roundup A 1997 e-mail from a Microsoft executive to an iconic investor may work against the company's arguments in a Minnesota court. Meanwhile, at the Microsoft Management Seminar an executive says security issues are delaying product development. E-mails give peek at Microsoft strategies
update The company says in a Minnesota court that it did not abuse its OS dominance to hike prices. But a 1997 e-mail from a Microsoft exec to Warren Buffett compared Windows to a "toll bridge" on every PC sold.
March 17, 2004
Windows XP update gets face-lift
Microsoft releases a close-to-final version of Service pack 2 for the operating system that includes several significant changes from last year.
March 17, 2004
Programmers to get taste of Visual Studio 2005
At a developer conference next week, Microsoft will hand out a "technology preview" of the development tool as well as release new software.
March 17, 2004
Attack concerns slow Microsoft's pace
Several projects have fallen behind schedule as the Redmond, Wash., giant tries to make its software more secure, a company executive tells CNET News.com.
March 16, 2004
Microsoft lays out management software plan
The company announces new software and additional details of its plan to make Windows systems easier to manage.
March 16, 2004
Speaking in tongues
Microsoft announces a program to help governments produce local versions of Windows and Office. Is it a response to overseas pressure from open-source products?
March 16, 2004
StarOffice rev may ease move from MS Office
Sun Microsystems hopes its forthcoming update will entice more MS Office users to make the switch.
March 16, 2004
Ballmer in urgent EU settlement talks
Microsoft's CEO meets behind closed doors with the European Union competition czar, in a final bid to settle a landmark antitrust case--just days before likely being ruled against.
March 16, 2004