Week in Microsoft: 1970s Bill Gates edition
Here are your hottest stories from the world of Microsoft for the past seven days.
Is that Bill Gates staring back at you from Outlook 2010?: Take a closer look at the fallback image in Outlook 2010's People Pane and you'll see it too.
HP Slate video shows all that's wrong with Windows 7 on tablets: A hands-on video of HP's Slate has hit the Web, and it certainly looks like a smart piece of hardware. It's too bad the software it's running—Windows 7—isn't up to the demands of a new breed of iPad-like computers.
The eternal antitrust case: Microsoft versus the world: Ten years ago, a US Appeals court took on the case that would decide the fate of the world's biggest software company. We revisit Microsoft's antitrust struggles in the United States and Europe. Who won those wars?
Microsoft may be turning a new page in dropping Live Spaces: Microsoft is getting rid of Live Spaces, steering users of its blogging platform to the much more popular WordPress. While it's not all that surprising that Microsoft is dumping this underperformer, the fact that it's being replaced with something not baked in Redmond is. Is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's not-invented-here syndrome?
Windows Phone 7 draws ever closer with ads, launch dates: The first Windows Phone 7 ads have made their way to YouTube, and it looks like we've finally got a launch date for Microsoft's new phone platform. It looks like we've got several, in fact.
Out-of-band patch pushed for ASP.NET encryption flaw: In response to a serious information disclosure attack against ASP.NET, Microsoft published a set of fixes for manual download and installation. They will be pushed out automatically later in the week.
Windows Phone 7 launching in US exclusively with AT&T: Windows Phone 7 is coming to the USA on November 8, and when it arrives, it'll be exclusive to AT&T.
Windows Live Essentials 2011 brings good, bad in equal measure: The final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 was released today. It's a solid release and a welcome update, though not without its flaws.
Is that Bill Gates staring back at you from Outlook 2010?: Take a closer look at the fallback image in Outlook 2010's People Pane and you'll see it too.
HP Slate video shows all that's wrong with Windows 7 on tablets: A hands-on video of HP's Slate has hit the Web, and it certainly looks like a smart piece of hardware. It's too bad the software it's running—Windows 7—isn't up to the demands of a new breed of iPad-like computers.
The eternal antitrust case: Microsoft versus the world: Ten years ago, a US Appeals court took on the case that would decide the fate of the world's biggest software company. We revisit Microsoft's antitrust struggles in the United States and Europe. Who won those wars?
Microsoft may be turning a new page in dropping Live Spaces: Microsoft is getting rid of Live Spaces, steering users of its blogging platform to the much more popular WordPress. While it's not all that surprising that Microsoft is dumping this underperformer, the fact that it's being replaced with something not baked in Redmond is. Is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's not-invented-here syndrome?
Windows Phone 7 draws ever closer with ads, launch dates: The first Windows Phone 7 ads have made their way to YouTube, and it looks like we've finally got a launch date for Microsoft's new phone platform. It looks like we've got several, in fact.
Out-of-band patch pushed for ASP.NET encryption flaw: In response to a serious information disclosure attack against ASP.NET, Microsoft published a set of fixes for manual download and installation. They will be pushed out automatically later in the week.
Windows Phone 7 launching in US exclusively with AT&T: Windows Phone 7 is coming to the USA on November 8, and when it arrives, it'll be exclusive to AT&T.
Windows Live Essentials 2011 brings good, bad in equal measure: The final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 was released today. It's a solid release and a welcome update, though not without its flaws.
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