Microsoft wins XP downgrade suit
March 9, 2010 by Sam Narisi
March 9, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Is Win7 off on the wrong foot?
October 26, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, operating systems
Looks like it’s deja vu all over again for Microsoft and its latest operating system, Windows 7. A number of users upgrading to the new OS are reporting that debilitating “endless reboot” loop that frustrated Vista and XP users more than a year ago.
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Tags: Digital River, endless reboot, Microsoft, problem, upgrade, Vista, Windows 7
5 questions you need to answer before a Win7 upgrade
October 19, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Hardware, IT projects, Software, Special Report, operating systems
Well, it’s finally arrived. Delivery week for Windows 7, Microsoft’s new operating system, and crunch time for many IT pros contemplating an upgrade from their beloved XP version.
So will you switch or keep fighting the pressure?
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Tags: compatibility, Hardware, Microsoft, upgrade, Vista, Windows 7, XP
Hidden cost of new, cheap laptops
August 10, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Software shortcuts, operating systems
A special offered recently by Wal-Mart and Best Buy stores drew lots of attention and customers. But owners of these computers will get a nasty surprise when they try to upgrade from the Vista version installed on most of them.
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Tags: cheap, laptops, Microsoft, path, upgrade, Vista, Windows 7
Are IT savings going out the window?
May 4, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Green technology, Hardware, Special Report, operating systems
Going green is white-hot in industry these days. But in IT organizations, there’s little interest in cutting power consumption — even though technology is a major consumer of energy.
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Tags: Forrester, PCs, power management, Vista, Windows 7, XP
Who’ll pry XP out of IT’s cold, dead hands?
April 14, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, operating systems
Change may have been the mantra for this year’s presidential election, but in the IT world, it’s not so popular. Maybe that’s because when IT finds something it likes, the techies are hesitant to switch.
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Tags: Dimensional Research Inc., Microsoft, operating system, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, XP
Microsoft hit with downgrade suit
February 17, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, operating systems
Well, Microsoft’s in the legal crosshairs yet again. This time, the software giant’s being sued for the fees computer buyers have to pay to get XP installed on their new systems instead of Vista.
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Tags: downgrade, lawsuit, Microsoft, operating system, Vista, XP
Are your users begging for Vista?
February 12, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, operating systems
The reluctance of many enterprises to adopt Vista not withstanding, Microsoft’s CEO has a wild fantasy:
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Tags: adoption, Ballmer, Microsoft, operating system, OS, Vista
How many versions of Windows 7 will it take?
February 4, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, operating systems
So how many versions of Windows 7 will Microsoft throw at customers before they throw up their hands in disgust and shun the newest OS as firmly and unequivocally as they did Vista?
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Tags: Microsoft, operating system, OS, versions, Vista, Windows7
Dell triples charge for XP-loaded machines
December 9, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
