Microsoft to start “IE9 holiday download” activities
Microsoft is working with the big media companies provide free content, the condition is to install on the company's Internet Explorer9 browser, as long as the download activities version browsers, IE9 in the default page login these sites can get free music, movie content, and still have a chance to get the ticket and event tickets, etc, and even Vimeo Pandora and the service for free for a month, really is under have different media activity will start at different times, in the Christmas is expected to reach height.
Microsoft CEO ballmer re-elected the directors approval ratings down
Although Microsoft in the past 12 months profits hit a record high, but the company CEO Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) in the popularity of shareholders but not as good as last year. According to the vote on Thursday, according to the results of the board of directors of the election this year in Microsoft, he got 92% of the shareholder support, and last year the figure closer to 95%. In addition to other than ballmer, including chairman Bill Gates (Bill Gates), the other Microsoft directors to more than 99% of all is elected again approval ratings.
Microsoft last fiscal year set a record company profits, but some of the shareholders to ballmer still reservations about, especially if he can lead the Microsoft in mobile computer age to write brilliancy attitude questioned attitude. Ballmer is in 2000 to replace gates as Microsoft CEO.
Some shareholders this week at the Microsoft its annual meeting complain that they don't get enough time to ballmer and gates questions. In may this year, hedge fund manager David ajax (David Einhorn) said he believed Microsoft outlook, but feel ballmer was the resigned. Microsoft is not about ajax criticism make a public response.
Calm antitrust groups have criticized Microsoft agreed to will be appropriate modification XP
In order to receive an antitrust committee criticism, Microsoft has agreed to Windows XP to the appropriate modification.
The U.S. justice department and several states on Wednesday released a court documents show, and the network related some resources, such as HTML file documents continue to be associated with IE icon, even if IE is not the user the default browser. In addition, even if the user will delete the IE Windows XP, they also have no way to be automatic will point to the HTML files shortcuts to delete.
For this, Microsoft in the same document said they will Windows XP to make modifications.
Now, the justice department and several American states often held talks with Microsoft, discuss some of the details Longhorn.
Antitrust supervision committee are assessing the functions and features of Longhorn and IE7.
This event and the European Union are the antitrust litigation no connection.
Microsoft Win 7 installed 450 million copies sold every second of 10 permission to sell
Yesterday, Microsoft (China) to the Great Wall, including dell, Toshiba, Fujitsu, haier, acer, asus, HP, jie extension, lenovo, tsinghua tongfang, samsung, the shenzhou, SONY and WanLiDa and a number of partners held in Beijing "2011 Windows 7 computer winter tasting. Microsoft OEM division in the greater China region host the event to attend and shang general manager for guests and media to take the lead in this preview of pre-installed genuine Windows 7 operating system of personal computers, including "super this", suitable for white-collar elite business flagship model and the most competitive mainstream models, etc.
Along with the PC evolution and people rising demand, Windows operating system has escalated. In October 2009, Windows 7 officially to surface. In less than two years after the release of the time, Windows 7 quickly became a Windows one of history's most popular product, consumer satisfaction as high as 95%. At present, Microsoft has sold more than 450 million copies installation permits, equivalent to that of 10 per second have installed license is sold out. Windows 7 to in a short time, have made such extraordinary achievements, cannot leave the global and local top OEM partner cooperation and support.
Microsoft OEM division in the greater China region shang general manager said: "Windows 7 operating system software and computer represents the perfect fusion of hardware, it will for the digital life bring more possibilities, and computer experience will ascend to a new level. This year the personal computer was born at 30 anniversary. In this 30 years, we and our partners, continue to grow together for the consumer digital life experience in ascension. The future, we will continue with our OEM partner cooperation, for individual consumer and enterprise users to design better quality of creating more Windows 7 computer"
Microsoft Windows patch program says this cancel existing performance problem
Microsoft late Friday (Beijing time 10 September morning) give up the release of the patch Windows system plan, its reason is unknown "performance reasons".
Microsoft announced on Thursday, will release an extremely important worm holes patch, however, in the latest phase of tests, the researchers found that there are still some problems in patch. Microsoft spokesman to Ziff Davis news website said, "in the final stages of patch met the weakness of performance, still need to be further testing." He said, "we are dedicated to release the high quality can really solve the problem of the patch, so we think in further test after the release of the initial patch more in line with the interest of the customer."
Spokesman said, Microsoft monthly routine security update to "experience of the key test stage", so as to ensure that the user to be high quality security patch. He said, "in the index, Microsoft before to not release security patch, some time, further testing needs and our strict quality requirements may will release time delay January or more."
Spokesman said the company still plan to release after the update Microsoft Windows malicious software removal tool, Microsoft update, Windows server update services and Download Center (Download Center).
Microsoft will also in MU (Microsoft Update), WU (Windows Update), WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) and SUS (Software Update Services) in the renewal for Windows system release a the security upgrade tools.
Security company eEye digital security announcement to say to be released, Microsoft in three months ago confirm some products still not mend loopholes.
The nine eEye report security hole has been MSRC (Microsoft security deal with center) confirmed, including three holes for two months in it has not been repair, and the risk rating for "high-risk".
Use Microsoft IE browser, Outlook and Outlook Express mail client system and various versions of Windows system users are facing the risks of loopholes.
Microsoft reminds, WinME users Win98 July will end technical support
Microsoft has set up a file in Windows98SE has began to Windows, and WindowsMillennium three paragraphs operating system user issued a circular, Microsoft will from July this year began to stop above products technical support.
Microsoft on their official website issued a statement said: "Microsoft to stop the above products provide support, mainly because the version of the operating system already too old, continue to use the user may face greater risk. We suggest using Windows or WindowsME user, as far as possible will change more safety operating system for the operation of the system, such as WindowsXP, etc".
Microsoft said in July this year after 11,, the company will no longer provide the technical support for the above products. On Tuesday, Microsoft released three specific to Windows and Millennium security patch. Earlier, Microsoft Office 2007 has several times the deferred to the two of the operating system technical support deadline, the first 2004 years of January to June 30, 2006. In January, Microsoft announced in July 11 release last security patch terminated after support service. In fact, in view of the Millennium and version of Windows free service and extended loophole ReBu technical support already respectively by December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003 terminated.
At present, Windows is still in many old machine operation, only a few companies are still using this operating system. Canada asset tracking survey company AssetMetrix did in 2005 to a survey, when running Windows operating system of the global PC less than 5% of the proportion of the enterprise.
The us government procurement weight of Microsoft Office file format to open
Microsoft Word, Excel announced on Monday and PowerPoint file format will be open standards, this would mean a file format standards war in recent days.
Microsoft says to the international standards organization (ISO) to Office Open XML file format technology to make the Microsoft Office technology in the next generation of Office software-Office 12 before release become international standards. In addition to outside of Microsoft, IBM and led by from a technical organization also pushed OASIS league Office application open file format (OpenDocument) become this kind of file international standard format. Companies such as IBM's efforts have received good effect and the United States announced after Massachusetts state government documents must use OpenDocument format, this means that Microsoft's Office and other patent software have wiped out.
With more and more government departments and agencies based on open standards required by the software, Microsoft is facing more and more pressure. Microsoft executives confirmation, Office file format become open standards help the company after dealing with government departments. Microsoft Office department general manager Alan Yates (Alan Yates) said: "with the government in the process of cooperation, we certainly there are some obstacles. Office file format become open standards help promote the government departments to Microsoft's long-term confidence, but also help Microsoft better cope with the challenge from OpenOffice strong."
So far, OpenDocument technology has acquired IBM and Sun microsystem, Novell, red hat, Google, apple and Intel and a number of major manufacturer support. OpenOffice. Org manager luis Suarez (Louis Suarez-Potts) said, ISO standards are not really open standards. He said: "although every company can browse the ISO standards, but can not use the standard to create your application. Any application can be used to open standards, but can only reference ISO standards."
The Microsoft decision from a side, reflect the company is facing huge pressure from the European Union. Yates said on Microsoft executives with European Union officials talks, Microsoft was asked to open up file format. Microsoft also plans to develop new tools to make old document also can make full use of the advantage of open standards brings. Yates said that Microsoft open Office file format will give the whole industry has brought more innovation opportunities. He said: "all types of developers can all benefit from the open format."
However, some in the industry for Microsoft still don't support OpenDocument apprehension. RedMonk senior analyst Stephen auger lai di (Stephen O 'Grady) said that Microsoft plans to Open Open XML format is a good thing, but the company to international standards organization submit your file format, but not to join OpenDocument and other format support is illogical. For example, Microsoft has announced it will in the Office 12 support Adobe PDF format of the company, but in the documents in the standard format and no joined to the PDF support.
Microsoft Google “marathon” war into the latest battlefield VoIP
In Microsoft and Google company for Internet users of between for "chess" like a long time to fight, Microsoft last week and walked out of another step. Microsoft acquired VoIP parvenu enterprise Teleo company, the purpose of which is through the Microsoft instant chat software MSN Messenger expand Internet traffic capacity, in order to in the competition with Google company use its network communication services such as the paging areas of the lead. Microsoft in recent years has been ambitious want to Google the company's core business Internet search field doing something great. Microsoft hope m&a can will now Internet telephone (VoIP) investment and its MSN Internet business technology with the.
This acquisition for Microsoft brought infinite opportunity, can be in the future for the user to provide better communication experience.
Teleo company was established in 2003, fewer than 25 employees, the company is planning to launch the personal computer users are able to traditional telephone, mobile phone or other personal computer users to call the voice call of the business.
Meanwhile, Google companies are also to Microsoft set foot in the communications steady advance. Microsoft's acquisition occurs in Google introduced contain personal computer voice call between the function can download instant chat Windows application Google Talk. In Google company came out with Google Talk on the same day, Microsoft released upgrade edition MSN Messenger7.5 version, this version contains better voice chat quality and other new functions, including sending 15 seconds of fragments of speech ability).
Purchase Teleo company improve Microsoft in Internet phone (VoIP) the competitiveness of the field. In recent years, the traditional telecom operators and the United States VonageHoldingsCorp. Company and Luxembourg SkypeTechnologies SA company and other emerging companies in Internet phone launched (VoIP) service, make full use of low cost and improve quality of Internet voice technology.
Microsoft's MSN Messenger users have been by clicking the stored in Outlook and IE browser phone number to the other personal computer phone. Microsoft says, Teleo company's technology for Microsoft provides more rich traffic communication function, including personal computer with traditional telephone calls, and between the personal computer and cell phone calls between. And these functions is Google Talk place cannot achieve. Internet Voice meeting (Voice Over Net conference) creator Internet phone (VoIP) expert Jeff Pulver says: "if you be a Google company, America online or yahoo product manager, so you'll have to worry about. Because now Microsoft want to dominate the consumer Internet phone (VoIP) will be a piece of cake."
Through the in MSN Messenger and other MSN business Teleo increase the company's development of technology, Microsoft believe they will be able to speed up Internet phone (VoIP) technology development pace, and in the MSN Messenger and other Microsoft products and services significantly increased characteristics.
Market analysts forecast, recent Google may also will launch more Internet phone (VoIP) service.
Windows8-Microsoft of the late comer to fatigue or first?
Microsoft the company held a called Build 2011 developers conference, exhibition, is the leading role of its upcoming Windows desktop operating system-8, this section is defined as Microsoft change everything what system useful? The brief analysis from several aspects the Windows 8 system for Microsoft itself and the PC industry influence meaning.
First of all, Windows8 position is the uniform desktop PC and portable flat touch of the system, the equipment basic equipped with two sets of UI is covers the above two kinds of equipment range. Metro UI was originally used to Windows Phone system, located in touch, fast and smooth, have equipment immersed sense, beautiful and application for the center. The big screen for flat accordingly improved substantially optimization. Traditional desktop still followed Windows 7's Aero UI design. A lot of people will say, two style different UI design was used in the same money system would paradox?
This problem is no need to worry, as a kind of portable touch equipment, its operating mode itself with traditional desktop PC have very big different, the UI design is in order to adapt to the scene of the conversion, convenient to use and do the special design of, this is for the user experience bold innovation, we have reason to believe, the development of the future will prove the judgment of the correct. MS is not good at first eat crab company, but it more know first closeto backwardness to. This, for Microsoft after Apple portable devices and beyond in dominant are the most important significance. At the same time, the application of Microsoft Metro UI is also a big plan, that is one of the conditions to complete reunification of the ecological system, will desktop PC, laptop computers, mobile phones and tablet computer of perfect and unified, get the consistency of the user experience, it's an essential part.
Microsoft lawsuit kai-fu lee case today listed the hearing Google charges. Microsoft
Public prosecution kai-fu lee and Google a Microsoft will be held today in court. In court, the emergence of a dramatic scene before.
Yesterday, Google company specially established a "dr. Li kaifu blog blog", Google says this event will reveal its insider, hope to clarify misunderstandings blog on a blog, Google even list of Microsoft five false accusation "indictment" and many of exaggerating. Google company think, "Microsoft Sue Google and dr. Lee, just trying to intimidate other is considering a move away from Microsoft Office 2007 employees." This lawsuit for Microsoft former top job Google and up. Li kaifu
Google disclosed that, kai-fu lee is in inside the Microsoft "talent" case to Google. "Li kaifu 1998 to join Microsoft, he had several times during the Microsoft Suggestions, but his advice is on the shelf."
The dispute is whether the focus to Google revealed that Microsoft li kaifu of confidential information, Google said, kai-fu lee won't reveal any confidential, Microsoft is exaggerating. "Microsoft tried to lee described as a business in China to Microsoft has a great influence on the people. In fact for Microsoft China's operation, and the research and development, dr. Lee is no money, no staff, and no decision-making authority."
Google company says, that to Google to li kaifu, Microsoft on one hand to try to keep him, and at the same time it had begun to charges of li kaifu and Google preparation, and no official to resign in lee, has filed before will sent to Google.
In order to stop the behavior of Microsoft, Google has said submitted to the court documents, hundreds of pages presentation and other materials. At the same time, other including another former Microsoft employees, will testify for kai-fu lee.
Interestingly, the Google to the courts to submit the legal document, with "Microsoft how to treat the resignation of important staff tried to some of the examples. "In a legal document, Google employees Mark Lucovsky says, when in 2004 he resigned from Microsoft, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer actually will chair at the opposite of the table, keep cursing, vowed to stop Google, and abused Google chief executive officer of the company."
The trial process could take several months, therefore, Google decided to delay for the company's work, li kaifu tert second decision after the release, and then make a decision in waiting for the final award li kaifu during what work as.
Microsoft five big falsely accused of "indictment"
False accusation 1: Google because lee know the Microsoft's confidential information to hire him.
"The truth" : Google is due to the fame and influence hire lee its to create a Google in China academy of engineering physics, not to make Microsoft's confidential information.
2: lee is Microsoft did the Internet search the key people.
"The truth" : Microsoft exaggerated lee in Microsoft's project, as well as their and Google's overlap.
3: lee was falsely accused of recruiting for Microsoft, so can't in China for Google recruitment.
"The truth" : lee in August 2000 to sign Microsoft "non-compete agreement", not in China for a Microsoft employee. According to the law, he shall have the right to immediately start in China for Google recruitment.
4: when did the lee or Microsoft employees have leakage when Microsoft confidential information, and have helped to Google's strategy and recruitment.
"The truth" : lee never will Microsoft's confidential information to Google.
5: lee did to Google to is to make more money.
"The truth" : lee requirements Google paying his salary is with Microsoft.