dan tynan on Nov 12 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Faux News, Infoworld, Microsoft, censorship
The residents of Cringeville weigh in on Rupert Murdoch’s battle with Google, Windows 7, and cartoons
dan tynan on Oct 28 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
Reactions to last week’s screed about Windows 7 (”Will Windows 7 change our minds about Microsoft?”) came in fast and furious, with readers weighing in on every side of the issue.
Let’s start with some hate mail from G.G., whom one can only presume is a bit of a Microsoft fanboy:
Nice hatchet job on Microsoft, [...]
dan tynan on Oct 23 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
As operating system launches go, Windows 7 has been a pretty sweet one for Microsoft. The reviews are mostly thumbs up. And aside from some unintentionally hilarious videos promoting Windows 7 launch parties, they’ve mostly done things right.
Today, the Microsoft site is featuring a running series of tweets praising the new OS (though [...]
dan tynan on Jun 26 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
Microsoft trims Windows 7 prices in the hopes of convincing people to pony up. Cringely finds himself caught up in discount fever.
dan tynan on Jun 12 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
The Redmond reprobates are up to their old anti-antitrust tricks, shipping Windows 7 in Europe minus Internet Explorer. At least you’ve got to admire their chutzpah.
dan tynan on Feb 04 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
It’s finally official: Windows 7, the successor to Vista (we wish we missed ya), will be available in six delicious new flavors. Is anybody else out there getting deja vu?
dan tynan on Dec 22 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
Yes, it’s true. XP has gotten yet another small reprieve from Microsoft. Can we forget Vista ever existed?
dan tynan on Oct 31 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld, Microsoft
Microsoft has launched the next phase of its $300 million effort to convince us that Vista is not a dog — while quietly pushing its replacement, Windows 7. What’s wrong with this picture?
