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Computerworld - Microsoft said last week that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. Data from the company's newest security intelligence report showed that in ...
May 22, 2012 at 17:26 | Source: Computerworld
"They had a compelling reason to get consumers off of Vista and priced [it] to make that happen [in 2009]. But the reason to get consumers onto a more modern platform with a software upgrade is a lot less now than in 2009." Three years ago, Microsoft ...
May 27, 2012 at 19:36 | Source: PC World
Microsoft clarified this week on a finding in its latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) that saw a dramatic uptick on the malware infection rate of systems running Windows Vista SP1. According to Microsoft's study, not only did those ...
May 22, 2012 at 23:52 | Source: MCPmag.com
Microsoft published a "brief" history of the Windows interface in a blog post that offered some flashes of candour about Vista and Windows 95, and argued that the tablet as we know it today is one device too many. Redmond also said that it is dropping Aero ...
May 21, 2012 at 00:31 | Source: ZDNet Australia
People still want Windows to be “Windows”. Microsoft has failed in its bid for consistency. From Windows XP to Windows Vista, the visual changes were clear and apparent. From blue windows to transparent windows: if you didn’t see Aero ...
May 22, 2012 at 09:33 | Source: ZDNet
The system was developed to provide easy deployment, as well as support for fast prototyping, and it offers support for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2. The Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ...
May 15, 2012 at 17:48 | Source: Softpedia
Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows 8 Server Beta and Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and comes with support for both x32 and x64 architectures. In addition to the SDK, Microsoft also released the Active Directory Rights ...
May 26, 2012 at 10:47 | Source: Softpedia
It’s easy to criticize Steve Ballmer’s tenure as CEO of Microsoft. The stagnant share price, the Windows Vista debacle, the huge missed opportunities in tablets and smartphones. But is it fair to call him “the worst CEO of a large publicly ...
May 14, 2012 at 17:21 | Source: GeekWire
The software drivers provided on this page are generic versions and can be used for general purposes. However, computer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may have altered the features, incorporated customizations, or made other changes to the ...
May 18, 2012 at 18:35 | Source: techspot.com
Microsoft's product releases, like its share price, have gone downhill since Ballmer took the helm as CEO, Hartung contended, pointing to Windows Vista's release as a particularly low point. "By Mr. Ballmer's own admission Vista had over 200 man ...
May 16, 2012 at 16:29 | Source: Redmondmag.com