NewsFactor - An era ended Monday. The first day of Steve Ballmer's occupation of the corner office at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA., also marked the last day for Windows XP. -- read full article
NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony is set to release the PlayStation 3 software update 2.40 on Wednesday. -- read full article
TechWeb - Microsoft marks the end of an era as Bill Gates and Windows XP -- two icons of the company at its zenith -- head for the sunset. Can Redmond survive this transitional moment, or will June 30 be the day Microsoft died? -- read full article
AP - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista.
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - As Bill Gates packs up his "#1 software architect" mug and prepares to leave his daily duties at Microsoft, we take a look at the character traits that put him on top of the software industry. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Version 2.0 enhances current VMware virtualization software and will add support for managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments by the end of the year. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - By charging only $65,000 per year, Sun hopes to challenge traditional commercial software providers that charge large license fees and maintenance costs. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Devices that could communicate with the Google software include the video-game consoles PlayStation and Xbox 360 as well as HP's high-definition TVs. -- read full article
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades building the US software colossus.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google is adding the ability for subscribers to chat with friends without having to download any extra software. -- read full article
PC World - Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental... -- read full article
