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July, 2009

07/03: MS to Offer 3-for-1 Win7 Deal: Report Suggests
07/03: Latest IE8 'Vomit Ad' Pulled from Internet
07/02: Vista Ultimate Users Continue To Get Short Shrift
07/01: Win7: Free Upgrade Policy Caveats and Restrictions
07/01: MS, Live Nation Deal to Promote IE8, Free Content

June, 2009

06/26: Windows 7 $49 Upgrade Deal Starts Today
06/26: Phantom Windows Updates Install Without Consent
06/25: MS Releases Free Antivirus: But No Free Lunch
06/24: Last Call: Download Windows 7 RC Before August 15
06/24: Ex Yahoo VP to Spearhead MS Cloud Computing Division
06/23: Win7 to Windows XP Downgrade Cutoff Date Extended
06/22: 4 Ways Win7 is Unlike Any Previous Windows System
06/19: Win7 Downgrade Options: Are Not Really An Option
06/19: Microsoft's Free Anti-Malware Beta Due Next Week
06/19: Ballmer Backs Microsoft Bing With $5B Budget
06/18: Microsoft Jacking Up Netbook Price For Windows
06/17: Recession-Strapped MS Reduces Employee Perks
06/17: MS Makes Good on Promise, Bing Now Has Porn Filter
06/17: Microsoft Sues Vancouver Family Over Click Fraud
06/15: Removing IE8 from Win7 Not Enough: Euro Commission
06/12: Windows 7E: Special Edition Ships in Europe, Sans IE
06/12: MS Morro Antivirus: Free, Basic, But Don't Hold Your Breath
06/12: Bing: Study Finds Ad Advantage, But no Google Killer
06/11: Multiple Browsers Could Be Bundled With Windows
06/11: Controversy Erupts over Best Buy Memo, Rips Vista
06/10: Win7 June Release, Leaked Memo Suggests
06/10: Must-have Win7 Keyboard Shortcuts from Win7 RC1
06/05: Russia Probes Anti-Monopoly Over WinXP Cutoff Date
06/04: Win7: Release Date Confirmed, SE App Limit Dropped
06/04: Bing vs Google: Initial Thoughts, Brief Comparison
06/04: Acer, RealNetworks to join Google Android OS Netbooks
06/03: MS Loves Netbooks, but not XP Netbooks
06/02: MS Quietly Patches Firefox: Vulnerable, No Uninstall
06/01: Bing Search Debut Reignites Yahoo, MS Merger Talk

May, 2009

05/29: MS Bing 'Decision Engine' Official Launch Next Week
05/28: Windows 7 Starter Edition: Limitations Under Fire
05/28: MS Kumo Engine to Embed Open Source Technology
05/28: Microsoft Zune HD: Details Emerge, Due This Fall
05/27: Win7 Beta Extended to July, Vista SP2 Released
05/27: MS to Invest Millions in New Bing Search Engine Ads
05/26: US Army Seizes Vista, Won't Wait for Windows 7
05/26: Revamped MS Live Search to be Unveiled This Week
05/22: Microsoft Abandons European Antitrust Hearing
05/21: Win7 XP Mode Lacks Vendor Support, Microsoft Vexed
05/21: MS Announces Netflix Deal, Media Center Streaming
05/21: Microsoft Nailed with $200M MS Word Patent Infringement
05/20: MS Laptop Ads Hurting Apple's Image, Study Suggests
05/18: Win7 RC1 Market Shares Slide, Microsoft Optimistic
05/15: Mac Users Outraged by MS Powerpoint Patch
05/14: Win7 Hardware Compatibility Much Improved over Vista
05/13: Vista Ultimate Users Demand Free Upgrade to Win7
05/13: Key Features in Windows 7: Upgrading from XP, Vista
05/12: MS Confirms: Windows 7 to arrive before Christmas
05/08: Windows 7 New Details Emerge: Easy Transfer, IE8 Tabs
05/06: Microsoft Completes Layoffs with 3,000 More Cuts
05/06: French National Police Dump Windows for Linux
05/04: MS Xbox Exec Flies Coop to Apple
05/01: Windows 7 Launch Date Leaked
05/01: MS Releases Office 2007 SP2, Vista SP2 due in Q4

April, 2009

04/30: MS Still Denies Zune Phone Hybrid, Despite Report
04/30: IE8 Kill Switch: Enough to Satisfy EU's Antitrust?
04/29: MS Vine said to Improve, Simplify Social Networking
04/27: Windows 7 Premium to Support Windows XP Mode (XPM)
04/24: MS Windows 8: Details Emerge via Help Wanted Ad
04/21: Windows 7 RC1 Arrives May 5th
04/21: Justice Dept Seeks Extension in MS Antitrust Case
04/20: Win7: Why MS Wants You to Buy Laptop, not Netbook
04/17: Apple Responds to MS Ads: PCs Are 'No Bargain'
04/16: MS Office 2010 Announced with $7.7B In Development
04/15: Internet Explorer 8 to Begin Release as AutoUpdate
04/15: 23 Security Fixes Just Released: Experts Astounded
04/14: Study Says 83% of IT Pros Hesitant about Windows 7
04/13: MS Axes On-Site Pub Only Days Before Grand Opening
04/10: MS Slashes Price of Windows on Netbooks
04/09: MS Accused of $388M Piracy, using AntiPiracy Software
04/09: Microsoft Warns Against Rising Scareware Threat
04/08: Windows 7 4x Better than Vista, Survey Suggests
04/07: Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Downgradable to XP
04/06: WinXP, Office 2003 Evolve, Updates Semi-Retired
04/02: Texas Politician Tries To Ban Vista
04/01: MS Unveils All-Star Dev Roster for Mobile Marketplace

March, 2009

03/27: Latest Microsoft Ad Campaign Targets 'Apple Tax'
03/25: Disappointed IE8 Users Revert to IE7
03/23: Questionable Study Praises IE8 Malware Protection
03/23: Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Response 'Underwhelming'
03/20: Indian PM Abandons Outlook for Open-Source Email
03/19: Windows 7 PC Outlasts Mac In Security Test
03/18: Is IE8 the Last Internet Explorer?
03/16: Vista Class Action Suit Revised: Claims Extortion
03/13: IE8: Fastest Browser in 'Real World Test', says MS
03/10: MS Wages War with 'Windows Marketplace for Mobile'
03/09: Windows 7: Leaner, Most Customizable OS Yet
03/06: March Madness Comes To Microsoft's Media Center
03/05: EU Relaxes Microsoft Anti-Trust Monitoring
03/04: MS Invests $1B in Research, Hires 3000 New Empoyees
03/03: Microsoft's Vista Named Tech World's Worst 'Fiasco'
03/03: Microsoft Opens Online Services to 18 New Countries
03/03: Microsoft Live Search Update Plans Leaked
03/02: Microsoft's Anti-Sexuality Policy Sparks Outrage
03/02: Lawyers Attempt to Revive Vista Capable Lawsuit

February, 2009

02/27: MS Suggests Yahoo Alliance, Pilfers Yahoo Workers
02/26: Microsoft Sues Over Patent Violations Involving Linux Kernel
02/26: Are Windows 7 Testers Going Unheard?
02/25: Microsoft to release Windows 7 for Netbooks
02/25: Microsoft Pulls Out of the Smartphone Race
02/23: Vista Capable Lawsuit Loses Class-Action Status
02/23: Microsoft Unveils Its Own Economic Stimulus Plan
02/20: Windows 7 Improvements Emerge, More to Come
02/19: Microsoft Unveils Windows 7 File-Sharing Beta
02/18: Microsoft to Acquire Virtual Reality Company for $35M, ...
02/18: Microsoft Sued Over Vista To XP 'Downgrade Fee'
02/17: MS Offers $250K Bounty for Head of Conficker Worm
02/17: Microsoft Signs Interoperability Deal with Open Source ...
02/16: XP to Windows 7 Upgrade Promises to be a Hassle
02/13: Microsoft Launching Retail Stores
02/12: Windows 7 Buzz Hurting Vista
02/11: MS Critical Patch Fixes 8 Vulnerabilities
02/11: Microsoft Pulls Plug on Windows 7 Beta Download
02/10: Mozilla: MS Tactics Don't Hurt Our Market Share
02/09: Vista, XP Service Pack Blockers About To Expire
02/09: Beta Protest Prompts Windows 7 UAC Fix
02/04: Windows 7 Versions Revealed
02/04: UAC Vulnerability Found in Windows Vista
02/03: Vista Marketing Program Receives Big Complaints
02/03: Vista Increasingly Adopted by Businesses and Gamers, Report ...
02/02: Internet Explorer Loses Ground in Browser Battle

January, 2009

01/29: 'Vista Capable' Lawsuit Could Cost Microsoft $8.5B
01/28: Microsoft Warms up to Open Source with Web Sandbox
01/28: Internet Explorer 8 Pre-Released by Microsoft
01/28: Economic Slump Offers Opportunity for Innovative Companies
01/27: Internal MS Documents Suggest Vista Isn't Vista
01/22: Microsoft In Trouble Again With EU
01/12: Microsoft Earned $1.5B from Vista Capable PCs, Claims Expert
01/05: Microsoft Rumored to Lay Off Thousands Worldwide
01/01: Windows 7 Leaked to Pirates by Microsoft?

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