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Office 2010 Having Reception Problems Too

John Paczkowski in News on July 14, 2010 at 7:58 am PT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claims the reception given to Office 2010 has been “incredible,” but according to NPD, it’s been anything but. In the research house’s view, the first two weeks of Office 2010 sales have been “a bit disappointing.”

Google: Yo, I Got Yer Office 2010 Upgrade Right Here

John Paczkowski in News on May 12, 2010 at 4:45 am PT

Office 2010, the long-awaited “cloud” version of Microsoft’s Office productivity suite, arrived at market today amid some measured trash-talking from Google. In an anomalous post on the search giant’s Enterprise Blog Tuesday, Google Enterprise Product Management Director Matthew Glotzbach advised against purchasing the software, arguing that users would be better served by, you guessed it, Google Docs.

A Problem Has Been Detected With Your Classified Mission. Windows Has been Shut Down to Prevent Damage to Your Computer.

John Paczkowski in News on May 25, 2009 at 10:11 am PT

How slow are government agencies at adopting new technologies? So slow that the U.S. Army is planning a major upgrade of its information systems–to Microsoft’s Windows Vista OS. Though Windows 7 is expected at market by the end of the year, the United States military has set that as a deadline for its migration from Windows XP to Windows Vista and from Office 2003 to Office 2007.

Navigating Microsoft Office

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 1, 2008 at 6:45 pm PT

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. In the new version of Microsoft Office, I cannot find a “favorites” capability in the Open dialog box. In my older version, when I began to open a document, [...]

Buying a PC With an AMD Processor

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 10, 2008 at 5:32 pm PT

Walt answers questions about software-compatibility issues for AMD processors, importing bookmarks and backup drives for Windows PCs.

I'd Like a Copy of Windows Vista "XP Edition," Please

John Paczkowski in News on June 30, 2008 at 10:31 am PT

Microsoft (MSFT) has extended the availability of Windows XP nearly as many times as it has extended the ship dates of Windows Vista and Office 2007. The company had planned to cut off XP sales through the retail and original equipment manufacturer channels on Jan. 30, 2008, one year after the Vista’s debut. But the poor reception given the new OS and “feedback” from XP advocates, gave it pause to reconsider. So Microsoft adjusted the deadline to June 30. Which makes today XP’s last on the retail market.

I’d Like a Copy of Windows Vista “XP Edition,” Please

John Paczkowski in News on June 30, 2008 at 10:31 am PT

Microsoft (MSFT) has extended the availability of Windows XP nearly as many times as it has extended the ship dates of Windows Vista and Office 2007. The company had planned to cut off XP sales through the retail and original equipment manufacturer channels on Jan. 30, 2008, one year after the Vista’s debut. But the poor reception given the new OS and “feedback” from XP advocates, gave it pause to reconsider. So Microsoft adjusted the deadline to June 30. Which makes today XP’s last on the retail market.

Like the Internet, Interoperability Is Serious Business

John Paczkowski in News on May 22, 2008 at 6:07 am PT

Amazing how a record $1.35 billion in antitrust fines can change your perspective on software interoperability, eh? Under pressure from European regulators, national standards organizations and anyone else interested in open standards, Microsoft has committed to using open document standards in the future.