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• Can Macs and PCs really get along?

  The coexistence of the world's most widespread platforms tends to spark emotional rather than technological debates.

• Could Macs mean business at last?

  Is recently released Mac OS X Jaguar just a catch-up to Windows XP features, or is there more to Apple's latest operating system than meets the eye.

• Has Windows Vista's UAC feature failed Microsoft?

  Experts agree that Microsoft's Windows Vista is relatively well-protected but its security features such as User Account Control (UAC) have been highlighted by security experts as one reason why the operating system is far less popular than its predecessor, Windows XP.

• Fighting Office with open source

  Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

• OS X remains the safe option for now: Sophos

  Apple's OS X remains a safe option when compared to Microsoft Windows XP or its successor, Vista, according to antivirus firm Sophos.

• Will Microsoft pull the plug on Apple?

  COMMENTARY--Is Microsoft going to kill Apple Computer? Some may say it's already happened, at least from looking at the relative dominance of Windows over Apple's Mac OS. But I'm talking about Microsoft pulling the plug on Office and Internet Explorer for Mac OS.

• Windows won't work? Time for a Mac

  Yet another Windows system crash... what's a computer user to do? Turn to trusty Mac OS X, that's what.

• Windows XP rush bypasses Sun's Java

  Sun Microsystems may have missed its opportunity to get the newest version of Java on PCs loaded with Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system.

• Intel seeks lift from Centrino follow-on

  The chipmaker unveiled on Wednesday a new version of its Centrino chip family for notebooks, a recipe it aims to use to boost the performance of lightweight wireless notebooks - mainly machines that weight about 5 or 6 pounds - making them more useful as everyday computers.

• A less crashy Windows? Microsoft is trying

  Sure, Windows is less crash-prone than it used to be. But it's still less stable than it should be. Do you think Windows will ever be as stable as the Mac?

• How to fix what's wrong with Windows

  Commentary: Windows-based PCs are too hard to use. The cure: Microsoft should let its programmers start over with a clean slate.

• What now, post-Netscape?

  The settlement of the legal battle between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner means Netscape can now be taken off life support and the body harvested for any useful parts that remain.

• Microsoft's Allchin: Having the last laugh

  Microsoft's Group VP Jim Allchin on life after XP and how the company plans to hurdle the growing privacy challenge presented to its software.

• Credit card theft feared in Windows flaw

  Microsoft says a security flaw in a component that certifies the authenticity of a Web site or of software code could leave user passwords and credit card numbers open to theft.

• Microsoft's balancing act

  Buffeted by criticism of the way it handles privacy and security matters, Microsoft is trying to batten down the hatches on both fronts in simultaneous efforts.

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