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Court Favors Microsoft in Patent Fight

The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday in a case that restricts the reach of U.S. patents overseas.

Virtual Machine Manager Completely Revamped for Beta 2

New beta called 'quantum leap' by VMM product managers.

Vista, Office Sales Give Microsoft a Strong Q3

Microsoft released solid earnings figures for the third quarter that included debuts of the retail version of Windows Vista and 2007 Office System.

Pre-Release Vista Versions To Expire in May

If you're still using a pre-release version of Windows Vista, you have a little more than a month to upgrade to a commercial version before you start risking data loss.

'Longhorn' Server Public Beta Arrives

The next generation Windows Server took the biggest step yet on its long and winding road toward commercial availability when Microsoft announced the release of "Longhorn" Beta 3 Wednesday night.

Microsoft Preps DNS Mega-Patch

Don't look now, but Microsoft Corp. is prepping still another mega-patch, this time for the Windows DNS vulnerability it first disclosed last week.

Dell Once Again Offers Windows XP

Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.

Gates Visits China, Urges Tech Investment

Greater investment in technology to improve health care and education would help ease global economic inequality, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

Microsoft Settles Iowa Lawsuit

Microsoft Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay Iowans up to $180 million to settle a class-action lawsuit.

Microsoft Foresees More Suits in Japan

A legal battle between Microsoft and Japanese anti-monopoly authorities is likely to conclude next year and might lead to lawsuits or other patent infringement complaints.

Microsoft Virtualization Products Face Delays

Several Microsoft virtualization products are seeing their shipping dates slip.

Microsoft Patches 4 Critical Windows Vulnerabilities

As expected, Microsoft Corp. today published five new security bulletins that patch vulnerabilities in its Windows and Microsoft Content Management Server products.

Windows Users Not Quite Ready for Vista

A Harris Interactive survey shows most users not as willing to upgrade their current systems to install Vista, at least not yet.

Microsoft Patches Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft Corp. released an emergency security patch Tuesday to plug a hole in several versions of Windows

Microsoft Patches Bevy of GDI Flaws

As promised, Microsoft Corp. today released an out-of-band update to correct a bevy of flaws in its Windows GDI implementation.