Reuters - Microsoft Corp kicked off a
$300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving
the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back
at Apple Inc's "Mac vs. PC" ads.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video
game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console to
$50 below Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) top-selling Wii.
AFP - Google's chief executive admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant software.
InfoWorld - They???re back! Just when you thought the ???browser wars??? were over, with the two camps ??? Microsoft and Mozilla.org ??? settling in for a kind of intransigent d??tente, along comes Google to stir things up all over again. Clearly Google is unhappy with the current state of browser geopolitics and feels it needs to roll its own in order to ensure a robust base for its myriad hosted applications (e.g. Gmail, Google Docs, etc.) -- read full article
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.'s imprint on personal computers.
NewsFactor - Microsoft hasn't publicly commented on Google's new Chrome browser, but Redmond's Internet Explorer 8 team may wind up echoing Mozilla's makers: We're not worried. -- read full article
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:34:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
InfoWorld - Microsoft is boosting integration of functional programming with its Visual Studio 2008 software development platform. -- read full article
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.'s imprint on personal computers.
AP - Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.
AFP - Google plans to launch Tuesday its own Internet browser, opening up a new challenge in cyberspace to Microsoft and its dominant Internet Explorer.
Reuters - Google Inc is set to
introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly
handle video-rich applications, posing a challenge to browsers
designed originally to handle text and graphics.
