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European Commission extends Windows contract, Linux activists are angry

Published on: 7th February, 2011

As recent reports show, the European Commission has decided to extend its software contract with Microsoft. The $66.8 million deal has generated large controversies and has been extended with Fujitsu as a reseller on the 8th of December instead of February. The Directorate of Informatics of the European Commission, also known as Digit, decided to [...]

Microsoft’s Vail project could be Windows Home Server 2011

Published on: 7th February, 2011

It seems Microsoft has settled on Windows Home Server 2011 as the name of the operating system identified by the code-name “Vail”. According to some recent reports, the software has the beta development phase almost ready. The design team has slipped a Twitter post which suggests that the final release candidate would soon be available [...]

Windows 8 supposed to recover share by focusing on games

Published on: 30th December, 2010

A TechRadar source revealed that Windows 8 could have a stronger focus on games. Microsoft’s new operating system would not only make gaming important, but even its key component. Periodic attempts have been made by Microsoft to improve gaming experience in Windows. They started with DirectX under Windows 95 and included some recent additions like [...]

Motorola files a countersuit against Microsoft and menaces Windows and Xbox

Published on: 17th November, 2010

Motorola has recently filed a lawsuit as a response to Microsoft’s own lawsuit over Xbox 360 patent copyright. Its complaint suggests that Microsoft would violate sixteen patents. The lawsuit is targeting Windows, mobile platforms, the H.264 video related to Xbox, Wi-Fi and password patents. The most direct of all are the claims referring to Windows, [...]

Microsoft Windows executive accuses iPad of cannibalizing netbooks

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Gavriella Schuster, general manager of Windows product management launched a surprising accusation towards the iPad, claiming that Apple’s tablet was taking away an important part of netbook sales. When she was asked about the trend in the industry, Schuster said that netbooks were effectively cannibalized by tablets, the iPad being nearly the only model among [...]

Windows Phone 7 sales not limited exclusively to retail stores, says AT&T

Published on: 8th November, 2010

AT&T has recently made clear its policies related to the launch of Windows Phone 7 after a mistaken announcement coming from a store manager who said that the devices would only be available at retail locations. Orders can also be placed online, but no device will be available to pre-order. As it seems, the carrier [...]

Early WP7 applications cost twice as much as on iPhone

Published on: 8th November, 2010

After a first look at applications of Windows Phone 7, it seems that they cost twice the price on the iPhone, according to a recent study. There are 1,400 applications now in Windows Phone Marketplace and the average price is $6.16, which means 80 percent more than on the iPhone, where the average price is [...]

Microsoft gives Windows Phone 7 handsets to all its 89,000 workers

Published on: 3rd November, 2010

Guy Gilbert, Windows Phone executive at Microsoft, revealed that the company would give a Windows Phone 7 handset to each of its employees. He did not specify which devices were in question, but said that all 89,000 Microsoft core workers were eligible to receive a phone. According to Network World, Microsoft could also cover cellular [...]

Ballmer describes next Windows version as Microsoft’s biggest gamble

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Microsoft’s chief Steve Ballmer at a Gartner Symposium claimed that Windows 8 would be like a major gamble for his company. Analyst John Pescatore asked him about the next “riskiest product bet” and the answer was simply “the next release of Windows”. It is not clear if the answer referred to the importance of a [...]

Microsoft presents Games on Demand store on the web

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Microsoft announced the Games on Demand PC Games Store for its Windows Marketplace. Any user with a Windows Live ID will be able to login and buy games online through this webstore. Some franchises like Gears of War, Age of Empires Online, Grand Theft Auto III and Fable III will be accessible for purchase and [...]

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