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    The most impressive aspect of Microsoft's statement on Thursday in favour of caring and sharing wasn't in anything the company said. It was the speed at which the world, or that part of it not in a commercial relationship with Microsoft, digested the information and replied: Heard it before. Not good enough.

  • Microsoft hits back at Opera antitrust claims

    Microsoft denies abusing its market position, claims IE supports a "wide range of Web standards" and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows.

  • Google: EU's next antitrust target?

    The European Commission has defended itself against US criticism of the Microsoft antitrust ruling, as reports suggest Google may be next.

  • Europe threatens Microsoft with daily fines

    The European Commission issued Microsoft a warning on Thursday that it could face a retroactive fine of up to US$2.37 million a day for failing to comply with its antitrust order, based on its preliminary review.

  • EC demands Microsoft compliance 'within weeks'

    Microsoft is under growing pressure to comply with the European antitrust ruling within a matter of weeks, an EU spokesman said on Wednesday.

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    Like most people with a pulse in their wrist and a love of tech in their hearts, I saw the Macworld keynote the other day. I know it's not going to win me any friends but does anyone else think Steve Jobs mightn't be so good on numbers?

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    Czech your plans at the door

    In the 21st century, if we don't like our political leaders, we endlessly whine about them on blogs. In the Czech Republic, historically a simpler solution was frequently used: throw the offending individuals out the window. Storage managers can learn something from this.

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  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • Scandinavian Airlines pilots SOA

    Service oriented architectures (SOAs) can ease application development but they impose a significant administrative burden. David Braue finds out how Scandinavian Airlines dealt with the challenge of SOA proliferation with flying colours.

  • Is Windows still relevant?

    In the increasingly Google-YouTube-Web 2.0 age we inhabit, it's become fashionable to dismiss Windows as a relic.

  • The Netscaping of Symantec and McAfee

    Vendors Symantec and McAfee have looked into the future and don't want to become the next Netscapes.

  • Longhorn and the Linux long-game

    The next instalment of Windows will act as the cornerstone in Microsoft's ongoing battle with IBM and Linux.

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  • Opera advances in European theatre of browser war

    Opera Software claims the growth of Internet Explorer's share of the install base has halted for the first time, facing stiff competition from its own browser on the continent

  • Tablet PC shipments fizzle out

    Despite a much-hyped launch and an influx of new vendors, tablet PCs are not exactly flying off the shelves, according to new figures from Canalys, which says Microsoft is to blame.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

    Here are ten of the guilty parties who try to do the impossible: to make us hate the internet and wish it had never been invented -- and who very nearly succeed.

  • Palm Treo 500v

    Although it's a good smartphone, the Treo 500v needs either Wi-Fi or HSDPA to deliver that knockout punch.

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