Open-source software is the industry's most notable "disruptive innovator", says Gartner. Will Microsoft be forced to advocate the platform?
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
Microsoft's love-hate relationship with open-source software can be epitomised by recent efforts to enhance interoperability and lure developers to Windows.
The European Union is putting money toward research into open-source software and standards across the world.
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), home of Linus Torvalds, is unlikely to be accepting Microsoft's offer to jointly finance research into the Windows v Linux debate.
Open-source software is the industry's most notable "disruptive innovator", says Gartner. Will Microsoft be forced to advocate the platform?
Big companies are warming up to open-source database software as an alternative to Microsoft products, according to a new study.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth -- again.
The company outlines plans for SQL Server, including a new lower-cost workgroup version aimed at open source and other competitors.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
Is Internet Explorer 7 just another security patch disguised as a "new" offering? Should it rightfully be called IE 6.1 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, asks Fran Foo.
Microsoft is investigating the possibility that a file posted to several underground sites and chat rooms contains some protected source code to Windows 2000.
Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.
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