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    Don't expect Microsoft to talk much about the Basic edition of Windows Vista when the operating system ships. The software maker wants you to go Premium.

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    Whenever Windows Vista computers arrive, they will have their own special way of talking to one another.

  • Google: No Web browser plans

    Google executives said they have no plans to build a browser and downplayed threats from Microsoft's new advertising system and plans to bundle search into Vista.

  • Judge adds two years to Microsoft antitrust deal

    A federal judge on Wednesday signed off on a two-year extension on the term of Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the US government.

  • Veterans up in arms over Microsoft Vista

    It is a hotel in Buenos Aires, the trade name of a classy hot tub, a visible and infrared survey telescope and a city near San Diego. It is Vista, the name that Microsoft picked for its next-generation operating system out of a hat and proof that however many lawyers you employ you may not have enough.

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    From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.

  • Keeping Microsoft in the frame

    Windows chief Kevin Johnson has two huge tasks: Chase Google with Windows Live and get the operating system back on track.

  • Inside Vista's Security Center

    The Security Center in the Windows Vista October Community Technical Preview (CTP) is sporting a status bar titled Spyware Protection. Here's a closer look at the Spyware Protection status bar and explore the implications of it presence.

  • Ballmer: Trusting Vista, battling Google

    Microsoft is at the start of "the greatest innovation pipeline we have ever had," CEO says. And no, he doesn't throw chairs.

  • Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

    In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

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  • Windows Vista pros and cons

    The decision for some small business users to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista once it becomes available in early 2007 will depend largely on what the new operating system can do for you and what hardware you have to run it on.

  • First Take: Microsoft Windows Vista

    Microsoft has released the first public beta of its Windows Vista operating system. We examine the new features.

  • Images: Windows Vista beta 2

    We take a detailed look at the features of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, which include improved security options, "gadgets" and integrated search.

  • FAQ: Getting a handle on Windows Vista

    From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.

  • Analysis: Microsoft's OS update

    Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.

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