If you can't beat 'em – surround 'em. That may be the crux of Microsoft's emerging strategy for combating emerging software-as-a-service (SaaS) competitors. Although Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) executives continue to criticize

In a move a little like Lucy pulling the ball out of the path of Charlie Brown's lunging foot at the last moment, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) withdrew plans to make Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) publicly available today. The reason? The company ran into

Microsoft has taken the wraps off an early version of its new Live Mesh online connectivity and synchronization service. The announcement, which includes the release of a "limited" technology preview of Live Mesh, was made in a blog post by Amit Mital

For Windows XP users, the wait is nearly over. As predicted last week, Microsoft announced Monday that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been released to manufacturing (RTM) and is available to OEMs and enterprise customers.

After weeks of little more than broad hints and rampant speculation, Microsoft is preparing to show off its new Mesh initiative -- signaling that the company is poised to jump in and get its feet wet with a potentially far-ranging data synchronization

When it comes to computer technology, the public's eye is always focused on what's new and what comes next. Take Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) SQL Server 2008. The long-awaited update to SQL Server 2005 is already late,

The office pool for Windows XP Service Pack 3's (SP3) release date is starting to run out. Some pundits had picked XP SP3 to begin shipping by the middle of April – but the final service pack for XP has yet to arrive. Now the betting crowd is putting.

Is Windows Vista too complex for its own good? That's the claim -- made last week by analysts at research firm Gartner -- that has Microsoft watchers debating about what, if anything, needs to be done about the future of the OS. During