Category: Microsoft

Microsoft has officially announced the availability of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. The languages are now available via the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update. read more | digg story

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Calling the situation “untenable” and describing Windows as “collapsing,” a pair of Gartner analysts have claimed that Microsoft must make radical changes to the operating system or risk becoming a has-been. read more | digg story

Microsoft is liable to pay tax on its licences in India, according to a ruling from a tax authority. The company, which is the largest software provider to the country, now has to pay tax on the licence fee which is charged to the user, reports the Economic Times. Such tax will be accumulated over…

Who would have guessed?! read more | digg story

You know, we should have paid a little closer attention to Microsoft’s decision yesterday to extend Windows XP sales to “June 2010 or one year after the general availability of Windows 7” read more | digg story

There’s a consensus forming that the next version of Windows will be “modular” in some manner. Here’s a look at the possibilities for a modular Windows, and why they mostly suck. read more | digg story

Microsoft has decided to extend the life of Windows XP, although only for a limited class of machines. read more | digg story

With Service Pack 1 a few months away Microsoft was again forced to hear the cries of those who have bought its long-awaited OS, Windows Vista and has now released a new update that is set to improve the compatibility, reliability, and stability of the OS formerly-known as Longhorn. read more | digg story

Microsoft has confirmed: something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation. read more | digg story