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Our shared code is 'truly open source': Microsoft
Microsoft will be submitting its various "shared source" licenses to the Open Source Initiative in the hope of being granted 'official' open source status. Read more »
Microsoft fixes 9 flaws in 6 patches; 4 are critical
Microsoft today released its October 2007 security bulletin, which includes six updates: four are designated as Critical by the software giant; two are deemed Important, and one previously announced patch was dropped. Read more »
Microsoft 'stealth' Windows update damages trust
Microsoft has been criticised for automatically uploading and installing files to user PCs even if they had specifically been set to not auto-install patches. Read more »
Microsoft looks beyond Vista, sees Vienna
Although Microsoft is hard at work trying to ship Windows Vista this year, the company is beginning to set its sights on the next horizon, Vienna. Read more »
Microsoft blog lifts lid on Redmond white hat hackers
Microsoft has launched a blog that will discuss penetration testing and vulnerability testing of Microsoft code. Read more »
Microsoft--forget PR, clean up the code
Have you noticed that Microsoft is on the offensive? After countless months of reading press clippings about the pathetic state of Windows security, the folks in Redmond have decided to fight back with one of their strongest weapons--public relations. Read more »
Microsoft posts tools' source code
Microsoft published the code for one of its products on an open-source software development Web site departing from its hard-line stance against revealing code to the public. Read more »
Aust government signs agreement to see Windows code
The Australian government is to gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's Windows operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight in Canberra yesterday. Read more »
Microsoft to reveal more Longhorn details
Microsoft is expected next month to disclose more details on Longhorn, its planned upgrade to Windows, as the company looks to drive demand for the forthcoming operating system. Read more »
Brisbane hosts TechEd 2003
Code cutters around Australia have gathered in Brisbane for Microsoft's 10th annual TechEd Conference, to be staged from 10-13 August. Read more »
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Microsoft to open more source code
Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow talks about whether the company plans to release more Office source code. The question is, does anybody want it? Read more »
Speculation about Microsoft's mysterious X#
Although mentioned as an afterthought, X# has been the subject of much speculation in the XML community, and justifiably so, because it may change the way you create applications. Read more »
Microsoft details plans for Visual Studio and .NET
In the wake of the recent PDC and TechEd developer events, Microsoft has decided to put some of its key executives out on the road to explain the innovations that Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 have in store. Read more »
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
Bill Gates has left the building and the question on many people's lips is: will Microsoft change as a result? What influence will Steve Ballmer have and how will the company's strategy alter without Gates? Read more »
Does innovation matter?
Do we really care who invented what feature first? Read more »
Open source, shared source or secret sauce?
When Microsoft shared its code, only a few people wanted to look. Were the open-source people wrong all along? Read more »
Check out these Web development tools from Microsoft
Many are often overwhelmed by the number of development tools and options streaming out of Redmond. Here's a rundown of the current Microsoft products that are available for building Web-based applications. Read more »
One virtual machine to rule them all
The Java platform can be used to interpret more than just the Java language -- it has expanded its coverage to include Ruby, Python with PHP to follow shortly. Read more »
Wooing interns to Silicon Valley
Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. Read more »
Ask Chuck: Problem with VS.NET installer
Have you had the quirky "VC Package not available or not registered" message when installing Visual Studio .NET? Maybe this tip from Chuck can help. Read more »
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Bloated code is bad for working families
-- It's hard to argue with large and bloated as adjectives, but streamlined is debatable. MinWin comes in at a hefty 25MB and for that price you don't even get graphical output. Read more »
Wired keyboards lead to tin foil hat wearing
-- Just because you don't wear a tin foil hat, doesn't mean they aren't after you keystrokes. Read more »
Get in quick for Microsoft Office Beta
-- Want a copy of Microsoft's latest Office 2007 Beta? Get in quickly Read more »
Feeling fines with Microsoft
-- This week had Microsoft-related news coming at us from left, right and centre -- fines, launches and more Steve Ballmer than you can handle. Read more »
Tech.Ed 06 looking good
-- I've been down at Microsoft's Tech.Ed 06 conference this week, where 2600 devotees are wandering around, attending sessions and getting up to speed on the latest from Redmond. Oh, and playing a bit of Xbox 360 while they're there. Read more »
Is Jobs hiding OSX 10.5 features from Microsoft's Vista?
-- Many commentators have been unimpressed with the new features Apple outlined at their developer's conference this week. Are they hiding new 'secret' features from Microsoft or are they running out of ideas to enhance the desktop? Read more »
How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software
-- Thanks to some major concessions on source code and a precipitous price drop, the Chinese government has now thoroughly embraced Windows and Office, what does this mean for the world? Read more »
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