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Another Microsoft marketing gem: The Windows 7 Whopper - Oct 23, 2009

Blogs Microsoft is just not that good at marketing. First, there was the Windows 7 Party debacle, which, thankfully, had a silver lining in the form of this parody. And now, here in ... Read story »

Buy a PC online from Microsoft - Oct 23, 2009

Crave In a surprise move, Microsoft has started selling computers and third-party software via its online store. It's part of a broader push to try to give Windows the kind of ... Read story »

Microsoft's free security software to be released soon - Sep 22, 2009

Crave Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon, according to a note sent to testers late Sunday. "The final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be ... Read story »

Apple tablet comes with Microsoft bulls eye - Sep 22, 2009

Crave With the hype around Apple's near-certain upcoming tablet PC seemingly cooling off, our attention now turns to Microsoft--as the company is rumored to be preemptively working on its own Apple-tablet killer. ... Read story »

Microsoft hit with software sales ban in China - Nov 19, 2009

Blogs Microsoft is in hot water in China this week, after a court ruled that it infringed a Chinese company's intellectual property by including certain fonts in its operating systems. The ruling ... Read story »

Microsoft finalizes "XP Mode" on Windows 7 - Oct 3, 2009

Crave Microsoft said on Thursday that it has finished development work on the virtualized version of Windows XP that Windows 7 users can use to run programs that won't work on the ... Read story »

The Microsoft Courier tablet is one of many prototypes - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Microsoft does indeed have a dual-screen tablet codenamed Courier, and it may not be the only gadget that the software maker has up its sleeves. Earlier on Tuesday, Gizmodo revealed photos ... Read story »

Pricing details for Microsoft's Project Natal revealed - Nov 12, 2009

Crave CNET News reporter Ina Fried testing out Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal. According to a report issued by British games magazine MCV, Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal hands-free gaming control system could hit ... Read story »

Windows Cafe to open in Paris on October 22 - Sep 25, 2009

Crave Parlez-vous Windows? Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it plans to open a "Windows Cafe" in Paris where people will be able to try out the latest from Redmond while drinking a cup ... Read story »

Major gamemakers are developing for Natal, says Microsoft - Sep 26, 2009

Crave On Thursday, Microsoft noted that nearly all of the big names in video games are working on titles that take advantage of the motion sensing technology. Microsoft has been pretty ... Read story »

Microsoft believes Windows 7 will ace Chrome OS, Apple - Sep 16, 2009

Crave Although the conventional wisdom is that the rise of the Netbook is hurting the Windows business, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday that lower-cost laptops can actually be a good thing. Speaking ... Read story »

Second-generation Microsoft Bing coming soon - Sep 14, 2009

Crave Microsoft is getting ready to launch the next iteration of Bing, according to some wayward tweets. Mary-Jo Foley at our sister site ZDNet spotted a few eager Twitter users spilling the ... Read story »

New Xbox 360 coming fall 2010? - Jun 15, 2009

Crave Take this one with a grain of salt, but gaming site 1UP is reporting that it's hearing a new Xbox 360 is in the works and is set to be ... Read story »

Is Apple afraid of Windows 7? - Sep 3, 2009

Blogs Is Apple with its newly launched OS, the Snow Leopard, afraid of Windows 7? In case you're wondering why I am asking this question, the answer is simple: Apple was here ... Read story »

Microsoft approved peripherals get "Windows 7 Compatible" stickers - Oct 2, 2009

Crave Logos and logo stickers are a big deal for companies about to make a big push on a new product, and forgive us for getting this one wrong. Microsoft's Windows ... Read story »

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