Redmond, WA – In response to customer demands Microsoft announced that instead of patching bugs and improving features of Windows Vista in the next service pack release, they would just install XP. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

Microsoft has launched a $44.6bn (£22.4bn) takeover bid for Yahoo in an attempt to challenge the growing might of Google. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

Look out Microsoft, the EU is coming to get you - again! Should have made Vista better!! picked by topofall 2 years ago

Live Labs, the division of Microsoft which was created to develop Web 2.0 applications and features has just announced it's first iPhone Application called Seadragon. picked by charlierosefan 12 months ago

Microsoft Corp. is once again on the defensive against hackers after the launch of a new program that gives average PC users tools to unlock copy-protected digital music and movies. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction on Tuesday preventing Microsoft from selling versions of Word that handle custom XML in the form of the .DOCX, .DOCM, and .XML file formats

More HERE with some interesting links picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

A Georgia man claims Microsoft improperly allowed his underage son to use his debit card to subscribe to the company's Xbox Live gaming service. picked by punthe 2 years ago

When you install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, Microsoft installs a firefox extension. You are not notified that this will happen, nor are you given an option to install or not install. Not only that but the uninstall button is disabled. The only way to uninstall the extension is via registry hacks. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Microsoft has apologised for serving malware via its websites and Windows Live Messenger software. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

Microsoft and Novell exchanged sharp barbs in piercing open letters to each other. Oh dear. That burns.
Ouch. Grab your popcorn, this is going to be a doozy. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Or; How much Microsoft plan to spend on R&D next year...

$7.5 billion dollar? They love R&D long time! picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago

Microsoft's Zune, a rival to Apple's iPod, will cost $249.99 (£134) when it goes on sale on 14 November in the US. picked by p00p 3 years ago

Microsoft Corp. announced the opening of its Live on-line service that will connect users of both Xbox 360 console and PCs. Users of the new Live on-line service will need to create only one single account regardless of what they use: Xbox 360 game console, PC or both. picked by Maxriter 3 years ago

Microsoft Windows Live OneCare came on last place from a group of 17 antivirus programs tested against hundreds of thousands of worms, viruses, Trojan horses and other malware, an Austrian antivirus researcher reported picked by mo0nrider 3 years ago

Microsoft said on Sunday night in the US that it is planning to make available this week a patch for a Windows flaw that has already been used in an attack. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Microsoft plans on offering Windows in the Mapuzugun language, spoken by aprox 400,000 Chilean Indians.
The Indians claim their language is intellectual property and they should get paid for its "unauthorized" use. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

At association of American Publishers annual meeting in New York, Thomas Rubin, Microsoft's associate general counsel for copyright, trademark, and trade secrets, said that Google "systematically violates copyright," that it creates no content of their own and make money on the backs of other people's content by selling advertising. picked by Zargon5 3 years ago

Trying to thwart the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod as an accessory for the car, Microsoft Corp. picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Microsoft again defines the future of computing :) enjoy picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

Microsoft is quite concerned with the fact that Google can violate the copyright law by making books searchable on-line. The officials from Google, however, say that the company performs legal actions that can even be advantageous for publishers. picked by Maxriter 3 years ago