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    Microsoft always has grand plans for Windows, but it's the little things that need fixing first.

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    Kicking off what he called the "live era" of software, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday in the United States that the company plans to launch new Internet-based complements to its core products.

  • Commentary: Filling the gaps in Windows

    Microsoft always has grand plans for Windows, but it's the little things that need fixing first.

  • Gates memo warns of 'disruptive' changes

    Aiming to stir up the same kind of momentum as his Internet Tidal Wave memo of a decade earlier, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has penned a memo outlining the challenges Microsoft faces from a host of online competitors.

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    In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

  • Commentary: Filling the gaps in Windows

    Microsoft always has grand plans for Windows, but it's the little things that need fixing first.

  • Windows Live rooted in MSN's past

    Microsoft's new batch of services borrows heavily from current or proposed products. Is Windows Live just another name for MSN?

  • Gates on Google

    Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary but Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.

  • Opera challenges Microsoft

    Opera Software has challenged Microsoft to develop a browser which adheres to standards but will Microsoft take it up?

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