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• Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to uninstall Office

  Microsoft today took the unusual step of telling users running Windows 10's Technical Preview to uninstall Office before applying one of December's security updates.

• Microsoft updates Windows 10, gets an earful from users about OneDrive changes

  Microsoft yesterday rolled out the next update to its Windows 10 Technical Preview, just three weeks after the previous version arrived.

• Microsoft hesitates to trumpet Windows 10; fears consumers will delay PC purchases

  Microsoft has focused on how businesses will benefit from its next operating system, Windows 10, not only because corporate customers are its bread and butter, but to prevent consumers from balking at buying new PCs, an analyst said last week.

• Free at last: After Windows 10, consumers won't pay for updates or upgrades

  Microsoft will have no choice but to give consumers free Windows upgrades once it launches Windows 10 and kicks off its fast-fast-fast tempo, an analyst asserted.

• Microsoft slates critical Windows, IE fixes for next week

  Microsoft will release nine security updates next week, twice the number of last month, with fixes slated for Internet Explorer (IE), Windows, SharePoint Server and Web app developer tools.

• Mojang Unchained: Why Microsoft wants Minecraft maker

  Microsoft today announced it would pay $2.5 billion for Mojang, the developer of the very popular Minecraft game, a move that some analysts saw as a purchase of the massive community that's evolved around the game as much as an acquisition of the game itself.

• Microsoft plans critical IE update next week

  Microsoft has announced it will issue just four security updates to customers next week, with the usual patches for Internet Explorer (IE) as well as others for Windows, the .Net Framework and Lync, the company's communications server software.

• Technology of the Year 2014: The best hardware, software, and cloud services

  InfoWorld's 2014 Technology of the Year Award winners recognize the best tools and technologies for developers, IT pros, and businesses

• Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point

  The company is expanding its participation in open source endeavors, no longer believes Linux is a 'cancer'

• The best hardware, software, and cloud services of the year

  InfoWorld's 2013 Technology of the Year Award winners stretch from devices and desktops to data centers and beyond

• Windows 7 savior, Windows 8 champion out at Microsoft

  Steven Sinofsky leaves Redmond weeks after Windows 8's launch, but the Metro UI chief takes his place

• Build 2012: Microsoft extends Azure cloud OS to Windows Phone 8

  Microsoft is intertwining Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Windows Azure to help developers build multiplatform, cloud-friendly apps

• VDI shoot-out: VMware View 5

  An excellent platform for building an enterprise VDI solution, VMware View 5 takes advantage of all the features, services, and fault tolerance built into VMware's flagship vSphere hypervisor.

• VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View

  More than 20 years ago, the desktop revolution swept across the land, ushering in a new paradigm of computing, taking processing away from a centralized host, and moving it to personal computers at the edge of the network. With VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure), as the saying goes, what's old is new again. Using virtualization, IT now has the ability to bring those distinct computing platforms back under one roof, while also providing for greater control and flexibility of user access.

• InfoWorld's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies

  Everyone is a trend watcher. But at a certain point, to determine which trends will actually weave their way into the fabric of business computing, you need to first take a hard look at the technologies that gave life to the latest buzz phrases.