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Microsoft, free software and the future The creators of Firefox 3.0 celebrate the news they have set a new world record for software downloads. Video software developer Gotuit Media has sued Microsoft, claiming that its Silverlight multimedia software infringes several of the company's patents. [Network World] 03/07/2008 Microsoft has eased hardware requirements for PC makers to load Windows XP Home on ultralow-cost PCs to allow touch screens and larger screen sizes. [ComputerWorld] 02/07/2008 Sybase iAnywhere is beefing up its Afaria mobile-device management software by adding antivirus and firewalling capabilities. [Network World] 02/07/2008 Skyhook's mobile device software fixes your location using Wi-Fi and GPS signals. The new version adds cellular signals, and improves accuracy and speed. [Network World] 01/07/2008 As of today, Microsoft will stop offering licenses to most big-name computer makers and halt shipments to retailers of boxed copies of its seven-year-old Windows XP operating system. [ComputerWorld] 30/06/2008 Windows XP may not be as readily available at stores after today as it has been in the past, but it's not exactly vanishing into the ether, either. [ComputerWorld] 30/06/2008 Microsoft rejected calls for a reprieve on its plan to stop licensing Windows XP to the major PC makers as of June 30, but that doesn't mean the seven-year-old operating system will disappear overnight. [ComputerWorld] 30/06/2008 IBM's Cognos 8 business intelligence software is now generally available for System z mainframes running Linux, the company announced Monday. [Network World] 30/06/2008 Its co-founder is retiring, its latest big product has been vilified, and potential partners are spurning its advances. So what does Microsoft do to remain relevant? Here are 15 ideas. [ComputerWorld] 27/06/2008 Companies such as Microsoft, Google and Dell want radio spectrum opened up for wireless broadband devices, but the NFL and ESPN fear the devices would interfere with wireless microphones at NFL football games. [ComputerWorld] 27/06/2008 The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his day-to-day job at the world's largest software company. The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his day-to-day job at the world's largest software company. [BBC News Americas] 27/06/2008 |
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