Stories by Gregg Keizer

Mozilla to Firefox: 'Browser, heal thyself'

Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 21, adding more social media connections, tweaking the Do Not Track privacy setting and rolling out a new tool that long term, aims to create a self-healing browser.

By Gregg Keizer | 15 May, 2013 10:54

Tags: web apps, Firefox, applications, Microsoft, software, internet, mozilla, Facebook

Microsoft votes for free Windows 8.1, collects kudos

Microsoft today announced that Windows 8.1, the update later this year for Windows 8, will be free to current users of the operating system, confirming analysts' expectations.

By Gregg Keizer | 14 May, 2013 20:48

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Windows 8 app store fails Top 10 test

Microsoft's Windows 8 app store failed a test touted by a former Microsoft manager and distinguished engineer as a way to determine an ecosystem's relevance.

By Gregg Keizer | 14 May, 2013 18:05

Tags: applications, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Microsoft to squeeze more devs into BUILD

Microsoft today said it has increased the head count for its June developers conference, and will sell the extra tickets Wednesday.

By Gregg Keizer | 13 May, 2013 20:36

Tags: Apple, App Development, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Microsoft's counter-attack against Windows 8 coverage makes it 'look weak'

Microsoft on Friday called some media coverage of its plans to update Windows 8 sensationalist and an effort to drive website page views.

By Gregg Keizer | 13 May, 2013 18:49

Tags: Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Windows, financial times, software, operating systems

Why Microsoft won't charge for Windows Blue - this time

Sometime soon, Microsoft will tell Windows 8 users whether they will have to pay for the upgrade code-named "Blue," and if so, how much. Analysts don't expect it to charge anything for the update.

By Gregg Keizer | 13 May, 2013 10:24

Tags: IDC, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Microsoft sends gamblin' Pete Rose to the plate in swing at Google Docs

Microsoft today took another shot at rival Google, calling its rival's online application suite, Google Docs, "too big a gamble."

By Gregg Keizer | 10 May, 2013 20:06

Tags: web apps, Gartner, applications, Google, Microsoft, software

Analysts challenge Microsoft's commitment to Windows RT

One of Microsoft's top Windows executives this week said the company remains bullish about Windows RT, but analysts remain suspicious of RT's chances unless Microsoft makes changes.

By Gregg Keizer | 10 May, 2013 18:17

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, tablets, software, operating systems

Backlash begins against Adobe's subscription-only plan

A petition on Change.org demanding that Adobe back away from its subscription-only model for its creativity software, including PhotoShop, has collected over 4,400 signatures by late Thursday.

By Gregg Keizer | 10 May, 2013 11:06

Tags: IT industry, applications, Change.org, software, cloud computing, internet

Microsoft rushes IE8 zero-day fix into next week's Patch Tuesday

Microsoft today said it will issue 10 security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch 34 vulnerabilities, including the zero-day bug that has been used by cyber criminals to poison "watering hole" websites in attacks aimed at U.S. government workers.

By Gregg Keizer | 09 May, 2013 19:26

Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, Bull, Microsoft, Windows, SAP, software, Malware and Vulnerabilities, operating systems

Best case, Mozilla's Firefox for Windows 8 will ship in October

Firefox for Windows 8's "Modern" user interface (UI) will likely wrap up development this fall, Mozilla said on its website in a best case-worst case schedule.

By Gregg Keizer | 09 May, 2013 15:11

Tags: Firefox, Google, Windows, software, operating systems, mobile apps, mozilla

Estimates peg 59M Windows 8 devices in use

Microsoft this week said that it had sold 100 million licenses of Windows 8 in the operating system's first six months. But how many copies are being used?

By Gregg Keizer | 09 May, 2013 10:50

Tags: IT industry, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Microsoft won't guarantee buy-not-rent Office for next decade

Microsoft yesterday took a swipe at long-time partner Adobe for the latter's wholesale shift to rent-not-buy software subscriptions, and along the way seemed to promise it would Office as old-school perpetual licenses for the next 10 years.

By Gregg Keizer | 08 May, 2013 19:03

Tags: web apps, applications, Microsoft, software

Start button's return to Windows 8? Probably, but there's no guarantee

Microsoft's head of Windows development on Tuesday came close to promising that the iconic Start button would return to the Windows 8 desktop, but never made a guarantee.

By Gregg Keizer | 08 May, 2013 16:30

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

Microsoft's drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout

Microsoft's Tami Reller, the CFO and head of marketing for the Windows division, went on a mini publicity spree. But she didn't say very much.

By Gregg Keizer | 07 May, 2013 20:22

Tags: new york times, Microsoft, Windows, software, wall street journal, operating systems

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