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CWmike writes "Microsoft is, predictably, not all that impressed by Google Inc.'s demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS, saying 'From what was shared, it appears to be in the early stages of development,' a Microsoft spokeswoman said. 'From our perspective, however, our customers are already voicing their approval of the way Windows 7 just works — across the Web and on the desktop, and on all ...
Version 4 to beef up out of browser application support Microsoft revealed on ambitious plans for the next version of its Silverlight browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications, including faster startup times and software development improvements as well as more capabilities for running applications outside of a browser.
Next generation IE to render JavaScript faster Microsoft today claimed that its next browser, Internet Explorer 9, has nearly closed the JavaScript performance gap between itself and rivals made by Mozilla and Google, even though the browser has been in development only a few weeks.
Developers to bake access control into applications Microsoft will pass out beta code that it hopes will define the next evolution of directories. It's a modular addon that is built on a database and designed to add querying capabilities and performance never before possible in a directory.
It doesn't have to be war. Chrome OS is something Microsoft can actually benefit from, if only it will relax and see the opportunities the new OS offers everyone.
Google isn't launching its Google Chrome operating system quite yet—but it is ready to talk about it. During an event Thursday, VP of product management Sundar Pichai said the operating system was a year away from launch but said the company had "made tons of progress" on what will certainly be its biggest assault on Microsoft yet.
Everyone loves Microsoft interactive table, Surface--just check out our list of killer Surface apps to see why. So it's good news that this week Redmond announced it would be opening up the Surface software developer kit, or SDK, to the public. It will also be freely available through Surface.com . To celebrate the occasion, Microsoft announced the winner of their developer contest , which was ...
Computerworld - Microsoft Corp. is, predictably, not all that impressed by Google Inc.'s demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS today, but neither were a number of potential rivals in the Linux and instant-on operating system space.
Microsoft didn't mention numbers but the news around Windows 7 -- its much-ballyhooed operating system -- is good, very good, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. Windows 7 has sold twice as many copies than any previous version of the operating system ...
jenkin sear writes "Data visualization guru Edward Tufte developed Sparklines, a great way to display condensed data as an inline graphic. Excel's new version has incorporated the design element — and Microsoft has applied for a patent on them — without so much as a by-your-leave from Tufte." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Microsoft on Monday released betas of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 to its MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The new Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 betas can be downloaded using links at this Microsoft blog . As for the general public, they just have to wait.
Gov. Bev Perdue said yesterday that North Carolina will receive 23,700 training vouchers related to Microsoft Corp.'s public-private partnership to provide free technology training.
Microsoft has its work cut out for it in the mobile operating system market given the strength of Apple iPhone among consumers and RIM BlackBerry among businesses.
Having made the dev kit for the Surface available to select partners in June (a tiny bit late ), Microsoft has now officially let the software loose for all and sundry to explore, experiment, and hopefully innovate with. Whereas Surface Developer units have been required till now to successfully design and test an app, the SDK should allow thrifty designers to produce content for the massive ...
Computerworld - With Google Inc. working on its upcoming browser-based Chrome operating system, the company is intensifying its rivalry with Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Corp., holding its first so-called say-on-pay vote, said shareholders voted to indicate support for the company's compensation policies. The measure got about 98 percent of the vote, based on a preliminary count, General Counsel Brad Smith said at the company's annual shareholder
Computerworld - Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.
Microsoft this week revealed that it has already started work on Internet Explorer 9. Internet Explorer - Microsoft - browser - Clients - Internet Explorer 9
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Microsoft's sales have plunged while competitors Apple and RIM have flourished...
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