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Beta Testers Get First Look at Windows Vista

The long-awaited first beta for the Windows Vista client...

Microsoft’s Sights Set on New Windows, Office Versions

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce a number of...

ACT Warns of Legal Risk with Latest GPL Draft

The third discussion draft of the GNU General Public...

Microsoft Says Vista Sales Strong

More than 20 million copies of Windows Vista were...

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Interoperability Issues Hamper Open-Source Adoption

While commercial open-source solutions are being broadly adopted, there are obstacles slowing that adoption, particularly around interoperability, the Open...

Businesses in No Rush to Upgrade to Windows Vista

As the one-year anniversary of the business availability of Windows Vista approaches, many corporations are still holding off on...

Microsoft: No IP Talks with Red Hat

Microsoft and Red Hat are no closer to a deal involving intellectual property cooperation, Microsoft has confirmed. ...

Mass. Embraces MS’ Open XML Document Format

The commonwealth of Massachusetts has done a 180 degree turn and decided to support Microsoft's Office Open XML format...

Microsoft Gives OIN the Cold Shoulder

Microsoft has no current plans to join the Open Innovation Network, a move that some in the free and...

Microsoft’s ‘Call to Action’

Microsoft is introducing Windows Live Folders and Windows Live Photo Gallery, the next batch of online services associated with...

Study: Developers Do Not Want GPL 3 to Police Patents

A new Microsoft-funded study has found that open-source developers do not believe that licenses such as the upcoming GNU...

H&R Block Embraces Benefits of Open Source

SAN FRANCISCO—H&R Block's use of open-source technologies is not about saving money, but rather about creating revenue, acquiring and...

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