Stuart J. Johnston

After years of complaints by users and competitors, Microsoft quietly announced in a blog post Thursday that Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) will no longer

Microsoft apparently almost announced Monday that Windows 7 had been "Released to Manufacturing," or RTMed, according to several sharp-eyed observers who

Microsoft is gearing up for Windows 7's launch at its annual partner conclave, Monday announcing upcoming markdowns for volume customers and emphasizing

Microsoft has released a new feature in its Hotmail e-mail software lets users perform searches from their inboxes using the company's new Bing search

The official, "invitation only" launch party for the release of Microsoft's Silverlight 3 media streaming technology is still a day away, but apparently

It's been a year since Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates stepped away from the company full-time to focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates

Users who thought sticking with the Windows 7 Beta would mean they're good to go until the software's commercial release in October will wake up to an

After a grassroots group barraged Microsoft with tweets this week requesting that the upcoming Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 switch back to using Internet

Microsoft's new effort at delivering a free anti-malware service now has an official name -- and the software giant has set a date for public beta testing

In a reversal of its earlier stance, Microsoft officials confirmed that customers will be able to downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP for a year and a

In a move aimed at keeping sales of PCs moving while users wait for Windows 7, Microsoft is about to begin a sales promotion that lets people who buy PCs

Microsoft has published instructions for a workaround that will make it harder for corporate users of its new Bing search engine to access porn from their