Microsoft will force an upgrade on users of its Windows Live Messenger instant messaging software in September to plug a …
Microsoft to miss target date for Office Web Apps preview
Microsoft Corp. will miss its target date for releasing a technical preview of Office Web Apps, the Web-based versions of …
Dell, HP back Microsoft in Word legal battle
Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's two largest computer makers, have sided with Microsoft in its appeal of a …
Microsoft starts serving IE8 upgrade to enterprises
As promised more than a month ago, Microsoft Corp. began pushing Internet Explorer 8 to enterprises via Windows Server Update …
Microsoft: Word patent ruling, injunction 'miscarriage of justice'
Microsoft Corp.'s lawyers late yesterday said the verdict that awarded a Canadian developer nearly $300 million in damages and resulted …
Microsoft, Citrix no longer sponsoring VMworld after dustup with VMware
Microsoft and Citrix are not sponsoring next week's VMworld virtualization conference and are maintaining only a limited presence at the …
Microsoft ships SP2 for Exchange 2007
Microsoft made available for download Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2007, which includes new auditing, backup and directory tools. …
Microsoft to raise some EU Windows 7 prices
Microsoft Corp. said that it will raise prices for non-upgrade editions of Windows 7 sold in Europe starting Sept. 1. …
Mozilla asks EU to reject Microsoft's Windows 7 browser plan
Mozilla Foundation officials last week launched a concerted campaign to prod European Union antitrust regulators to demand more from Microsoft …
Microsoft warns of chaos if Word sales halted
Microsoft Corp.warned last week that an injunction preventing it from selling Word in the U.S. after Oct. 10 would cause …
Microsoft offers open source link for PHP, .Net
Microsoft's Developer and Platform Evangelism Interoperability team is introducing on Friday an open source project to bridge PHP and Microsoft's …
Microsoft to 'ribbonize' Vista with Windows 7 look
Microsoft will offer Windows 7's ribbon-style application interface to Windows Vista users in an update this October, according to the …
Microsoft now hiring for its retail stores
Microsoft Corp. on last Thursday began hiring employees for its coming retail stores in California and Arizona by posting a …
Microsoft Hotmail users angry over pulled photo feature
Windows Live Hotmail users have been venting their frustration at Microsoft Corp. for the past month since the software maker …
Microsoft Exchange 2010 hits final beta
Microsoft issued the final beta on Exchange Server 2010 along with the final beta of its security companion, Forefront for …
Windows 7 will run 120 days for free, Microsoft confirms
Like its predecessor, Windows 7 can be used for up to 120 days without providing a product activation key, Microsoft …
Microsoft reaches out at China hacker conference
Microsoft Corp. staged with Chinese security researchers at a Beijing hacker conference, aiming to build ties in a country that …
Microsoft Exchange 2010 hits final beta
Microsoft issued the final beta on Exchange Server 2010 along with the final beta of its security companion, Forefront for …
Microsoft issues SQL Azure, CEP platform previews
Microsoft released technology previews of SQL Azure, the database for its Azure cloud infrastructure platform, and SQL Server StreamInsight, its …
Microsoft-Yahoo's big hurdle: Google search loyalty
The biggest challenge to the Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership may not be Google Inc. the company as much as Google the …