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.
EU to hit Microsoft with 'large fine' Wednesday, says report
European antitrust regulators will reportedly slap Microsoft with a "large fine" Wednesday for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a browser ballot.
Microsoft promises Surface Pro in European stores next quarter
Computerworld reports that Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter priced somewhere around $1,170
Windows Blue build 9347 screenshot surfaces but doesn't show much
Neowin posted another screenshot from Windows Blue build 9347
Could we see Microsoft update Office 2013 every three months?
Kurt DelBene, the leader of Microsoft's Office division, hinted this week that we could see updates for both Office 365 and the client-based Office 2013 software every three months
Steam says Windows 8 has overtaken Windows XP
The number of Windows 8 users on Steam is now more than the number of Windows XP user, according to the newly updated Steam hardware survey report for Feburary 2013
Windows 8 market share up slightly in February to 2.79 percent
Neowin posted a story that Net Applications's newly updated operating system market share data for February shows that Windows 8 went up slightly to 2.79 percent
Windows 9 to be released November 2014?
Ghacks reports that someone over the Soft-forum posted a timeline for the Windows 9 operating system
$15 Windows 8 upgrade ends Feb. 28
Customers who purchased a Windows 7 PC from June 2012 through January 2013 have just two more days to submit their claims for a discounted copy of Windows 8, Microsoft said yesterday.
Microsoft's next Windows Blue test build said to be a public preview
Microsoft's Windows Blue operating system update may be on its way to a public, consumer preview in the next few months
Microsoft patent application would automatically disinfect grimy touchscreens
Microsoft is trying for a patent that would automatically disinfect grimy touchscreens
Reports: Microsoft planning to unveil Xbox successor at April event
Microsoft is planning a "one-off media event" to show off the new Xbox in early April, based on information from unnamed sources inside and outside of Microsoft.
Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage Suffers Major Outage Over Expired SSL Certificate
Microsoft's public cloud storage service suffered a global outage due to a lapsed security certificate
Microsoft offers clarity on Office 2013 and Office 365 install rights
Microsoft has posted up an official statement where it offers some clarity on the install rights of the stand alone Office 2013 product compared to Office 2010 and the new Office 365
Run Full Windows Applications on Your Windows RT Tablet
XDA developer has released a new utility that allows you to run full x86 Windows applications of Windows RT tablets
Windows 9 build 9319 spotted in the wild
Neowin reports that images of Windows 9 has been leaked
Messenger’s Skype transition will commence April 8th
The Next Web is reporting that the transition From Messenger to Skype has been pushed to April 8th
Microsoft Could Make Billions From Office for iPad
A new report from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Holt, who argues that Microsoft is leaving money on the table by not releasing Office for iOS
Microsoft Makes Office 2013 Single-License Model, Locked To One PC Only
HotHardware discovered that the new Office 2013 license agreement forbid to transfer the license from one PC to another PC
Microsoft: More 128 GB Surface Pros in stores by Saturday
Panos Panay, the leader of the Surface tablet team, said during a Twitter chat that Microsoft will be shipping more units of the 128 GB version of the Surface Pro to select stores by Saturday