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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista

Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor.

November 6, 2008, 4:50 PM PST

Red Hat publishes Fedora 9 preview

"Most critical release" of freely available Linux distribution is last public release before final version's launch in May.

April 22, 2008, 9:18 AM PDT

Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'

By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.

April 11, 2008, 11:38 AM PDT

Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs

Software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1.
(By Suzanne Tindal of ZDNet Australia)

March 25, 2008, 4:24 AM PDT

Microsoft COO downplays Vista update problems

The software giant's chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1's progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs.

March 4, 2008, 12:08 PM PST

Microsoft pulls Vista SP1 update

The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems.

February 20, 2008, 11:09 AM PST

New milestones for Windows

roundup With Vista now into its second year, CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft is "turning the corner" in its enterprise efforts.

February 4, 2008, 11:40 AM PST

Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista

Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows.

January 17, 2008, 5:49 AM PST

Near-final Vista SP1 goes public

A Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" can now be downloaded, despite initially being restricted to 15,000 beta testers.

January 14, 2008, 5:24 AM PST