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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Novell-Microsoft lawsuit

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Novell-Microsoft lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court has formally rejected an appeal by Novell in a long-running antitrust case against Microsoft in a dispute going back 20 years ago. In the lawsuit, Novell accused Microsoft of anticompetitive behaviour during the period Windows 95 was under development in 1994. There was no comment elaborated in the Court’s decision to …

Update to Windows 8.1 coming this Spring, brings improvements for desktop users

Update to Windows 8.1 coming this Spring, brings improvements for desktop users

At Mobile World Congress, Microsoft has announced that an update to Windows 8.1 – internally referred to as “Windows 8.1 Update 1” – will be coming this Spring which includes some improvements which will help make Windows 8.1 easier to use for desktop users, and those with notebooks that do not have touchscreens. While this …

Microsoft buys Nokia’s phone business for £3.2 billion

Microsoft buys Nokia’s phone business for £3.2 billion

Microsoft has recently announced that it will be acquiring Nokia’s devices and services business for $7.2 billion USD (£3.2 billion) which will be seen by many as a strategic investment for Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform and a strong signal the company is moving more to both hardware and services going forward. Nokia’s shares soared more …

Windows Server 2012 Released to the General Public Today

Windows Server 2012 Released to the General Public Today

Windows Server 2012 has officially been launched to the general public nd Microsoft is definitely pushing its server product in the cloud-centric future. Windows Server 2012 starts at $425 USD but gets even more expensive depending on which edition you’re looking for. Satya Nadella, President, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft said: [Windows Server 2012] …