Microsoft

I made a bet recently with my wife, I bet her that I could go a full week without playing on the internet - that meant no YouTube, no Reddit, no Digg, no Fark, no anything that happens in a web browser.  This might not be a big deal for new junkies who happen to [...]

Microsoft still has not released pricing details on Windows 7 but there have been a few clues as to what the prices might look like.  Best Buy had a leaked memo about Windows 7 pricing for an upcoming sale - the price for the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home was to be 49 dollars, [...]

The product breakdown for Microsoft Windows 7 was recently released and posted on the website WinSuperSite.com.  There was nothing really new about the number of versions that Microsoft will release, we always knew there would be a fair number.  What was interesting was the chart showing the various features of the different versions.  The Home Basic [...]

Microsoft Web Slices are a new feature in IE 8, according to the WinSuperSite blog, that allows you to take a slice of a Web site and create a quick link to that slice while in IE 8.
For example, if you wanted to just check the top news stories on CNN.com, you could create a [...]

I recently saw a video that was prepared by Microsoft’s business team to give their partners a look at what the next 10-15 years will hold for businesses and consumers. It struck me as odd that their vision of the future involves everyone giving up on their regular computers and switching over to using computers [...]

Microsoft has had a worse than expected quarter and because of their low earnings are having to lay off 5,000 employees.  This should be an omen to Microsoft that they need to focus on their core strengths and get out of money losing markets like video games and music players.  The XBox, last I heard [...]

Microsoft recently announced that they would be taking on the Mac when it comes to user experience.  They intend to make Windows as easy to use and as stable as Mac OS X and bring back some of those users who have left Windows.  Is it doable?  In a word, No.  In many words, the [...]

Microsoft has recently put up an unsolicited offer to buy up Yahoo for 44.6 billion dollars in a bid to increase their online search and advertising presence according to various news sources.  Yahoo, who is second to Google in search and ad revenue would instantly give Microsoft a more competitive standing in the field of [...]