Windows Vista hasn't shipped yet, but Microsoft and the European Union are already caught up in a tussle over the antitrust impact of security technology in the operating system.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates formally announced on Wednesday an update to the company's mobile device operating system as well as the latest version of its speech software.
While Google has grabbed an early lead in search and Internet advertising, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates pledged on Wednesday that his company would "keep them honest."
Microsoft is hoping that social networking techniques will help win a few friends for its enterprise search technology.
The next version of Microsoft Office will be "dramatically better" as a platform for creating applications, according to Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect.
While other tech honchos play hard to get, Microsoft's boss holds a first-of-a-kind chat with a blogger, writes News.com's Jeff Pelline.
The end of spam is near! And it's going to come, Bill Gates predicted at the World Economic Forum, because we're going to make it unprofitable to send. Is he for real?
When you're the industry's 800-pound gorilla, what's a few billion dollars to pay for problems to disappear?
Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday.
video Bill Gates shows off an improved firewall and other security features that will be part of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
Windows Live OneCare is the first of many managed online security services to debut this year. We recommend waiting, then comparing the offerings from Symantec, McAfee, and other established security vendors before deciding on a managed online security service.
video A Gartner expert weighs in on Bill Gates' RSA Conference announcement of Microsoft's new, "proactive" approach for network security.
Is Internet Explorer 7 just another security patch disguised as a "new" offering? Should it rightfully be called IE 6.1 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, asks Fran Foo.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
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