Latvians clutch sides and cry 'fowl' over Microsoft Vista
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As global software giant Microsoft proudly previewed its Windows Vista operating system, in the small Baltic nation of Latvia, people were clutching their sides about the system's name -- which means 'fowl' in Latvian.
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The World Federation of Free Latvians (WFFL) calls on politicians to be aware of their responsibility for Latvia's future and not pass a bill that bans persons with dual citizenship from taking top positions in ...
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Some users of the new operating system are having a tough time connecting to the virtual world.
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Supporters of the free PC operating system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.  deal which established for the first time the principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.
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Red tape vs Redmond...the never ending story The European Commission has hit back at suggestions it has got it in for Microsoft over security features built into the heavily-delayed Windows Vista.â¦
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Two U.S. software firms are asking the  European Commission to take action against Microsoft's   new Vista operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Thursday.
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Some EU Parliament members fear Europe won't get Vista OS on time.
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Windows Vista is causing problems for those trying to hook up a PC to a broadband net connection.
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Hardliners fixated on the past face a backlash in Poland's election.
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The European Union's top competition   regulator clashed with Microsoft on Tuesday over security   upgrades in the U.S. software giant's new Windows Vista   operating system in a re-run of past antitrust battles.
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Symantec and Adobe complain to the European Commission about Vista security and electronic document features.
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Why is the Microsoft OS so much more expensive in the United Kingdom than in the United States? More than 1,250 Brits are angry.
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Resistance to Vista was expected among the large companies that have leverage with large PC vendors, but even in the consumer and SMB ranks, the clamor for XP is significant. The beneficiaries? Possibly, "white-box" system builders and direct-sales channels.
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RIGA, Latvia  - Latvian Finance Minister Oskars Spurdzins is optimistic the European Union will give the Baltic country financial help after it was hit by the worst storm in 40 years.
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Latvia's 1.4 million voters began streaming into voting booths across the tiny Baltic state on Saturday in an election expected to return the pro-EU government.
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TechWeb - Gamers are up in arms after drivers for the graphics processors prove incompatible with Microsoft's latest Windows operating system.
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Microsoft is locked in a war of words with Brussels about the launch of its new Windows Vista operating system.