Microsoft calls Windows 7 its "fastest selling" operating system, but the new OS may represent increased costs and greater logistical pain for IT shops over the next two years.
Microsoft this week provided notice of some upcoming product updates and betas to expect in the coming months.
Microsoft's business strategies were described at the company's Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday.
An annual survey of IT organizations found rising trends toward deploying Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified communications solutions.
Microsoft's had record earnings in its fourth quarter, according to the company's financial report issued today.
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week.
Microsoft has extended Windows 7 downgrade rights for those buying new PCs from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Microsoft's partners should get onboard with Microsoft's business shift to the cloud or be left behind.
Microsoft today announced the beta release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft last week acknowledged that the VC-1 video codec has limited performance on multicore systems running Windows 7.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the third "platform preview" release of its Internet Explorer 9 browser prototype.
Microsoft on Monday announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
Microsoft's Windows consumer empire is at stake if it doesn't quickly find a tablet device manufacturing partner.
A report issued on Wednesday by Forrester Research chronicles the declining use of Windows XP, as well as Internet Explorer 6, as staples of the corporate desktop.
Microsoft is offering a kit designed to streamline the evaluation process for orgs considering its new software products.
- By Herb Torrens
- 05/05/2010