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Another ex-Windows head denounces Microsoft after it got slammed for "bad" performance

Sayan Sen — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:20:01 +0000

Microsoft recently got slammed by an ex-engineer for the "comically bad" performance of Windows 11. Following that, another former Windows guru has now criticized the company with a dose of sarcasm. Read more...

P2P Slammed as "New National Security Risk"

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:40:38 +0000

Peer-to-peer software sharing, which has now become almost synonymous with copyright infringement, has always been a proverbial bogeyman to media producers, who fear losing customers and revenue to easily obtained free content. Now, critics allege... Read more...

BBC slammed for Microsoft lock-in

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:50:04 +0000

The Open Source Consortium (OSC) has slammed the BBC after the news site announced that it plans to lock online TV viewers to Microsoft Windows. The BBC already has an agreement with Real over use... Read more...

Sony slammed by UK retailer over PSP trademark issues

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:19:24 +0000

Speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz, Dan Morelle - managing director of online store ElectricBirdLand - has claimed the European launch of PSP could be delayed as Sony has yet to register vital trademarks. Morelle... Read more...

WrestleMania XXI slammed back to April

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:53:02 +0000

It looks like wrestling aficionados won't need to get their leotards and capes pressed just yet. THQ's WWE WrestleMania XXI won't be stepping into the ring next week as originally planned. Online retailer EBgames.com lists... Read more...

Microsoft slammed in patents dispute

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 07:58:40 +0000

MICROSOFT LOST BADLY at a pre-trial hearing on patents litigation earlier this month, according to articles appearing in the Sacramento Bee and Fortune. At issue in what Fortune calls "the biggest patent case ever" is... Read more...

Microsoft slammed for software costs

Steven Parker — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 10:22:59 +0000

Oh! this is a surprise! I never expected this! :right: When Microsoft announced a new pricing structure for licensing its software in May, it said the scheme would be less complicated and result... Read more...