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Windows 7 May Equal Fewer Bargain Netbooks

Microsoft must perform a tricky balancing act as it tries to keep Windows on netbooks but not get stuck in a market that generates little revenue, say industry analysts.

By Shane O'Neill | 29 September, 2009 12:05

Tags: netbooks, Windows 7

Thinking about upgrading to IE8? Think twice

I find it's best to live by a few simple rules. I don't micturate into the wind. I don't mix tequila with red wine (not any more, anyway). I never get into arm-wrestling matches with fat guys named "Tiny."

By Robert X. Cringely | 22 June, 2009 08:02

Tags: ie7, ie8, internet explorer, Microsoft

Microsoft to tour Europe sans browsers

Ah, those wacky Europeans. They think nothing of stripping down and jumping into the Mediterranean in the altogether or, at most, those skimpy man sacks they call swimsuits.

By Robert X. Cringely | 15 June, 2009 08:01

Tags: antitrust, european commission, ie7, Microsoft, Windows 7

Windows 7's IE 'off' switch: What took so long?

In a Windows first, Microsoft has confirmed you'll be able to remove Internet Explorer and other previously integrated programs from the Windows 7 operating system.

By JR Raphael | 07 March, 2009 09:50

Tags: internet explorer 8, Microsoft, Windows 7

Which is best for netbooks: Windows 7 or Linux?

Microsoft is clearly positioning Windows 7 as Linux-killer for netbooks. Can it succeed? I've spent considerable time with both Windows 7 and Linux, and here are my conclusions about which operating system is better for netbooks.

By Preston Gralla | 23 January, 2009 10:16

Tags: Linux, Microsoft, netbooks, Windows 7

Windows 7: The Linux killer

Microsoft has long been worried about Linux competition in the server market. When it came to ordinary PCs and laptops, however, it knew it had little to fear.

By Preston Gralla | 23 December, 2008 08:46

Tags: Linux, Windows 7

Enough snap judgements about Windows 7

Much like the political advertisements that have finally stopped invading our homes, the constant argument over whether Vista is good or bad is over. Is that because a final determination has been reached? Hardly. It’s because the Microsoft lovers have a new candidate to extol -- and the Microsoft haters have a new target to fire upon, thanks to Windows 7.

By J. Peter Bruzzese | 06 November, 2008 09:48

Tags: Windows 7

Windows' Days May Be Numbered

Could Microsoft be switching away from Windows?

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 12 August, 2008 08:39

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Midori, OS, operating system, Linux, Mac

Five reasons why it's not business as usual for Microsoft

Bill Gates will be leaving Microsoft for good at the end of the month and Microsoft would have you believe that it will be business as usual for Microsoft. I understand they also have a great bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn that they'd like to sell you. Cheap!

Pointing fingers: The darker and lighter sides of Windows 7

It's a classic "good news, bad news" kind of story. Microsoft is finally giving us some hard information about what Windows 7 will look like.