Once upon a time, Apple courted the Mac press big time, particularly the major magazines. When a new product was being readied, editors would receive an early preview under a confidentiality agreement, so they could get a full feature story on the new product that would be published around the time of the actual release […]

We know Microsoft’s stock price has dipped in recent months to its lowest level in years. We also know that they have begun to lay off several thousand employees to cut costs, citing declining PC sales as the reason. Certainly a company has the right to shed workers as it sees fit, particularly when there’s […]

All right, the European Union wants Microsoft to give customers a choice of browsers. Rather than just bundle Internet Explorer, they ought to be able to select from among popular contenders, such as Firefox, Safari and even Opera. This seems a logical idea at first glance, especially if you turn back the clock a decade […]

It’s easy to place the cause for some the world’s ills on defects in Microsoft’s software, and I’m going to make it even easier. The implied claim in this headline may seem outrageous at first blush. But I would rather present some of the possibilities — serious and otherwise — before you dismiss it completely. […]