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  • Microsoft reveals the programs Vista SP1 will break

    Microsoft has published a list of programs which will not work or have reduced functionality after the installation of Vista SP1.

  • Inside SP1 -- is it all users have been waiting for?

    Microsoft has released more details of what SP1 will bring to Vista, but Microsoft has advised Vista systems may experience sluggishness as a result of the upgrade -- or little performance difference at all.

  • The big 27,000: Win7 ensnares Centrelink

    As Microsoft launches Windows 7 in Australia, major federal welfare agency Centrelink is planning to migrate to the new operating system by mid next year. Will other companies follow its example, or will Microsoft see the same lack of interest for Windows 7 as it did for Vista?

  • Windows 7 pre-beta hits BitTorrent

    The pre-beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system released to developers at the Professional Developer Conference has already made it onto prominent BitTorrent sites, where thousands of enthusiasts around the world are currently downloading it.

  • Open specification promise is true: Microsoft

    Microsoft has struck out at the Software Freedom Law Centre's (SFLC) claims that its Open Specification Promise is not as open as it should be.

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  • Exiting Microsoft deals risky

    Several factors have combined recently to make a number of Australian organisations reconsider their Microsoft Enterprise Agreements.

  • SA eyes Apple, Red Hat to dodge vendor lock-in

    The South Australian government is looking at a software overhaul that could see Apple or Red Hat taking over from Microsoft on the state's PCs. Analysts warn, however, skills costs could still lead to a software environment dominated by a single platform.

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