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European Union Fined Microsoft 561 Million Euros for Breaking a Pledge

Mar 7, 2013

The European Union has fined Microsoft 561 million euros ($712m) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of internet browsers when they install the company's flagship Windows operating system. The penalty imposed ...

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15 Million Windows Users in EU Therefore Did Not See The Choice Screen During This Period

Mar 6, 2013

The European Commission has imposed a €561 million fine on Microsoft for failing to comply with its commitments to offer users a browser choice screen enabling them to easily choose their preferred web browser. In 2009, the Commission ...

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EU Hit Microsoft with a $732 Million Fine for Failing to Live up to a 2009 Settlement

Mar 6, 2013

European Union antitrust officials today hit Microsoft with a $732 million fine for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a choice of alternate browsers. The announcement made by Joaquin Almunia, ...

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ICOMP Claimed Google's Dominant Position in Online Search and Advertising Was Generated

Feb 17, 2013

An industry group called the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP) has claimed that Google's dominant position in online search and advertising was generated as a result of a "broad-ranging and illegal network of ...

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Redesigned Version of The Windows Operating System Revamped Office Boasts Touch Controls

Jan 30, 2013

Australian subscribers will pay $119 per year for what Microsoft calls its Office 365 Home Premium - more than US subscribers who will pay $US100 per year. Its release comes six months after Microsoft previewed the new-look Office, which ...

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Android Handsets Are on Top Worldwide But Apple's iPhone Remained Most Popular Smartphone

Jan 25, 2013

Android handsets are on top worldwide but Apple's iPhone remained the most popular smartphone among US buyers in the closing months of 2012. "At the end of 2012, the global (operating system) picture shows Android on top, but clearly ...

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Microsoft Has Identified 13 PC Resellers Based in Shanghai

Jan 24, 2013

Microsoft has identified 13 PC resellers based in Shanghai that it claims have been distributing counterfeit versions of its Windows OS, and the company could take legal action against them if a settlement isn't reached. Microsoft made ...

Tags: Microsoft, Windows OS, computer market

Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Discount Will Expire in About Three Weeks

Jan 8, 2013

Computerworld - Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade discount will expire in about three weeks, at which point the company will triple or even quintuple the current price of the new operating system, according to several online retailers. On ...

Tags: Windows, operating system, Microsoft, PCs, Windows 8

Soft4Boost Released a New Updated Soft4Boost Disk Cleaner with Support Skins

Dec 28, 2012

FRESH MEADOWS, NY, November 10, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Soft4Boost recently released a new updated Soft4Boost Disk Cleaner with support skins and enhanced functionality that helps to keep Windows operating system safe and clean. ...

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Big Mobile Stories of 2012 Affecting Your Business

Dec 28, 2012

Undoubtedly 2012 has been another big year for mobile. From high-profile launches to security scares, from hot tablets entering the enterprise to huge players trailing with their tails between their legs, mobile is certainly the direction ...

Tags: mobile, security scares, tablet, IT infrastructure

On The Same Day Microsoft Loudly Proclaims Windows 8 in New York

Dec 27, 2012

On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrated its 11th birthday. On Oct. 25, 2001, Microsoft launched Windows XP, unknowingly unleashing its most successful ...

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The PC Market in Western Europe Is Changing

Dec 27, 2012

The PC market in Western Europe is changing, which could transform the way businesses procure PCs. The latest PC market share data from Gartner shows Acer grew 15.3% to become western Europe's second biggest PC supplier. Asus grew 42.3% ...

Tags: Western Europe, PC market, Dell, IT consumerisation

Microsoft Will Announce an Upgrade Program for Its Next Office Suite in Five Weeks

Dec 26, 2012

Computerworld - Microsoft will announce an upgrade program for its next Office suite in five weeks, according to a report by ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley. The program will offer free or discounted upgrades to Office 2013 -- the name of the ...

Tags: Microsoft, Windows operating system, Office 2013, upgrade program

Microsoft Has Fixed 26 Security Holes in Its Software Products

Dec 25, 2012

Microsoft has fixed 26 security holes in its software products – including five deemed "critical" – it said in its monthly security bulletin. The critical vulnerabilities affected Microsoft's Windows operating system, Internet ...

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Apple's MacBook Air Sells Very Well This Year

Dec 19, 2012

Despite Intel's claim that 40 percent of all laptops sold this year would be ultrabooks the most popular, mid-tange priced ultra-portable notebook today is Apple's MacBook Air. Intel defines an ultrabook as an ultra-portable computer ...

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