Windows XP downgrade lawsuit dismissed

US District Court Judge Marsha Pechman has dismissed a year-old lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged antitrust violations for the downgrade rules it set for Windows Vista and XP.

US District Court Judge Marsha Pechman has dismissed a year-old lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged antitrust violations for the downgrade rules it set for Windows Vista and XP.

It won’t take more than a few minutes to close a security hole in Internet Explorer that allowed attacks against Google.
Worried about the security hole in Internet Explorer that was used to launch attacks by China against Google and others? There are ways to help close it and limit your exposure to similar threats — [...]

When the system requirements for Microsoft Office 2010 were first posted, we noticed that Windows XP 64-bit was mysteriously absent. We contacted Microsoft, and the company explained that while deciding on which versions of Windows to support in the next release of Office, it weighed the user experience behind the versions against broadly dropping support.
Microsoft has released the beta version of Office 2010 to the public. Here are five reasons you should check out the beta and make the switch to Office 2010.
Microsoft has unleashed the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010. The Office 2010 beta includes updated versions of Word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint [...]

Early users see promise in the energy-saving features and boot-up times of troubled Vista’s successor.
Computerworld – Microsoft Corp.’s standing as an operating system developer is on the line with the launch of Windows 7, according to analysts and other experts.
Steve Ballmer recently stated that Windows 7 is the best version of Windows ever. Now that Windows 7 is officially out, the public at large can join that debate and determine if Windows 7 is the best version of Windows yet, or even the greatest operating system of all time. Let’s consider the hypothetical question [...]
Woot is offering today the Timex iControl Ironman Watch with iPod Control for the special price of $24.99 plus $5 the usual shipping fee. If you don’t know what the Timex iControl Ironman Watch with iPod Control is, then you should learn that it’s a watch with lots of functions and which provides total control [...]
Almost no one found Microsoft Corp.’s last attempt at a new operating system, Windows Vista, very entertaining. ¶ So when it came time for the software giant to create the sequel, it hoped a little Hollywood touch would bring audiences back to its screens.

Nearly a quarter-century has passed since Microsoft launched its first graphical user interface operating system.
Until now, Windows Vista was the most secure version of the Windows operating system. Windows 7 picks up where Vista left off, and improves on that foundation to provide an even more secure computing experience. Microsoft also incorporated user feedback about Vista to enrich the user experience and to ensure that the security features are [...]