Windows auto-update case closed? Microsoft thinks users are to blame! October 23, 2007 I am really not sure if Microsoft truly understands what is happening in the real world. Maybe they do not care or is there…
Vista and 100 Reasons Why Everyone’s So Speechless October 22, 2007 “I wasn’t a big fan of the “Wow” campaign around Windows Vista. But its newest incarnation — 100 Reasons Why Everyone’s So Speechless —…
Microsoft agrees: Windows is a “really large bloated operating system” October 22, 2007 We’re seeing signs that Microsoft is rethinking its monolithic approach to not only the mass-market Windows operating system but the entire family of Windows…
How to replace Windows completely with Ubuntu October 22, 2007 We all know how far open source software has progressed, but has it come so far to not only challenge Windows, but replace it?…
Why I’ve moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10 October 22, 2007 “Have we reached the beginning of the tipping point? I think we may just have.” Since the late 90s I’ve dabbled with Linux, but…
Stripped-down ‘MinWin’ kernel to be at the core of Windows 7 and more… October 19, 2007 Microsoft has created a stripped-down version of the Windows core, called MinWin, that will be at the heart of future Windows products, starting with…
Why are Windows machines automatically updating themselves? October 15, 2007 A (slight) update on last week’s report that some Windows users are seeing their Vista PCs automatically update themselves and reboot. From Nate Clinton,…
Linux patent suit: In search of the Microsoft smoking gun October 15, 2007 Now that the “first ever” suit for patent infringement has been lodged against two major Linux distributors, many Microsoft watchers are looking for the…
Windows Live Spaces users get new Facebook-like features October 12, 2007 Microsoft is adding a new Windows Live Events service to its line-up. At the same time, it it is providing a general update to…
Patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft October 12, 2007 It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux — targeting Red Hat and Novell — is now official. According to Groklaw’s Pamela…