Week in review: Lump of coal for Microsoft
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Microsoft got an unwelcome gift this week when a European court ordered the company to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled media player.
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Pressure from Microsoft chairman and shareholder Bill Gates over a sagging financial outlook and news that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has bought nearly 9 percent of Six Flags, Inc.
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Everyone-hates-Redmond week It's been a good week for anyone praying for the demise of Microsoft Office. Google unveiled its long-awaited, web-based PowerPoint competitor. IBM took the wraps off the free Lotus Symphony, a complete suite of MS-battling tools. And now we have a new version OpenOffice.org.â¦
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Like many, I was pretty shocked by the recent Microsoft-EU deal to settle the long-running investigation into interoperability issues.  This was not so much because of the way Microsoft has used every kind of delaying tactic it could before eventually agreeing (for the nth time) to try harder in the future.  My real dismay was provoked by the gap between appearance and reality â a chasm that I think bodes ill for the future of open source. read more
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Microsoft is on the move again. As it has in the past, the software giant is trying to elbow aside rivals who have pioneered new markets.
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By JAMES DERK  There was a monumental announcement in the computing world last week that was barely noticed outside of the trade press.
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Last week's stock declines apparently cost Microsoft's founder a few million dollars.
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That's not all. Microsoft also has new tools geared to help cut costs of managing corporate data.
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Some readers gain new insight on Microsoft's music player from our resident Mac-o-philiac while others rant about Wi-Fi's potentially painful kiss. Plus: Links to our most popular blogs.
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The EU Commission could fine Microsoft up to 5 percent of its daily turnover if things don't change. Also: Ford recalls almost 800,000 cars that spontaneously burst into flames & hellip;.  The money is rolling in on cell sales & hellip;. and more.
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Microsoft last week faced accusations of short-changing its Software Assurance customers following its decision to strip core features from the next major Windows client operating system, codenamed Longhorn.
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Cables under the sea and pop tunes in space populate this week's brain buster. Do you have what it takes to be a true Geek News Champion? Pit your wits against this quiz. Correct answers are worth 10 points, some offer partial credit, and a few are really hard to miss. Ready? Then play on.1. Microsoft's "generous offer" to buy Yahoo last week has dropped from $45 billion to $41 billion (at press time). Why the sudden price cut?a. Competing bids never materialized b. Yahoo abandoned its online music service c. Microsoft shares dropped 10 percent since the bid was announced  d. Executives in Redmond Googled the phrase "logistical nightmare"Take the InfoWorld news quiz
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Microsoft is in trouble.  And with the release of Leopard, it looks like it will only get worse for the software giant.
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Microsoft&#39;s drive to Longhorn took an unexpected turn this week as the company strives to meet its deadline for the ambitious Windows revision.
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Plus: Microsoft expected to post healthy profits...Seagate turns in mixed report...IBM targets well above expectations...AMD has wider loss due to charge on ATI purchase.
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Plus, Amazon's broken heart, Microsoft's unearned revenue, and is PeopleSoft stronger?