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  • No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

    Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications.

  • Businesses interested in Windows 7, not Vista

    Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP among business users, with more enterprises investigating the unreleased Windows 7 than its predecessor.

  • HP considers own Linux-based OS

    Hewlett Packard is reportedly considering building an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows, based on Linux.

  • XP receives kiss of death, long live Vista

    Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.

  • Vista gets snubbed for XP by Windows developers

    A new survey has found that an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system.

  • Microsoft blames users for malware on Vista PCs

    Around 70 percent of Windows Vista on home systems are infected with malware, according to PC Tools, which claims the figure is so high because UAC is very annoying and users are disabling the security feature.

  • Microsoft restarts canned XP, Vista updates

    Microsoft will resume two major Windows updates it had stalled due to a conflict it caused with one of its lesser-known software products.

  • Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure

    The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.

  • XP SP3 downloaders get 30 days' grace

    Users who install Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not be required to enter Microsoft's product activation key before they use the operating system, according to a Microsoft whitepaper.

  • Asia is Microsoft's window to mobile market

    Asia continues to be the biggest driver of Microsoft's mobile business.

  • Vista stumbles through first birthday

    One year after Microsoft officially launched its Vista operating system for business, it's fair to say that it hasn't been a smooth ride for the software giant.

  • Businesses will dodge Vista in 2008

    Vista uptake is unlikely to increase dramatically during 2008, according to security vendor McAfee, who said that businesses are "leery" of upgrading from current Microsoft operating systems.

  • Microsoft ready for Vista patch threesome

    Microsoft plans to release a trio of updates for Windows Vista this week, a move -- the company said -- which should help ease some of the complaints levelled against the OS.

  • Consumer advocates to fight NZ Banking code

    Internet advocacy group InternetNZ and the NZ Consumers' Institute have both come out swinging over the New Zealand Bankers Association's (NZBA) decision to allow victims of Internet banking fraud to be potentially held liable for losses.

  • Adobe Flash exploit could log keystrokes

    Adobe has issues three critical security updates, one of which is designed to stop a problem in the way the Flash player interacts with browsers, which could result in users' keystrokes being transmitted to attackers.

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