Windows Vista has become a sore point for Microsoft as many consumers and businesses have opted to skip over the this version of Windows. Many had indicated plans to skip Vista in favor of the next version of Windows, Windows 7.  However, according to a recent survey it seems that businesses may be thinking about skipping Windows 7 as well.

One of the big news items to come out recently was the announcement of a new Google Chrome based operating system. This is an interesting turn of events for Microsoft, as the company has been trying to chip  away at Google’s search engine market share for years. It looks like Google is now fighting back on Microsoft’s home turf.

Microsoft has announced that the first retail sales of Windows 7 will happen in Australia and New Zealand on Oct. 22 of this year, based on their position relative to the international date line.

As has been previously rumored, Microsoft is building an “XP Mode” into its new Windows 7 operating system in order to bring XP users who skipped Vista back into the fold.

No matter how large a hard disk (or hard disks) you buy for your computer, it is somehow never enough. Here is a tip to help you recover disk space.

It truly is possible to forget your Windows XP or Vista password, especially after you have just entered a new one. When that happens, you need to recover your password fast! Here’s how.

Microsoft escaped with a rap on the knuckles from their antitrust woes with the United States Justice Department. They are not faring nearly so well with European authorities.

In a bizarre twist to Microsoft’s torrid relationship with Linux companies, the company has decided to sue TomTom for allegedly violating its Linux patents. This move comes as quite a surprise from a company that has been claiming that Linux violates its patents for almost a decade.

It’s an age old problem affecting all PC users- your computer has slowed down to almost a standstill.  Before you throw it out the window, there are several simple tips and tricks you can try first that will hopefully help speed up your system and bring it back to life.

Windows 7 is just around the corner. The new Microsoft operating system is already in public beta and there is now a commitment to move directly from that to a release candidate. So, with a 2009 release almost guaranteed, the drive to sell the OS to the masses has begun in earnest.

If you’ve arrived at this article because of the headline and assume Microsoft has announced it’s giving Windows 7 away for free, I apologize. Nothing of the sort has (yet) been announced. And it probably never will be, because that isn’t the way Microsoft usually plays it. But is the idea of giving the next Microsoft OS away for free an inspired one or just plain dumb?

We’re now between six months and a year away from the release of Microsoft’s latest and possibly greatest operating system, Windows 7. And the signs are looking good that Seven will finally put the Vista debacle to bed once and for all. But what could make or break Windows 7 is the media coverage it receives.

Microsoft will be the biggest investor in Microsoft N-trig, an Israeli start-up that makes touch-sensing screen hardware. The start-up capital will be US$24 million capital and the other investors will be mainly venture-capital firms.

Windows 7 is now officially out in the wild, with the beta having been released to the public. But it’s only January, making it a whole year until the final product is rumored to be shipping. Isn’t that a little long for a beta? Especially as Windows 7 has been exposed as more of a Vista upgrade than a new operating system in its own right.

Do you love Windows XP and hate Vista? Do you wish Microsoft would stop trying to tinker with things that don’t need tinkering and just leave them as they are? If you answered yes to both of these question then you may be in for a huge disappointment when Windows 7 is released.

There’s currently a huge battle going on in the technology marketplace. This one isn’t between companies, although Microsoft and Apple are still constantly trying to outdo each other. This one is between a company and its loyal customers, with Microsoft trying to persuade its user base to switch from Windows XP to Vista. Unfortunately for Microsoft, XP simply refuses to die.

In a surprising move, IBM introduced a line of computers that will have an operating system besides Windows. The new computer-line is said to utilize Linux operating system. This may be the latest in the trend of businesses moving away from Microsoft-based operating systems.