Stories about ‘Microsoft’


By Brett Bumeter

Microsoft this week unveiled an agreement with Hewlett Packard to have Microsoft’s Live Search Engine set as the default search engine on new HP machines.

Under the agreement, Microsoft’s search engine will also be the default on Internet Explorer, which is preloaded with HP machines.

Microsoft did not disclose the terms of the agreement, which will begin...

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By Brett Bumeter

The Internet and the personal computer are on a collision course.  This collision is set to take place very soon especially with two 800 pound gorillas they’re both tech giants, Google and Microsoft.  Microsoft is racing to enter into the business of online search and online advertising and Google is racing to enter into the business of desktop applications powered...

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By Brett Bumeter

For a few weeks now, I have been wondering what is going on with the WindowsLiveWriter team.  They pushed out a new update in November, so they were still doing some work there.  However, I can not seem to find any indications that they are actually staffing their own web presence much these days.

I’m not sure if I’m navigating their website correctly (I love...

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By Brett Bumeter

Since CES in 1994, Microsoft has been trying to tap into the Television/Cable/Software/Internet market.  In some cases almost before some of the those industries were even developed.  If you are watching a TiVo or an on Demand show today, you are watching something that was envisioned by Microsoft and Bill Gates as early as 1994.

The thing is Microsoft has not been able...

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