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• Microsoft revenue boosted by Windows 7

  Thanks largely to the Windows 7 launch, Microsoft on Thursday reported a strong increase in net income and revenue for its second quarter of fiscal 2010.

• Microsoft's Ballmer touts Windows 7's big holiday

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bragged up Windows 7 success last night in his keynote speech at CES.

• Essential Windows Tricks

  The verdict is in: Windows 7 is Microsoft's best operating system ever.

• The greatest Windows tips of all time

  Whether you're a grizzled Windows vet or a relative newcomer, you can always use a trick or two for making things go faster. We've compiled our 26 favorite time-saving tips for Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Print out this story and keep it on your desk, under your pillow, or anywhere else.

• High Windows 7 satisfaction spurs corporate IT spending

  Windows 7, just two months on the market, is accelerating the pace of corporate computer buying, market research firm ChangeWave said.

• Windows 7 in Pictures: The Coolest New Hardware

  Microsoft put eye-catching hardware on when it launched Windows 7. From netbooks and ultrathins to standard-size laptops and All-in-One touchscreen PCs, here's a closer look at some of the shiniest new Windows 7 machines.

• Goldman Sachs: Windows 7 Upgrades to Fuel IT Spending

  Goldman Sachs' latest IT spending survey forecasts modest overall growth in the coming year, with pent-up demand for new hardware such as servers and PCs stimulating an increase in Windows 7 upgrades.

• Repentant Microsoft re-issues Windows 7 tool as open-source

  Microsoft yesterday re-released a Windows 7 installation tool that it admitted included open-source code, and has posted the utility's source code to its own open-source site.

• No application compatibility woes for Windows 7 -- yet

  Microsoft's attempts to ensure better application compatibility for Windows 7 than its immediate predecessor, Windows Vista, had at launch appear to have borne fruit.

• Windows 7 Starter includes hidden wireless feature, says sleuth

  Microsoft may have buried a wireless networking feature in Windows 7 Starter, the edition installed on most netbooks, but it did not actually disable the ad hoc wireless feature, as the firm's marketing materials claim, a noted Windows blogger said today.

• Microsoft delays open-sourcing of Windows 7 tool

  Microsoft has delayed re-releasing a Windows 7 installation tool that it has admitted included open-source code, saying that it's still testing the revamped utility.

• Windows 7 passes Mac OS X in market share race

  Windows 7 passed the 5 per cent market share milestone last weekend, which put it, if only temporarily, above the total market share of all versions of Apple's Mac OS X, a Web measurement firm said today.

• Windows 7 sparked surge in business demand for PCs

  A senior Dell executive is bullish about a recovery in PC demand from businesses, saying the Oct. 22 release of Windows 7 sparked a surge in PC sales for the company.

• Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation

  Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7's activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past.

• Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe?

  Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7.