not die, looks like it could be around a bit longer, making it just a bit more likely that you can upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7 in a year or two and skip Windows Vista altogether......."
New Nero software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder TiVo and Nero have announced today that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, much like the TiVo sitting on top of your living room television, called Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC.
Robert X. Cringely: Fire Your Boss: The best place to cut IT organizations is generally at the top.This week marks the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. This week is also a time when the world economy is under stress comparable or greater to that imposed seven years ago.
Best Buy + Windows Guru = Apple Store experience?As part of Windows Vista's $300 million marketing rehab, Microsoft Corp. will hire an initial wave of 155 "Windows Gurus" to walk around Best Buy and Circuit City stores, answer customer questions and defend Vista's reputation against skeptics.
Two PC Experts Argue Windows XP or VistaThe forced retirement of Microsoft's Windows XP is set--with some exceptions--for Monday. To quell XP separation anxiety and the rancor of seething Vista haters, Microsoft has agreed to offer Windows XP updates and security patches until April 2014.
Microsoft urges Windows users to shut down SafariIn an unusual move, Microsoft Corp. on Friday warned Windows users to swear off Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser until a patch is available that plugs holes that could let attackers to compromise computers.
Windows 7 Already a Threat to VistaIn case you hadn't noticed, the massive weight of interest has now almost completely shifted from Microsoft Windows Vista to the largely vaporware Windows 7.
Windows: Microsoft And The $1,632 Copy Of VistaMicrosoft charged Bill $1,632 for a single Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade license.
Coders Tell Why They're Avoiding VistaWindows developers are confirming the results of a survey released yesterday that found fewer than 1 in 12 programmers currently writing applications targeting Windows Vista.
Loopholes keep Windows XP alivePC makers are finding ways to keep selling Windows XP despite Microsoft efforts to remove it from sale. Dell, HP and Lenovo are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft's licensing terms to extend the operating system beyond a 30 June end of life date.
Windows XP going off the market in JuneWill I be forced to upgrade to Vista soon? No. It will get harder and harder not to, though, especially since new software and peripherals are likely to slowly stop working with XP. That could take years.
Gates hints at Vista 'successor'Microsoft boss Bill Gates has dropped a hint about the next version of Windows. He said Windows 7 could be released "sometime in the next year or so" during a Q&A session at a meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank.
I try not to "do hate". It's a matter of personal philosophy. The very act of hating someone or something reduces us to the level of the objects of our hate.
Windows XP: Going, going ... gone?Well, all you folks out there who still like Windoz XP, including me are going to have to shift over to Vista or Linux, or Mac OS. Me, I am almost completely Mac now and only use the PC when absolutely no other option presents itself.
They Criticized Vista. And They Should Know: Internal Communications Reveal Top Microsoft Executives Being Burned By Vista IncompatibilitiesWe usually do not have the opportunity to overhear Microsoft's most senior executives vent their personal frustrations with Windows.
Humor: Windows Vista Code RevealedWell not really, it's just a funny little ad by techradar I found in the Linux Format Special Edition "CODE IT!"
Microsoft Cuts Price for Boxed VistaMicrosoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.
Whaat? Microsoft Releases Windows Vista SP1 for x64 Systems?This has to be the most screwed-up Service Pack release I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty of them. While Microsoft said SP1 has been released to manufacturing, it also said SP1 wouldn't be sent to end users for six weeks.
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