While many people see Microsoft as the "enemy" of open source, Microsoft has in fact been busy learning from open source, and has released source code for more than eighty Microsoft projects under a "shared source" license. In addition, there are about six hundred programs (notably dotNetNuke) released by independent developers under Microsoft shared source licenses.
Note to hard-core video game players: Microsoft says it is aiming for your mothers and wives.Hã? Eles vão fazer uma campanha pra vender o xbox360 pra mães e esposas? Socorro...
In a recent entry on the IE Blog Microsoft appeals to web designers asking them to remove their CSS fixes for IE.
When planning the next release of the Microsoft Office system of products, we took on the challenge of making the core Microsoft Office applications easier to work with. Taking into account extensive usability data and recent advancements in hardware and software, the team has delivered the most significant update to the Microsoft Office user interface (UI) in more than a decade.Tenha medo. Tenha muito medo. Via USEIT.COM.
The Countdown Begins: Xbox 360 to Hit Store Shelves Nov. 22 in North America, Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 10 in Japan
To some extent, Google is bringing back the architecture of the mainframe to render Microsoft obsolete. In the future, all computing devices, whether it be the PC, mobile phone, TV, etc., will simply be terminals that plug-in to Google's massive server grid and application services. With the increasing price/performance of CPUs, memory, bandwidth, and storage, Google’s strategic edge will be based on their advantageous cost of processing bits. And as long as users are comfortable sharing their private data and behavior with Google, all services will remain free (and supported by advertising).
AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called 'Genuine Advantage.' It was cracked within 24 hours."
SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has pulled the ability of pirates to get upgrades to its super soaraway software from its website.
We told you last year that it was gradually introducing this scheme.
Those attempting to download any upgrade from www.microsoft.com are first forced to download a bit of active X software which sniffs around and looks to see if you have used a registration number that you shouldn’t.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it won exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayer online games starring Marvel Enterprises Inc.\'s super heroes, including Spider-man, the X-men and the Hulk.
The deal covers massively multiplayer online (MMO) game titles developed for Microsoft\'s upcoming Xbox 360 gaming console and published by the software giant\'s game studio.
Microsoft started work on the successor to the Xbox in 2002, and they went into the project gunning for the top spot in the console market. Unlike the original Xbox's Intel x86 CPU and nVidia-based graphics core, the hardware that powers the Xbox 360 is custom-made from the ground up to run games, high-definition video, and digital audio.
As a game console, the Xbox 360 comes packing a serious amount of appeal for both gamers and developers. From a development standpoint, game creators are being handed the keys to a powerful piece of machinery that challenges them to try to tap its potential.