A working list of apps not working on Vista
Microsoft may be reticent to provide a list of what’s not working on Vista, but that isn’t stopping others from going public with their findings.
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MS-Google face-off: This time in distributed computing
At this week’s open house for press and analysts, Microsoft Research (MSR) will be showing off a multitude of projects, including a (so far) little-publicized distributed-computing platform under development that is code-named “Dryad.” Dryad is one of a number of large-scale-computing efforts in which Microsoft researchers are engaged.
Microsoft hones its research-to-commercial-product pipeline
A growing number of Microsoft Research projects have morphed into key components of established Microsoft products, and/or products in their own right.
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 may not be Vista-compatible
Microsoft’s own Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack (SP) 1 – a first beta of which went live on September 26 -- may not work correctly with Windows Vista. That revelation (admirably) comes courtesy of the blog of Microsoft’s Corporate VP of the company’s developer division, S.
Microsoft buys itself some e-support
Microsoft reportedly has purchased Gteko, an Israeli networking and support software vendor for an undisclosed amount.
More confirmation: WGA to be baked into Vista
Until more of the kinks are ironed out of these WGA and OGA mechanisms, perhaps Microsoft would do best to ban their inclusion in two of its most important, next-gen products, Windows Vista and Office 2007.
A new Microsoft-commissioned anti-Linux study debuts
On September 25, Mercer Management Consulting released a new Microsoft-backed study. The study is entitled “Driving Lower TCO and Rapid ROI through UNIX Migrations.
Sound muting and other Vista 5728 changes of note
Here are some of the more noticeable Vista changes and hot buttons, courtesy of Microsoft bloggers and others around the Web.
Microsoft delivers yet another new Vista build
Microsoft posted yet another new Vista test build, Number 5728, on September 22.
Should Microsoft Works become a Web-based suite?
Regardless of what Microsoft will do with Works, what should the company do with its entry-level office suite?
The pundits are wrong: Vista is moving full-steam ahead
I don’t know exactly how they are going to do it, but the Vista team is looking like it will hit the targets for Vista that Microsoft outlined in March of this year.
Vista app compatibility: What's the story?
As Microsoft rounds the final bend of the winding Windows Vista road, I’m surprised we’ve heard so little about application compatibility. Sure, Jim Allchin, co-president of the Platforms and Services division, recently played up the need for Vista testers to push hard on making sure existing applications are backwards-compatible with Vista.
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