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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 planned for 2009 — Third beta, then release The "standards-compatible" next edition of Internet Explorer has been bumped into 2009 by Microsoft.…... [Tags: beta, internet explorer 8, microsoft]

Dell Profit Rises, Beats Forecasts; Shares Jump — Dell reported improved earnings that easily exceeded expectations, sending its shares higher in late trading.Microsoft Looking at Raising Debt... [Tags: beats, dell profit, earnings, microsoft]

Why I Didn't Skip Microsoft Vista: Security — Microsoft's Windows Vista OS continues to be dogged by a bad reputation, but some recent security reports give it an edge over Windows XP. And some users say security is precisely why they didn't skip Vista.... [Tags: bad reputation, microsoft, microsoft vista, security reports, windows xp]

Microsoft to Launch IE8 in '09; RC Due out in Q1 — Web developers complain that it's moving too fast to catch bugs.... [Tags: bugs, microsoft, web developers]

Microsoft Was Worried About Mac Besting Vista in '05 — According to some newly released court documents in the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit, Microsoft was worried about...... [Tags: class action lawsuit, court documents, microsoft]

Microsoft might issue bonds for first time — Microsoft said Thursday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it might sell bonds for the first time.... [Tags: bonds, microsoft, securities and exchange, securities and exchange commission, time microsoft]

Microsoft was worried about Mac besting Vista back in ‘05 — According to some newly released court documents in the “Vista Capable” class-action lawsuit, Microsoft was worried about comparisons between its newest OS and the Mac OS before Vista was even out, and before Apple starting joking about it.... [Tags: apple, class action lawsuit, court documents, mac os, microsoft]

Microsoft confirms Yahoo hire — Software maker says Sean Suchter, who announced his departure from Yahoo on Wednesday, will join its Silicon Valley search center.... [Tags: microsoft, search center, silicon valley, software maker, valley search]

Microsoft to release free security software — Anti-trust ruling would prevent it from building virus protection into Windows, so Microsoft is doing the next best thing: giving away its security software for free.... [Tags: free security, microsoft, security software, virus protection]

HP CEO e-mailed Ballmer about Vista Capable — In the latest filing to be unsealed in the "Vista Capable" case, plaintiffs' lawyers detail why they want to depose Steve Ballmer and thoughtfully suggest that they would like to make it easy for the Microsoft CEO to fit the three-hour interview into his schedule.... [Tags: hp, hp ceo, lawyers, microsoft, microsoft ceo]

Despite the fact that many developers would welcome more rendering-engine compatibility, anyone expecting Microsoft to switch out its "Trident" engine and replace it with WebKit in Internet Explorer (IE) -- especially in IE 8 -- is misguided.... [Tags: compatibility, developers, internet explorer, microsoft, trident]

Yahoo Now Oversold, Says Needham; Ups Rating To Buy — Has Yahoo (YHOO) finally hit rock bottom? Needham’s Mark May thinks so. He upgraded the stock this morning to Buy from Hold, asserting that Yahoo is now oversold. “We believe the significant sell-off in YHOO shares has finally neared a trough, and that downside from here is limited even under our worst case scenario,” he writes. “While the economic, consumer and advertising backdrop remains challenged and highly uncertain, a change in leadership, new product launches and the potential for a renewed Microsoft deal could all prove positive catalysts for Yahoo and its shares over the next 3-9 months.” May adjusted... [Tags: 9 months, backdrop, catalysts, downside, estimates]

eMusic cracks 250m song mark — Veteran online music store eMusic today said it has registered its 250 millionth download since its subscription service began in 2003. The company is one of the few outside of Apple to reach the milestone and is owed partly to eMusic's business model, which offers unprotected MP3s compatible with Apple and Microsoft players but uses a subscription model which guarantees a certain number of songs...... [Tags: apple, business model, cracks, emusic, microsoft]

Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009 — The company will do one more test version early next year before releasing the final version. Microsoft had earlier said to expect the browser to be finalized this year.... [Tags: microsoft, microsoft ie, test version, version microsoft]

Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009 — Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday. The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first quarter of 2009. That means the final release won't ...... [Tags: first quarter, internet explorer 8, microsoft, microsoft ie, microsoft plans]

NXE hitting 360s with red ring, freezing and sorta-sexy-avatar issues? — If you wouldn't mind looking up from that avatar creation screen for a second -- yes, we're aware of how much that t-shirt selection means about you as a person -- you might notice that your Xbox 360 is dead. At least, a few hapless souls on the Xbox forums seem to think NXE is to blame for such atrocities. Numerous folks are reporting variously bad red ring configurations, random freezing and a huge pile of blockbuster titles that won't just play themselves. The biggest problem is that Microsoft isn't universally treating problems caused by NXE as an "oh,... [Tags: 360s, anecdotes, atrocities, blockbuster, creation screen]

Zune Pass subscribers get to keep 10 songs, not yet perfect — Microsoft has struck deals with music labels in order to allow Zune Pass subscribers to keep up to 10 songs every month: $15 for up to 10 songs for keeps and unlimited access to the rest of the online music library. Not bad Microsoft, but not perfect.Read More...... [Tags: microsoft, music labels, music library, subscribers]

IE 8 Next Year—and You're Surprised? — News Analysis. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 won't release any sooner than second quarter 2009. Release candidate is coming early next year.... [Tags: internet explorer 8, microsoft, release candidate, second quarter]

Major League Baseball Switches From Silverlight to Flash — Microsoft will no longer play under the bright lights of Major League Baseball.... [Tags: bright lights, major league baseball, microsoft, silverlight, switches]

Microsoft Dissed Chipset Before 'Vista Capable' Changes — Microsoft had published an article on its TechNet Web site recommending that users avoid Intel's 915 graphics chipset.... [Tags: dissed, intel, microsoft, technet web]