May 2009 Video Game Sales Tumble 17%, Slump Continues (PC World)
PC World - PC games sales in the U.S. fell 40% to $29 million in May, reports analyst Michael Pachter in his May report following NPD's sales numbers, released last night. May spelled bad news for consoles, too, with software sales down 17% to $450 million. Put the two together (hardware, software, including PC sales) and you get a drop of 23%, year-over-year. Also: It's the third month of consecutive game industry sales declines.
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Opera says Microsoft EU browser offer "not enough" (Reuters)
Reuters - Norwegian browser maker Opera ASA said on Friday that Microsoft's plan to ship its Windows operating system in Europe without its Internet Explorer web browser was not enough to restore competition.
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Microsoft's Free Antivirus: Is This An Apology? (PC World)
PC World - Who should know more about PC threats than the company whose software makes most of them possible? Is Microsoft's upcoming, free anti-malware app the company's way of apologizing to customers?
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Windows 7 to ship without IE browser in Europe (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft has said regulatory wrangling has prompted it to strip Internet Explorer Web browsers from copies of its Windows 7 operating system to be sold in Europe.
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China Internet filter challenged in rights uproar (Reuters)
Reuters - A Chinese lawyer has demanded a public hearing to reconsider a government demand that all new personal computers carry Internet filtering software, adding to uproar over a plan critics say is ineffective and intrusive.
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Windows 7 Upgrade Programs Will Start Soon, Vary by Vendor (PC World)
PC World - Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a coupon program on June 26 to entitle people who buy premium versions of Microsoft Windows Vista to upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system when it arrives later this year, but the upgrade offers may not be free. Offers will vary by vendor and retailer.
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China defends Internet software rule (AFP)
AFP - Chinese state media defended Friday a new directive that PCs sold in the country must come with Internet filtering software, as concern mounted in China that it violates personal privacy.
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China's Porn Filter Blocks Falun Gong Sites (PC World)
PC World - Internet filtering software that China plans to distribute nationwide blocks content related to a spiritual movement banned in China, despite government claims that the software targets only porn.
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EC to Pursue Antitrust Case Despite Microsoft's IE Decision (PC World)
PC World - The European Commission will proceed with its antitrust case against Microsoft regardless of the announcement late Thursday that the software giant is stripping its browser, Internet Explorer (IE), from the next incarnation of its operating system, Windows 7, in Europe.
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Microsoft to sell Windows in EU without browser (Reuters)
Reuters - Countering pressure from European regulators, Microsoft Corp plans to ship the newest version of its Windows operating system in Europe without its Internet Explorer web browser.
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Windows 7 Without Internet Explorer: Microsoft Explains (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has confirmed plans to ship a version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer. Windows 7 E, as the browserless system will be called, will be made available throughout Europe starting on October 22. The decision to pull IE from Windows comes as a result of an ongoing European Commission case surrounding anti-competition laws and Microsoft's bundling of software.
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Microsoft to sell Windows minus browser in Europe (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will make a separate version of the Windows 7 computer operating software for Europe that does not include its Internet Explorer Web browser, as it tries to head off another antitrust scuffle with regulators there.
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Microsoft Confirms Plans to Release Free Anti-Virus Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As it gets ready to launch a new operating system, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it is getting ready to release a free anti-virus service later this year.
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Microsoft Readies Free Antivirus App (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will soon launch a public beta version of its new free security software product for Windows 7, Vista, and XP Service Pack 3 customers. The antivirus program, which is code-named Morro, will replace Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft's retail security suite, which will be discontinued at the end of this month.
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China defends net filtering software amid outcry (AP)
AP - Chinese state media on Thursday issued an unprecedented defense of newly required Internet filtering software that must be packaged with every computer sold in China starting next month, after a public outcry at home and abroad.
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Microsoft to unveil free anti-virus software (Reuters)
Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) Microsoft Corp is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti-virus service for personal computers that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc.
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South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft (AP)
AP - A South Korean court Thursday rejected compensation claims filed by two software companies against Microsoft Corp.
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SKorean court rejects Microsoft compensation suit (AFP)
AFP - A South Korean court ruled US software giant Microsoft breached fair competition rules but dismissed suits seeking compensation.
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Microsoft to Discontinue Money (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft plans to stop selling Money, its financial management software, at the end of the month.
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Palm names Rubinstein as CEO days after Pre launch (Reuters)
Reuters - Palm Inc named Jon Rubinstein as its CEO on Wednesday, hoping the former Apple executive can usher in a new era for the company seeking to revive its fortunes with a fresh smartphone launched last weekend.
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