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Microkernel expert Shapiro to join Microsoft Midori effort

Microkernel expert Shapiro to join Microsoft Midori effortM$ still trying to catch up with LinuxM$ is persistent, but every day and with each release, Linux is pulling away from windoze when it comes to real innovation.Stop it alreadyYou're not making either OS look better or worse with those kind of...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Midori, Microkernel, Microsoft Corp., Shapiro

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?If it is object oriented -it would work like OS/2, the versions after Microsoft and IBM stopped working together.The Workplace Shell was the best environment I've ever worked on.Baseless speculation is fun but uselessToward that end I would recommend you look up the meaning of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Midori, Microsoft Corp., operating system, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

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Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?

Chrome OS is a key building blockThis is why I think the concept of Chrome OS is so powerful.Sure you will be able to use your web apps offline, like desktop apps (thanks to HTML5/Gears), but the core functionality of the apps will live in the cloud. And because the...

Tags: Operating systems, Chrome OS, Facebook, Next-gen operating system, operating system, Next-Gen

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?

that's by no means a' who's who' listMore likely a 'who's he' list.These guys are no match for FOSS and Linux in particular.Rather than failing to reinvent the wheel, they should just adopt Linux and do themselves a service for doing the right thing.Before you make yourself look any more...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?

Microsoft officials have repeatedly refused to talk about Midori, other than to admit it is an incubation project and with the disclaimer that it may never see the light of day. For a project that may never materialize, Midori seemingly has some heavyweight talent behind it. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-05

The history and future of Chrome OS

Chrome OS is Google's first attempt at a desktop operating system. Due to be released in the second half of next year, the Chrome OS has many people baffled as to what it is exactly. What possessed Google to directly take on Microsoft in this way? Is Google getting too...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Chrome OS, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-11

Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanation

Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanationGoogle Chrome already has done this.http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/med_00.htmlRE: Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanationI think all the talk about Kernel, Principal and operating system just confused everybody. After watching the video a while ago it was obvious that these terms are being used as an analogy....

Tags: Web browsers, Gazelle, Web browser, Gazelle browser, layperson, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

All About Microsoft: CodeTracker

Revised - July, 2009 Can't keep Midori straight from MinSafe? Unsure how Red Dog, Cosmos and Zurich fit in Microsoft's cloud OS picture? Tracking Microsoft's myriad codenames is an almost full-time occupation. And Mary Jo Foley knows that better than anyone, as she spends...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-07-01

Windows Azure: a very difficult concept explained

Since the announcement of Windows Azure, codenamed "Red Dog" as discovered by my colleague Mary-Jo Foley, at PDC 2008, I have felt an element of doubt hanging over the service, simply because I didn't know enough about it. This post will explain everything you need to know about Azure -...

Tags: Operating System, Server, Microsoft Corp., Service, Windows Azure, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Data Centers, Storage, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-01

Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home Premium

Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home PremiumI was quite impressed with the speedI was impressed with the speed of Windows 7 Ultimate on low performance systems, so I agree that all Windows 7 SKUs will likely run on netbooks, considering how well Ultimate ran.RE: Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, netbook, Home Premium, Microsoft Windows 7, Starter, Microsoft Corp., Aero Glass, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt it

Windows has taken a turn for the worst in the last few years with the rise and hype associated with Vista during the beta days, only to horrendously let us down, just like an OJ Simpson jury. Consistency is absolutely everything when it comes to technology -...

Tags: User Interface, Microsoft Windows 7, Release Candidate, Rumour, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-15

News to know: Neeris, Sun-IBM, Storm 2, Sprint ad

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM Sam Diaz: Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive...

Tags: Apple Xserve, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sprint Communications, IBM Corp., 3G, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Microkernel expert Shapiro to join Microsoft Midori effort

Jonathan Shapiro, one of the chief developers of the BitC language and Coyotos operating system, is joining Microsoft to work on Midori. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Ubuntu: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance'

Ubuntu: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance' Great to see all of the innovation and competition!!And, we do need free and open cloud software and apis for cloud infrastructure to keep Google and Amazon in line. I want to be able to move my loads to other providers if Amazon...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Food & Beverage, Loverock, Ubuntu, Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Once more, with feeling: Microsoft says isn

Once more, with feeling: Microsoft says isnOf course they won't make a phoneMicrosoft is only good at:1) Repackaging Office every couple years so we can all buy it again and again.2) Making mice.That doesn't leave much room for anything innovative.Possibly......IF they MS and Smartphone & PDA makers "allow" users of...

Tags: Smart phones, Sales strategy, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSD

Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSDMinWinMary, why do you insist on MinWin when he constantly makes it clear that it's not Windows 7? They will use some of the ideas from MinWin and apply them, but it is essentially going to be the improved Vista kernel. Something like...

Tags: BIOS, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., MinWin, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Non-Microsoft developers to get a peek at CHESS concurrency test tool

More than a few big-name groups at Microsoft have been using Microsoft Research's CHESS testing tool, including the Midori distributed operating-system incubation team, the Singularity managed-code OS team, the Dryad distributed application-engine team and the Cosmos distributed-storage team. It sounds like non-Microsoft developers may get their hands on it some...

Tags: Developer, Team, Tool, Team Management, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., CHESS, Productivity

Blog posts 2008-10-17

Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM

Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIMProof that investors should all be drownedThey do nothing but hold mankind back in their own self serving way.Competition is a basic factor for any free market, yet investors want it both ways.They should offer $11 a shareby Monday, it'll look like a...

Tags: M$FT, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?

Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?They'll all be bitter.Don't get me wrong. I'm what passes for a happy Microsoft user, but all the "flavors" have and shall continue to leave a bitter taste and confused consumers. Another plus for...

Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater

Discussion threads 2008-10-08