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1. Criticism Unfair: Windows Vista Is Secure

   [ Summary ] Topic: Vulnerability Assessment | Date Published: 05/26/2009

   After many IT critics have complained that Windows Vista is not as secure as it should be, eWEEK shows that it is secure, but yes, it could be more secure. However, companies should not be afraid of using the OS. According to the latest Security Intelligence Report, there have been fewer...

2. Microsoft Proves Windows 7 Different Than Vista

   [ Summary ] Topic: Windows 7 | Date Published: 09/02/2009

   Microsoft and Intel held an event in San Francisco where engineers showed off Windows 7’s features to prove to the world that this new OS is really different than Vista. According to the results, Windows 7 is more energy efficient, better at memory management, features an improved taskbar, is...

3. Windows XP Usage Drops, Microsoft Sighs Relief

   [ Summary ] Topic: Windows XP | Date Published: 09/03/2009

   Microsoft has feared that hard-core Windows XP fans would be most reluctant to upgrade to Windows 7, but the company has a reason to rejoice: XP usage is down. According to the Net Applications Web measurement report, Windows XP usage is down 1.1 percent in August, while Windows Vista and 7 usage...

4. Sneak Peek at Vista Service Pack 1

   [ Summary ] Topic: Patch Management | Date Published: 11/26/2007

   Microsoft recently released three patches that will be part of the Vista Service Pack 1, which the company hopes to ship on or before Feb.27, 2008. The Vista SP1 RC Preview used comments from users to design features that streamline setup and installation, according to this piece.

5. Windows XP SP3 Offers Unexpected Speed Boost

   [ Summary ] Topic: Windows XP | Date Published: 11/27/2007

   Devil Mountain Software Inc. is reporting that Windows XP Service Pack 3 runs Microsoft Office 10 percent faster than XP SP2. According to the Office performance benchmarks, Windows XP SP3 is also considerably faster than Vista SP1.

6. Z4 Sues Microsoft Again

   [ Summary ] Topic: Intellectual Property | Date Published: 12/03/2007

   Z4 Technologies claims Microsoft has made only an "insignificant change" to the product activation technology over which it first sued in 2004. A jury sided with z4 in that case, and in 2006 awarded the company $115 million in damages. Z4 is now asking the court to triple damages in the new case...

7. Big Businesses That Skip Vista Might Regret It -- Gartner

   [ Summary ] Topic: Windows Vista | Date Published: 12/09/2007

   Gartner research vice president Michael Silver has warned that the next version of Windows, code-named "Windows 7," may also suffer from the delays that dogged Vista and be just as difficult to adopt. If the next version of Windows ships late, then companies trying to skip Vista will end up running...

8. Microsoft Pulls Free Vista, Office Offer

   [ Summary ] Topic: Microsoft | Date Published: 12/13/2007

   Microsoft withdrew an offer of free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 in exchange for consumers agreeing to install monitoring software, saying it had exhausted the supply of software. The monitoring software can still be downloaded and installed on Windows XP- or Vista-powered PCs....

9. Microsoft Offers XP SP3, But Pushes Vista

   [ Summary ] Topic: Patch Management | Date Published: 12/19/2007

   Although it will make publicly available a beta version of Windows XP SP3, Microsoft is still arguing that users should switch to Vista. According to Microsoft, Vista offers better security and management capabilities than any other Microsoft operating system.

10. OS Vulnerability Stats: Mac vs Windows

    [ Summary ] Topic: Mac OS | Date Published: 12/20/2007

    This blog gives a side by side-by-side comparison of 2007 vulnerability stats for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X. Apple's OS X had more than five times as many flaws a month than Windows XP and Vista, and most were serious. The more monthly flaws there are in the historical trend, the more...

11. Microsoft Makes Vista SP1 Test Build Public

    [ Summary ] Topic: Windows Vista | Date Published: 01/14/2008

    Microsoft has made its latest Vista SP1 test build available to the public to get more feedback, the company says. This is a complete 180 degree turn from the company's previous position, says this blog.

12. Windows 7 Coming Sooner Than Later?

    [ Summary ] Topic: Windows Vista | Date Published: 01/23/2008

    According to this article, Microsoft has moved up its release date for Windows 7, code-named Blackcomb Vienna, from 2010 to the second half of 2009. An English only "Milestone 1" code drop has been made available to Microsoft partners for validation.