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• Microsoft survived Vista, says analyst

  Microsoft weathered the storm of Windows Vista, 2007's often-abused operating system, an analyst said today after reviewing the company latest earnings.

• Microsoft earnings again buoyed by Windows 7

  Windows 7 has once again kept Microsoft's balance sheet healthy. On Thursday, the company announced strong income and revenue growth for its third fiscal quarter, thanks in part to continued brisk sales of the new OS.

• As Windows 7 gains steam, VDI set to rise

  The growing maturity of virtual desktop technologies and customer interest in Windows 7 has virtual desktop infrastructure  vendors expecting big adoption numbers in 2010. But while most CIOs are at least thinking about desktop virtualization, this year's projects may be limited to pilots and small deployments because of up-front costs and technology challenges that hamper user experience.

• Commodore 64 returns as retro Windows 7 PC

  The Commodore 64 is back, after a US company announced plans to release a PC resembling the classic computer but this time including Intel dual- or quad-core processors and support for Windows 7.

• Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1

  Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users' hands.

• IT's 'love affair' with Windows XP ending, says US survey

  Businesses are finally prying their hands from Windows XP as they warm to Windows 7, a research company said today.

• Microsoft, security vendor clash over Virtual PC bug

  A bug in Microsoft's software gives hackers a way to exploit virtual Windows machines which would be attack-proof if they were running on real hardware, a researcher said today.

• Windows 7 adoption plans: Computerworld US survey results

  Computerworld's survey about Windows 7 implementation plans ran online from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10, 2010.

• US technologists give Windows 7 the green light

  Jim Thomas said no to Windows Vista -- but Windows 7 is an entirely different matter.

• HP touts Flash as killer app against Apple's iPad

  What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.

• Microsoft sets app dev investment priorities

  Microsoft's to-do list in the software development space includes continued or new investments in multiple areas, including cloud computing, the Web, parallel computing, devices, and agile and distributed development, a company executive said in a blog entry on Tuesday.

• Windows Phone 7: An in-depth look at features, interface

  Microsoft took the wraps off of Windows Phone 7 Series (the official name for Windows Mobile 7) here Monday at Mobile World Congress. Slated to launch on handsets by holiday season 2010, Windows 7 is a complete overhaul from previous versions of the OS.

• Microsoft to crack down on Windows 7 activation cracks

  Microsoft today said it will soon feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks.

• Windows 7 RC nears auto-shutdown deadline, Microsoft warns

  Last year's free preview of Windows 7 will start nagging users to pay for the operating system in two weeks, and begin automatically shutting down PCs in one month, Microsoft reminded customers today.

• Windows 7 adoption swells, as XP suffers record drop

  Microsoft's Windows 7 took just three months to reach a penetration benchmark that Vista needed almost a year to make, Web measurement firm NetApplications.com said today.