Charles Wolf, the Needham analyst, believes up to a million Windows users may have switched to Apple Macs this year because of the iPod “halo effect”. Users may also be exasperated with Windows security problems. “The momentum generated by these products has translated into financial results that have easily beat most estimates. Most importantly, Windows […]
A leaked memo by Bill Gates sent to selected Microsoft staff is dominating the tech news today. It sets out in clear and explicit language the way ahead for the company in the next five years. That way is through the browser and Web-based services.
The New York Times, Dave Winer and Robert Scoble have […]
The extraordinary rise of b5media continues as both Problogger and the Blog Herald become part of the new network. Add in the merger with About Weblogs, a women’s network run by Shai Coggins, giving b5 around 50 active blogs, and you have something close to lift-off.
In general, blog networks need two ingredients to succeed : […]
The rumbling debate over the hardware requirements for Windows Vista has died down after several testers and manufacturers confirmed the upper level of speculation as being nearer the mark. Let’s recap the arguments.
Back at the TechEd conference, Nigel Page, a Microsoft strategist in Australia, made some remarks about the hardware requirements for Windows Vista. He […]
According to a comment by Mike Stanclift over at Neowin, a feature Unix/Linux users have had for some time will be included in Windows Vista when it ships next year.
Ward Ralston, the developer who wrote the code explains on the TechNet blog about this new feature and how it differs from a shortcut.
“In Vista/Longhorn […]
“I come from the world of software, and we need to talk,” said Herb Sutter, a software architect at Microsoft. These were his opening remarks to a hardware-centric audience at In-Stat/MDR’s Fall Processor Forum on Wednesday.
The problem highlighted by Sutter arises from the need to control heat emissions from modern, ever-faster chips. The hardware solution […]
Microsoft yesterday announced the name for its Vista generation of AntiSpyware : Microsoft Windows Defender.
On his TechNet blog, Steve Dodson expains the thinking behind the new name. “It is going to be a part of VISTA! The biggest announcement we are making is that Windows Defender will be a part of Vista when it releases. […]
In a piece posted on Thursday, the RSS Team at Microsoft warns that the RSS function within the new version of Internet Explorer (IE7) will not accept badly-formed XML. “Our years of experience with HTML in Internet Explorer have taught us the long-term pain that results from being too liberal with what you accept from […]
Industry analysts are speculating furiously that Windows Vista, which will be two years late shipping, may have missed the boat (ship?).
The best evidence suggests that the annual increase in PC sales may be down to single figures by the end of 2006 when the operating system is due for release.
eWeek reports, “The two main levers […]
Officially, Windows Live is based on one simple idea : “that your online world gets better when everything works simply and effortlessly together. So all the things you care about online - your friends, the latest information, your emails, searching the Net ~ all come together in one place. Windows Live [it says] is a […]
Screenshot via CNET
As we posted recently, Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) has had a major makeover in the latest Build of Windows Vista.
ZDNet has got a good photo review of many aspects of IE7. “The toolbar and address bar areas of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista have been totally redesigned. The address bar is now […]
Lots of consideration of regulatory regimes and what they do to tech company’s products, especially Microsoft’s.
Ever heard of Windows N? It’s all the EU’s fault (what isn’t?)
Microsoft was “directed” (yes, we have to put up with that too) to offer a version of Windows without a bundled Media Player, as part of the European […]
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Written by Milo Riano for b5media.
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