Stories by: Jon Brodkin

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IBM: The PC is the new mainframe 20/08/2011 06:45:00

"The PC is dead!" We've heard that message a lot since the birth of Apple's iPad, but when one of the creators of IBM's first PC added his voice to the chorus, people took notice.
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On Linux's 20th anniversary, recounting past slights from Microsoft 18/08/2011 05:50:00

The mythical "year of the Linux desktop" still hasn't come, and may never, but on the 20th anniversary of Linux the free operating system's proponents threw a party to celebrate its success and scoff at past attacks launched by Microsoft, its biggest rival.
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The epic unpopularity of Windows smartphones 12/08/2011 03:38:00

Pop quiz: Can you name every smartphone platform that's more popular than Windows Phone 7? Go on. We dare you.
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Google accuses Microsoft, Oracle, Apple of "hostile" patent campaign 04/08/2011 07:45:00

Google's chief legal officer today accused rivals Microsoft, Oracle and Apple of "a hostile, organized campaign against Android ... waged through bogus patents."
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Apple to have one OS for Macs and iPads by 2016, analyst predicts 04/08/2011 05:45:00

With Microsoft trumpeting the idea that PCs and tablets should run the same operating system and have all the same capabilities, will Apple go down the same road?
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Android Trojan records phone calls 02/08/2011 07:29:00

A new Android Trojan is capable of recording phone conversations, according to a CA security researcher.
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Internet Explorer gains among Windows 7 users, despite Microsoft's overall losses 02/08/2011 03:41:00

Microsoft's long and steady decline in browser market share continued in July, but there is one bright spot for Redmond: Among Windows 7 PC owners, Internet Explorer is gaining, albeit only slightly.
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Google founders were talked out of ignoring user email 20/07/2011 06:47:00

In Google's early days, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin argued that answering email complaints would be a waste of time, and that Googlers should fix problems behind the scenes without interacting directly with users, according to a former Google employee who wrote a book about his time at the company.
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Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel 19/07/2011 05:44:00

Microsoft isn't exactly dumping Windows for Linux, but it has become one of the busiest contributors to the Linux kernel. Microsoft's attempt to get Hyper-V drivers into the Linux kernel has taken longer than expected, having begun in July 2009, so Microsoft is apparently trying to speed up the process.
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Microsoft previews Windows 8, Skype/Lync; bashes competition 15/07/2011 05:40:00

Microsoft's annual partner conference last week featured previews of the Windows 8 server and desktop operating systems, talk of integration between Skype and Lync, and a barrage of insults aimed at the company's competitors.
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Microsoft: Cloud computing won't hurt us 23/06/2011 09:19:00

Cloud computing is widely perceived as a threat to Microsoft, because the maker of Windows and Microsoft Office earns the lion's share of its money selling licenses for packaged software.

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Stories by: Jon Brodkin

IBM: The PC is the new mainframe 20/08/2011 06:45:00

On Linux's 20th anniversary, recounting past slights from Microsoft 18/08/2011 05:50:00

The epic unpopularity of Windows smartphones 12/08/2011 03:38:00

Google accuses Microsoft, Oracle, Apple of "hostile" patent campaign 04/08/2011 07:45:00

Apple to have one OS for Macs and iPads by 2016, analyst predicts 04/08/2011 05:45:00

Android Trojan records phone calls 02/08/2011 07:29:00

Internet Explorer gains among Windows 7 users, despite Microsoft's overall losses 02/08/2011 03:41:00

Google founders were talked out of ignoring user email 20/07/2011 06:47:00

Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel 19/07/2011 05:44:00

Microsoft previews Windows 8, Skype/Lync; bashes competition 15/07/2011 05:40:00

Microsoft: Cloud computing won't hurt us 23/06/2011 09:19:00

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