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Microsoft just achieved something few ever thought possible

For a long time, Redmond was rarely associated with something that's quite important to selling tech. How things have changed.

May 13, 2021 by Chris Matyszczyk

I opened Microsoft Edge and Apple got angry

The new Edge browser has been marketed very aggressively. In an oddly aggressive move, Apple seems to have begun to react and defend Safari.

March 7, 2021 by Chris Matyszczyk

Microsoft's new hardware strategy should worry Apple and Intel

Microsoft refresh of the Surface lineup, which included a new Surface Pro X and a preview of a folding smartphone and dual-screen tablet, should be of concern to other tech players, especially Apple and Intel.

October 3, 2019 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Microsoft admits Vista was 'cheesy'

Microsoft published a "brief" history of the Windows interface in a blog post that offered some flashes of candour about Vista and Windows 95, and argued that the tablet as we know it today is one device too many. Redmond also said that it is dropping Aero Glass.

May 20, 2012 by Brooke Crothers

Microsoft's Ballmer: And I'm telling you, I'm not going

Apologies to Jennifer Hudson (and Jennifer Holiday), but Microsoft CEO Ballmer is telling folks he's not going anywhere -- at least not for the time being.

June 29, 2011 by Mary Jo Foley

News to know: Devil Mountain; Vudu; China hackers; Apple-Nokia; Amazon

Devil Mountain Software, Wal-Mart's purchase of Vudu and the FCC's broadband recommendations top today's headlines.

February 22, 2010 by Sam Diaz

Six money-saving secrets to help stretch your tech budget

The recent collapse of worldwide financial markets has everyone on edge. If you’re like most people, tough times have you looking around at ways to cut back on spending. You might be tempted to impose a freeze on all new purchases of hardware and software, but that draconian strategy only works for so long. Sooner or later, you need to refresh old technology, either because it’s stopped working or is so slow that it’s cramping your productivity. A better strategy, in my experience, is learning to shop smarter. In today’s post, I share some of the secrets I’ve learned about how to get great PC hardware and software without breaking the bank.

October 12, 2008 by Ed Bott

TechCrunch50: Day 2

Yesterday's presentations were a lot of fun to cover. I'm getting right back into the grind today.

September 8, 2008 by Andrew Mager

Daylight saving change proves thorny for businesses

As time change nears, some companies are still struggling to patch their computer systems.

March 8, 2007 by Ina Fried

Vista vs. members of the "Silly" party

Vista is officially being released today. That might explain why last week a group named ECIS that has represented European competitors to Microsoft before the European Commission "sounded the alarm" about Microsoft's supposed intention to replace web programming linchpin HTML with XAML / WPF.

January 29, 2007 by John Carroll