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Article | 18/04/2012 In Pictures: Looking back at the Windows XP era
The tech world has changed out of all recognition since Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system’s release
Article | 13/04/2012 Opinion: Microsoft, instead of turning the lights off on XP, make it open source
To state the obvious,, Microsoft is hugely important economically and culturally, and as Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) was told by his grandfather: "Wi...
Article | 27/10/2011 Why Are You Still Using Windows XP?
A lot has happened since 2001. Technology evolves rapidly, and you won't find many instances of someone using the same technology today that they used...
Article | 22/09/2011 Windows XP to Windows 8: Don't go there
A majority of enterprises have migrated to Windows 7 or are planning to do so. But for Windows XP holdouts ready to side-step Windows 7 for the upcomi...
Article | 12/04/2011 Windows 7 reigns supreme...at least in the US
Windows 7 has finally assumed its rightful place on the desktop operating system throne -- usurping Windows XP for the first time. Granted, Windows 7 ...
Article | 31/12/2010 Calif. woman sues Microsoft over XP downgrades -- again
Rerun of lawsuit tossed by federal judge last February
Article | 22/12/2010 Five reasons to move to Windows 7, plus XP advice
Can we talk? Based on the e-mail I get every day, I know a lot of you are still using Windows XP. I can understand why; it's like a comfortable old sh...
Article | 5/11/2010 Windows 7 wanted at work: Consumer IT strikes again
If you are happy with Windows 7 on your personal laptop, but grumble every time Windows XP boots up on your work computer, it may be time to tap your ...
Article | 4/11/2010 Windows 7: One year old and just getting started
Happy birthday! Windows 7 is one year old. Microsoft has sold more than 240 million copies of Windows 7 (an average of more than seven units per secon...
Article | 3/11/2010 Restore a Windows XP Backup in Windows 7
Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle:
Article | 23/10/2010 Windows 7 thrives: Why you should jump on the bandwagon
When Windows 7 launched, Microsoft was almost apprehensive about trumpeting it too much. Following the Windows Vista debacle, Microsoft was understand...
Article | 15/10/2010 Check out MED-V 2.0 beta for transitioning to Windows 7
Windows 7 has been a homerun for Microsoft -- becoming the fastest selling operating system of all time. But, there are still many organizations that ...
Article | 17/09/2010 Microsoft's IE9 off limits to most Windows PCs
Microsoft may have a tough time building significant market share for its new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser because eligible users are in the mino...
Article | 11/09/2010 Windows XP: Your Last Chance to Get it. Really.
Windows 7 has been around for almost a year now, but lots of people are still sticking with Windows XP. Now, Microsoft is getting ready to pull the p...
Article | 19/07/2010 Poll: Many enterprises still on out-of-service XP SP2
A surprising percentage of organizations are still running desktops with the XP Service Pack 2 OS, which Microsoft said it would no longer patch as of...