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Microsoft green lights XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Been waiting with baited breath for Microsoft to resume downloads for Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1? Breathe a sigh of relief. The company has apparently managed to sort out
Windows XP SP3 and IE
Microsoft may have put a temporary freeze on Windows XP SP3 due to compatibility concerns but that hasn't stopped most folks from
Read more...Microsoft and Yahoo: What now?
It sure feels like the Microsoft-Yahoo negotiations have been going on forever but judging by the looks of it, it seems like there
Read more...Vista SP1, XP SP3 delayed!
Uh oh. With Windows Vista SP1 and
Microsoft may up the ante for Yahoo
Efforts by Microsoft and Yahoo to negotiate a merger agreement have stalled, with the two companies not even talking. But Microsoft this week could raise its bid by as much as $2 to $33 a share to Read more...
No reprieve for XP; Dell to keep selling it anyway
Last week, we reported on a rumor that Microsoft would offer a last minute reprieve for Windows XP, in light of the aging OS's
Windows XP SP3 available now
It's been a long and winding road but we've finally arrived: today Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 via its website, the last
Read more...Windows XP to get stay of execution?
The clock is ticking for retail, enterprise and OEM sales of Windows XP but if the rumor mill--and Microsoft CEO
Read more...Windows XP SP3: RTM, release on April 29th
You heard it here last week but now it's official: Windows XP SP3 has been released to manufacturing and will be released via
Read more...Cloud computing is here to stay
You may shrug off cloud computing as the latest fad and nothing more. But you better listen up because it is here to stay. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and a few other big vendors are investing $5 Read more...