Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 26, 2024

Microsoft is reuniting management of its Windows operating system and its Surface devices, as the leader of its Windows and Web Experiences team has quit his current role and may leave the company. To read this article in full, please click here

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TechSpot

MAY 24, 2021

What if Mircosoft designed macOS? A YouTuber who goes by Avdan asked that question and created a satirical look, showcasing some of the features he thinks it would have (video above).

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Microsoft no longer allows Windows 7 and 8 owners to transition to Windows 10 or 11 for free. When Windows 10 launched in 2015, the company made the operating system. Although the announcement came on September 20, testing shows that some paths through the loophole remain but could close soon. Read Entire Article

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GeekWire

JANUARY 3, 2022

Relativity Space , the startup that was founded in Seattle and is now building 3D-printed rockets in Southern California, has brought in a Microsoft executive to lead its growing software engineering team and expand upon its AI-powered “Factory Operating System.” Image via Twitter).

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GeekWire

MARCH 21, 2024

That’s due in part to repeated references and comparisons in the suit to the DOJ’s prior antitrust case against Microsoft over its Windows monopoly in the late 1990s. But the suit also cites as evidence the inability of many other tech giants, including Microsoft and Amazon, to compete against Apple in smartphones.

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TechSpot

JULY 31, 2023

When it comes to computer software, most people can identify Microsoft's flagship products. Windows leads the pack as the preferred operating system for PCs, while Microsoft Office stands as the top office suite globally. However, not everyone may be up-to-date with the latest versions, largely due to the costs and.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Microsoft President Brad Smith at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Microsoft outlined a series of principles for its development and deployment of artificial intelligence, including a pledge to partner with a “broad array” of companies and other players in the industry. Microsoft recently announced $5.6

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2021

This week, The Vergecast dedicates the show to operating systems — updates, releases, and rumors from this past week. where Microsoft will take their OS next (Windows 11?), and the debut of some new systems like Huawei’s HarmonyOS and Google’s Fuchsia OS. Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11.

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TechSpot

APRIL 28, 2023

Although Rust is still a relatively recent programming language, Microsoft has already embraced the technology as one of the most promising upgrades for Windows core programming.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The PIRG network recently opened a petition to Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella, asking his corporation to not "junk millions of computers" which are still using Windows 10. The operating system will continue to receive official, mainstream support and security updates until October 14, 2025, while the newer Windows 11 OS.

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Tech Republic

APRIL 17, 2023

The operating system update for the mixed-reality headset includes improved 3D annotations in Dynamics 365 Guides. The post Microsoft offers Windows 11 for HoloLens 2 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft has revealed on the softwares' official product pages that it will stop directly issuing licenses for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation. The disclaimer states that January 31, 2023, is the last day consumers can download the operating systems from Microsoft's site.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Microsoft image via YouTube) AI is coming to the PC keyboard. Microsoft and computer makers plan to start shipping Windows 11 notebooks and other devices with a dedicated “Copilot” key to quickly invoke the company’s “Copilot for Windows” artificial intelligence technology.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Revenue from Microsoft’s video-game business surpassed its Windows division for the first time in the December quarter, with a big boost from the company’s $69 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard. Microsoft Games came within a mere $50 million of Windows in revenue in the same quarter a year ago, for example.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Former Snowflake CEO Bob Muglia also invested, along with SAP exec and former Microsoft VP JG Chirapurath , and Shireesh Thota , vice president of databases at Microsoft. Codified founder and CEO Yatharth Gupta spent more than 14 years at Microsoft, where he helped lead Azure-related data access and management projects.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As shown in court documents, this is the 1stCAPTCHA site where Microsoft says the defendants sold CAPTCHA-solving tokens obtained by a fleet of bots. Bots deployed by Storm-1152 were responsible for about 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts, the company said. This is one of the domains siezed by the company via court order.

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TechSpot

MAY 10, 2023

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates are out for Windows 11 and Windows 10 with several fixes for two operating systems. In the case of Windows 11, the KB5026372 cumulative update introduces no less than 20 changes that improve the user experience as well as fixes for 38 security vulnerabilities and. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Microsoft dominated the scene with its Windows operating system and in the early 2000s, Windows XP was the top dog. Before smartphones ruled the roost, PCs were the go-to device for connecting to the Internet and getting work done. Read Entire Article

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Microsoft Linux is the next evolution of the Microsoft desktop operating system, argues Jack Wallen. He explains why this would be a win-win for Microsoft, IT pros, users, and the Linux community.

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TechSpot

JUNE 14, 2023

When it comes to Microsoft products, most people can easily identify the flagship products off the top of their heads. Windows is the leading operating systems for PCs and Microsoft Office is the number one office suite on the planet. However, not everyone might be up to date with the. Read Entire Article

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Computerworld Vertical IT

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Microsoft has long been the anti-Apple. No one who has ever used a Microsoft product would accuse the company of a maniacal focus on the smallest details. The company’s rise and continued dominance has been fueled by innovation, elegant design, and a maniacal focus on getting the small details right.

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GeekWire

JULY 1, 2023

Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief product officer for Windows and Devices, introduces Windows Copilot at Microsoft Build in May. Photo by Dan DeLong for Microsoft) For more than four decades, since the 1980s, pointing and clicking has been the primary method of using a personal computer.

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TechSpot

JULY 30, 2021

Windows Insider is a software testing program that gives users access to pre-release builds of Microsoft’s operating systems. It follows a channel model in which each successive tier is increasingly stable, with the goal of helping Microsoft identify and mitigate bugs and flaws ahead of public releases.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Microsoft Photo). Microsoft is releasing a preview of Android apps running on Windows 11 starting today. It’s a first for Windows, made possible by a Microsoft partnership Amazon and Intel. Previously: Windows 11 is here: Key points to know as Microsoft rolls out its new operating system.

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Data Center Knowledge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Microsoft Azure has extended its support for Kubernetes and the Mesosphere Datacenter Operating System to provide either as container orchestration options, along with Docker Swarm. Read More.

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GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft reached a new milestone Tuesday as the company’s market capitalization hit $2 trillion for the first time. Microsoft stock was up 1.1% ” Microsoft stock has risen 20% over the past 12 months. . ” Microsoft stock has risen 20% over the past 12 months.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The UK’s Competition and Market’s Authority (CMA) has declared that Microsoft has addressed the concerns it had about the software giant's $68.7 Although Microsoft had submitted a proposal to address some of its concerns before the CMA reached its decision in April , that proposal ultimately contained a number of significant shortcomings.

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TechSpot

MARCH 25, 2024

They order government agencies above the township level to include criteria requiring "safe and reliable" processors and operating systems when making purchases. The guidelines, unveiled on December 26, are now being enforced, writes the Financial Times. Read Entire Article

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IT Toolbox

AUGUST 22, 2017

By 1992, however, new life had been breathed into peer-to-peer networking by both Novell and Microsoft, along with the popularity of Artisoft's LANtastic. Even though the earliest LANs were of this genre, by 1989 it appeared that they were on the way out. We will take a close look at peer-to-peer LANs at a deeper level in some future posts.

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GeekWire

JULY 14, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the company’s Inspire virtual partner conference. Microsoft will release Windows as a paid cloud service , promising to stream the operating system to any device in an attempt to create what the tech giant describes as a new category of computing called the Cloud PC.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Just before the long holiday weekend, Microsoft added WordPad to its list of “Deprecated Features” for Windows, signaling the upcoming demise of an application that has been built into the operating system since Windows 95.

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The Verge

JANUARY 4, 2021

Microsoft is planning a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows” that is designed to signal to users of the operating system that “Windows is BACK.” Microsoft quietly removed references to this “sweeping visual rejuvenation” this morning, after several Windows enthusiasts spotted the job listing over the weekend.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Microsoft Photo). Microsoft announced this morning that it will release Windows 11 on Oct. Microsoft will use what it calls a “phased and measured approach” that assesses a PC’s specs to determine when Windows Update will offer the upgrade. ” It’s part of a broader refresh of the Microsoft Store.

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TechSpot

JUNE 24, 2022

Microsoft is reportedly prepping a campaign to inform Windows 8.1 users about the operating system's pending end-of-life status.

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TechSpot

APRIL 12, 2022

Last week, Microsoft released an AMA on YouTube (above) in which members of the Windows development team answered questions about the operating system.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Ali Spain, the Microsoft Alumni Network’s outgoing executive director, opens the Connect 2023 conference in Redmond on Thursday morning. Microsoft will turn 50 in less than two years, and attendees spanned many of the company’s decades. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert at the Microsoft Alumni Network conference.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Microsoft created a secret Windows XP theme that made the operating system look more like a Mac. A recent Windows XP source code leak has revealed Microsoft’s early work on the operating system and some unreleased themes the company created during its early XP development back in 2000.

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