Microsoft this week broadened its preview of Live Mesh, allowing more users to get an early glimpse of the much-discussed device- and data-synchronization service. The company this week quietly doubled the number of users who can participate in the

Microsoft will begin pushing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) out via Automatic Updates to users who have not already downloaded it as early as Thursday, the company confirmed. However, because not every company will want to have SP3 automatically

Microsoft announced this week at its Worldwide Partners Conference 2008 in Houston it will ship the first release of its server bundle for mid-sized businesses as well as the next version of its small business server bundle on November 12

In a bid to drive new subscription-based revenue from consumers, Microsoft plans to begin selling a subscription service for the home and student edition of its Office productivity suite, starting in mid-July. With its $69.99 annual subscription fee,

The past week has been a momentous one. Co-founder Bill Gates officially retired. A few days later, Windows XP was retired. Officially, Monday, June 30 was the last day you could get Windows XP. Kinda, sorta, maybe … well, not really. It's true that XP

Microsoft has not just released the cat among the pigeons by releasing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, it is the cat among the pigeons. Both its allies and its competitors are fluttering about and squawking at the news. Microsoft's supporters are,

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of Windows Vista's demise have been exaggerated. Somewhat, at any rate. Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. recently released a report that indicated Vista still isn't ringing many bells with major IT shops. "A year of

Despite CEO Steve Ballmer's claims last year that Linux vendors are violating some 235 Microsoft patents, the company seems to be trying harder to learn to live with the open source world – and vice versa. Redmond said Monday it will