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    A preview version of the upcoming 'MSN 8.5' appears to be available on the Internet, offering an early glimpse of the software giant's ever-evolving online strategy.

  • Microsoft rebrands Office as corporate platform

    The latest version of the Office suite of programs is to be positioned as the central base for businesses to build their own solutions.

  • Windows XP requires more horsepower

    Microsoft will deliver the first preview version of Windows XP by early July, but early adopters could find that their PCs lack enough memory and processor speed to run the new operating system.

  • Microsoft, Kodak settle XP dispute

    Microsoft and Kodak have reached a settlement that could take some political pressure off of the software maker and its plans to launch the Windows XP operating system.

  • Microsoft: The next quarter century

    Twenty-five years gone and Bill G and Steve B remain at the helm. Meet four faces attempting to pilot the software juggernaut into the next millennium.

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  • Opera cries foul against MSN--again

    The Norwegian company says that rendering glitches with Microsoft's MSN site show that the software giant is undermining its browser--just a year after locking it out altogether.

  • XP spells controversy

    Microsoft has released a new preview version of its forthcoming OS, but as the final release date approaches, Windows XP has become a lightning rod for the company's many detractors.

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