Allchin says no antivirus bundled in Vista
Paula Rooney and Barbara Darrow interviewed Jim Allchin last week for Computer Reseller News and he had this revelation: CRN: Is there going to be antivirus in Vista? Allchin: No, there is not. CRN:...
View ArticleMicrosoft shakes up Platforms and Services but did the other shoe really drop?
As rumored, Microsoft shook up Windows development by putting Steven Sinofsky in charge. Sort of. The full press release (see also the internal Microsoft memo) raises more questions than it answers,...
View ArticleBeta testers say Vista needs more time in the oven
Robert McLaws started it yesterday with Vista Needs More Time: The Entry I Didn’t Want To Write: I’ve been defending Microsoft’s ship schedule for Windows Vista for quite some time. Up to this point,...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Vista RC1
Jim Allchin’s announcement of Release Candidate 1 of Vista via the Windows Vista Team blog: To the TechBeta community: It’s official — Windows Vista RC1 is done! We could not have achieved this...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Vista RC2
As had been expected, Microsoft today unleashed Release Candidate 2 of Windows Vista: Microsoft Corp. Friday released what it believes will be the last test version of Windows Vista before the product...
View ArticleNo Vista RTM on October 25
Despite all the rumors that October 25 was the day Vista would be released to manufacturing (RTM), Mary Jo Foley gets the contrary word direct from the boss himself: The Microsoft countdown clock was...
View ArticleFamous last words from Allchin, Gates
Allchin Suggests Vista Won’t Need Antivirus During a telephone conference with reporters yesterday, outgoing Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, while touting the new security features of Windows...
View ArticleNothing like an antitrust trial for dirty laundry
From the ongoing Iowa Microsoft antitrust trial – Allchin 2004 email: I’d buy a Mac if I didn’t work for MS: Conlin completed her opening statement at 12:50. Co-counsel Hagstrom began his part of the...
View ArticleVista and Office 2007 Postlaunch Odds and Ends
Vista As anticipated, Jim Allchin retires from Microsoft as Vista ships. More here. No surprise: Microsoft targets Vista sales in line with PC growth. The only question is whether Microsoft will be...
View ArticleVista and Office 2007 Postlaunch Odds and Ends – Day 2
Microsoft today released Windows Mobile Device Center 6 for Windows Vista. It was one of the missing pieces noted yesterday and allows portable devices to synch with Vista PCs. Bink.nu reports that the...
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