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  • Microsoft Windows Vista Preview

    Microsoft has more to do on its new operating system, but this first beta suggests that Windows Vista could be up to par with Linux and Apple Mac OS X.

  • First Take: Microsoft Windows Vista

    Microsoft has more to do on its new operating system, but this first beta suggests that Windows Vista will be up to par with Linux and Apple Mac OS X.

  • Windows Server 2008

    Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.

  • The future of Windows: SP1 and Longhorn

    Microsoft has worked diligently to bring Windows together, culminating in the creation of the Home and Professional versions of Windows XP. But there are forces pulling these two OSes apart.

  • Windows XP SP2: almost here

    Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

  • Why MS software is driving me nuts

    COMMENTARY--What is it with Microsoft and incomprehensible error messages? Why can't its programs explain what's wrong in plain English? And that's not my only MS complaint--stand back and let me gripe.

  • How to fix what's wrong with Windows

    Commentary: Windows-based PCs are too hard to use. The cure: Microsoft should let its programmers start over with a clean slate.

  • What Microsoft should do with all that cash

    Commentary: Bill, Steve, et al are sitting on a US$49 billion pile of cash. They recently promised to spend about $7 billion of it on increased hiring and R&D. Not a bad idea--but I've got a better one.

  • Server hassles are virtually solved

    With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualisation is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you?

  • Join me for my dinner with Bill Gates, part 2: The Q&A

    When I and 14 other journalists joined Microsoft's chairman for a private dinner after the Windows XP launch, he had a lot to say. In the second installment of this two-part story, Bill speaks out on XP's controversial activation technology, the company's upcoming tablet PC, wireless standards, and more.

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