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Windows 8 has often been described as a new disaster for Redmond-based software giant Microsoft, especially because it reportedly recorded sales that were similar to the ones posted by Vista after launch.
And still, things are getting significantly better for Microsoft and Windows 8. According to figures provided by... |
10 June 2013
04:00 GMT |
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Microsoft is getting ready to roll out the first update for Windows 8, but the operating system has actually gained only a few users in the last month.According to data provided by market researcher Net Applications for the month of May 2013, Windows 8 currently has a share of 4.27 percent, still behind Vista and its... |
1 June 2013
01:41 GMT |
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Windows 8 has reportedly failed to boost the collapsing PC market, but the new operating system has also led to a dramatic decline in customer satisfaction for the Redmond-based tech giant. According a report by Examiner, Microsoft’s American customer satisfaction index (ACSI) declined to 74 after the launch o... |
22 May 2013
09:32 GMT |
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If you really want to find out whether Windows 8 is successful or not, the answer pretty much depends on whom you ask.
While Microsoft claims that Windows 8’s sales performance is in line with the one of Windows 7 after launch, analysts and experts around the world think otherwise.
But statistics provided by ... |
16 May 2013
07:49 GMT |
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Windows 8 has often been called the new Vista, especially because it fails to stir up interest in the Windows platform, but it might seem like Microsoft’s new operating system is a bit more popular than the company’s biggest flop in history. At least when it comes to the number of Google Searches, that is... |
15 April 2013
07:37 GMT |
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After Samsung revealed earlier this week that it plans to stop selling Windows RT tablets in some European countries, a company executive now comes in front of the media to blast the full version of Windows 8.
Jun Dong-soo, president of Samsung’s memory chip division, said during a meeting with reporters in Se... |
9 March 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Windows Vista, the product that’s considered to be the biggest flop in Microsoft’s history, has recently turned six, as the operating system was officially launched on January 30, 2007.With Windows 8 now alive and kicking, Windows Vista is losing ground even quicker, as figures provided by Net Application... |
9 February 2013
00:10 GMT |
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Now that Microsoft has officially released sales statistics for the fourth quarter of calendar year 2012, it’s pretty clear that Windows 8 had a lower impact on the overall Windows sales than any of its predecessors.
According to CNN Money, Windows sales rose 76 percent after Windows 7 was officially introduce... |
25 January 2013
07:43 GMT |
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Windows 7 remained the number one choice during the week of January 13, according to data provided by Net Applications, but the real surprise is that it even managed to improve its market share. Windows 7 currently has 45.35 points, up from 45.15 one week before, but it’s more important to note that users are ... |
21 January 2013
04:58 GMT |
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We’ve already told you that Windows 7 remained the world’s top operating system in December, so Microsoft currently has an overall market share of no more, no less than 91.74 percent.
While that’s impressive, it’s not all just milk and honey for the Redmond-based tech titan. Windows 8, the co... |
3 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest OS that was released last October, is still striving to boost its market share, as Windows 7, XP and Vista remain the three most popular operating systems in the world.
According to the latest statistics provided by Net Applications, Windows 8 has registered only a slight market s... |
3 January 2013
00:52 GMT |
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Microsoft previously said that it managed to sell a total of 40 million copies of the new Windows 8, hinting that it could enjoy a terrific success on the market.
But leaving Microsoft’s figures aside, Windows 8 is close to becoming the new Vista, the operating system that has been deemed a total disaster for ... |
29 December 2012
09:41 GMT |
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Kristin Paget, formerly known as Chris Paget, is now an official Apple employee, as she decided to join the fruit-named company’s security team.
Although she wasn’t allowed to talk about her work at Microsoft, Paget is known as the security engineer who managed to lock down the Windows operating system, ... |
6 December 2012
11:06 GMT |
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New data revealed by Net Applications for the week of November 11 reveals that Windows 7 remains the world’s top operating system with a market share of 45.59 percent. Unsurprisingly, Windows XP retains its second position with 39.46 percent, while Vista completes the podium with 5.50 percent. The interesting... |
21 November 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Windows 8 is now on the market and Microsoft urges everybody to dump Windows XP in order to make the move to the new OS.
This is pretty much mission impossible, as Windows XP remains one of the most popular choices for all those looking for a Windows operating system.
Worldwide, Windows 7 is the number one OS with ... |
26 October 2012
09:44 GMT |
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Security companies warn that a new fake antivirus is aimed at Windows users looking for a security tool, attempting to convince them to pay to get rid of inexistent malware. The fake tools mimic the GUI of Windows Defender depending on the Windows version you’re running, be it Windows 7, Windows Vista or XP. ... |
12 October 2012
05:11 GMT |
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We're weeks away from the official debut of the brand new Windows 8 and, beside the obvious visual changes, the new operating system will also bring several speed improvements.
Windows 8 installs faster than the current Windows 7 and, what's more, it takes less space on your hard disk.
Microsoft Windows ... |
14 September 2012
03:28 GMT |
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Software giant Microsoft is gearing up for the release of its latest operating system, Windows 8, promising a brand new experience to all users interested in adopting it. There will be two flavors of the OS pushed to shelves, one designed for x86 processors and another for ARM chipsets, and the first of them will a... |
3 September 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Windows 8, the next-generation operating system from Microsoft, should arrive on shelves without a feature that some users have been accustomed to ever since Windows Vista, namely desktop gadgets. Apparently, the company decided to remove them from the final flavor of the platform, as it pushes it steps further fro... |
5 July 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 already is one of the most popular browsers on Microsoft’s Windows 7 platform, but it seems that the company is trying to push further to the front. Thus, it announced an enhanced flavor of the browser for those who still own computers running under Windows Vista, promising a great experie... |
5 July 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Windows 8 is nearing its official availability, and Microsoft is ensuring that users will be able to upgrade to the new OS without having to pay the full price tag for it. Thus, the company made it official that users of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 will be able to purchase and upgrade to Windows 8 Pro st... |
3 July 2012
05:41 GMT |
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Starting today, Microsoft’s Windows Vista platform enters the extended support period, after benefiting from mainstream support for the past five years. In addition to Vista, Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Office 2007 as well, urging users to upgrade to newer flavors of its products. Moving fort... |
10 April 2012
11:02 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft announced that it has filed a suit against Comet Group PLC for allegedly creating and selling counterfeit Windows Vista and Windows XP CDs. The Redmond-based software giant claims that the UK high street tech retailer has created a number of over 94,000 sets of counterfeit Windows Vista and Windows ... |
4 January 2012
05:52 GMT |
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During the past 12 months, Windows 7 has gained significant share on the PC market, mostly at the expense of Windows XP. However, the older operating system remained the leading platform in 2011 too.
In December 2011, Windows XP accounted for 46.52 percent of the market, while Windows 7 was present on 36.99 percent... |
3 January 2012
10:57 GMT |
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Windows 7 is right on track to becoming the no. 1 operating system worldwide by the end of 2011, and the platform just reached a new milestone on its way there.
At the end of August 2011, Windows 7’s usage share exploded to 30.60%, up from 29.66% the previous month, according to statistics shared by Net Ap... |
1 September 2011
06:37 GMT |
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Customers can turn to a resource provided by Microsoft if they need help to deal with application incompatibility problems irrespective of the version of Windows they’re running. KB 2388210 has been around for a while now, but it’s still an excellent source of links for a variety of application compatibi... |
23 August 2011
09:33 GMT |
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Windows 7 has dethroned Windows XP as the top operating system used in Europe, and is extremely close to grabbing the no.1 spot worldwide as well, according to StatCounter. No less than 38.67% of the European users coming to the websites tracked by the Internet metrics company were running Windows 7, as of August 20... |
9 August 2011
05:57 GMT |
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Windows 7 continues to eat away at Windows XP, and it might still prove the right platform to take down the current king of the operating system market ahead of Windows 8’s launch. The development process of Windows 8 is approaching the Beta phase, although Microsoft has yet to offer any details related to the... |
1 August 2011
10:21 GMT |
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Microsoft is retiring support for the first upgrade to Windows Vista as well as for Office XP as of today, July 12, 2011. Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) customers need to make the jump to Vista SP2 if they plan to continue running the operating system. Vista SP1 will also keep functioning, but customers are not advised... |
12 July 2011
09:38 GMT |
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Microsoft will pull the plug on the first upgrade to Windows Vista in approximately a week, per the company’s official Support Lifecycle for the release. The Redmond giant traditionally ends support for a service pack no more than two years after a superseding upgrade has been released. It is the case of Wind... |
4 July 2011
02:43 GMT |
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An automated solution offered free of charge by Microsoft is designed to fix Windows system performance problems on slow Windows computers. Windows performance can be affected both positively and negatively not only by the hardware of the computer but also by the software installed, and even by the usage behavior of... |
27 June 2011
15:00 GMT |
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It’s simply amazing how much impact an apparently minor security mitigation managed to deliver in the case Autorun-abusing malware. Autorun-related Windows XP and Windows Vista infection rates have dropped dramatically in the first half of 2011 compared to the previous year, all thanks to an update to the feat... |
15 June 2011
10:05 GMT |
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It won’t be long now until Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will become completely obsolete. In less than one month, Vista SP1 will reach the end of support mark, and although the operating system will continue to run, it’s an extremely bad idea for customers to keep using this particular version of th... |
13 June 2011
07:55 GMT |
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The hugely popular avian “warfare” game that shoot to fame on Apple’s iPhone for which it was launched in December 2009, has now landed on Windows. Angry Birds is now available for download on Windows 7 (both RTM and Service Pack 1), Windows Vista and Windows XP (SP2 or SP3). There are no less tha... |
6 June 2011
11:30 GMT |
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Microsoft recently updated and made available for download new Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VHD VPC Images, a great chance for web developers, and not only, to grab a range of free Windows copies from Microsoft. Packaged as virtual machine images, the free downloads offer Windows 7, Windows Vista and ... |
20 May 2011
12:21 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering a collection of free Windows copies for download, comprising the past three releases of the operating system. A set comprising Windows7, Windows Vista and Windows XP can be grabbed free of charge via the Microsoft Download Center. The software giant has introduced a major overhaul to the Inter... |
16 May 2011
08:46 GMT |
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Time is running out for customers still leveraging Windows Vista plus the first Service Pack released by Microsoft. Windows Vista SP1 has less than a couple of months of life left in it, support-wise. This because, Vista SP1 will reach end of support on July 12, 2011. The best course of action for users is to make ... |
16 May 2011
06:44 GMT |
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With end of life deadline looming on the horizon, and Windows 7 available to deliver an immensely superior experience, Windows XP’s market share has been diminishing rapidly. Windows XP continues to be the dominant operating system worldwide, but its dominance is dwindling. And if the current trends continue,... |
2 May 2011
09:58 GMT |
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Microsoft has released an update to all supported versions of Windows designed to introduce support for the new currency symbol that will be used from now on for the Indian Rupee. Customers can download variants of KB 2496898 and install the refresh in accordance with the operating system they’re running.... |
23 March 2011
11:36 GMT |
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There was a lot of criticism pointed at Microsoft for its decision not to support Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrades, but only allow Windows Vista users to seamlessly make the jump to the latest iteration of the Windows client. However, the Redmond company did note at the time that customers could opt to upgrade from ... |
3 March 2011
03:03 GMT |
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There is now one user of Windows 7 for every two users of Windows XP worldwide. Similarly, there are two customers running Windows 7 for each one still on Windows Vista. According to statistics released by Internet metrics company Net Applications, Windows 7 continues to gain traction worldwide, having reached a usa... |
1 March 2011
13:21 GMT |
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It’s now easier than ever for customers running older Windows releases to increase the security of their platforms by accessing an element of Windows 7’s evolution related to the AutoPlay. Back in April 2009, long before Windows 7 was released to manufacturing, Microsoft kicked up a notch AutoRun for the... |
10 February 2011
04:11 GMT |
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Microsoft recently updated its free Windows XP and Windows Vista downloads making fresh releases available as a part of a continued effort (more than a couple of years now) to make it easier for website developers to test drive their projects against multiple versions of Internet Explorer. Devs that create websites ... |
5 February 2011
07:02 GMT |
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While globally Windows 7 is still runner up to Windows XP, the latest iteration of the Windows client has already managed to surpass its predecessor in one market in Europe. According to statistics shared by Internet metrics company StatCounter, Windows 7 has become the most used operating system in Germany as of Ja... |
5 February 2011
05:06 GMT |
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Windows 7 is feeding its hunger for growth with Windows XP and Windows Vista. January 2011 brought with it another strong increase in market share for Windows 7 in the detriment of its predecessors. Windows 7’s usage share jumped from 20.87% at the end of 2010 to as much as 22.31% in January 2011 according to ... |
1 February 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is making it extremely easy for customers that performed a custom installation of Windows 7 to restore their personal files from the previous Windows client. The Redmond company has been offering a Knowledge Base article describing the process for quite some time now, but the resource was also updated with... |
31 January 2011
06:25 GMT |
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There are plenty of free Windows downloads to go around from Microsoft, with the company offering copies of Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP to users without requiring a single cent in return. The past weekend I told you that the software giant has posted refreshed versions of its new XP and Vista free down... |
31 January 2011
02:50 GMT |
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A collection of Windows XP and Windows Vista releases offered by Microsoft was refreshed earlier this week, allowing customers to download and run the two operating systems free of charge. The Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image downloads were updated, with the previous version closing in on the ex... |
29 January 2011
06:58 GMT |
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EA's big upcoming first-person shooter, Battlefield 3, won't be able to run on the old Windows XP operating system, at least according to the rendering architect of Battlefield development studio DICE, Johan Andersson.
The DICE representative stated that the Frostbite 2 engine, on which Battlefield 3 wou... |
4 January 2011
04:00 GMT |
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Windows 7’s strong uptake rate continues to hold steady even as the operating system has entered into its second year on the market. Released commercially on October 22nd, 2009, Windows 7 now accounts for 20.87% in global usage share according to statistics made available at the start of this year by Internet ... |
3 January 2011
07:49 GMT |
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