Researcher Finds New Flaw in QuickTime for Windows - PC World

A security think tank says it has found a vulnerability in Apple ’s QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely to compromise Windows Vista PCs upgraded to Service Pack 1, as well as XP SP2. From the scant details published on the

Loopholes keep Windows XP alive - BBC Technology
Dell is using a clause in the conditions for Windows Vista which lets it provide XP under the terms of a “downgrade license” for the Business and Ultimate versions of the new operating system. This means that Dell can install Windows XP Professional

Dell to factory-install Windows XP after June 30 - IT World
“Dell has the ability to exercise ‘Windows Vista downgrade rights’ on your behalf in the factory if you’d prefer to have Windows XP Professional preinstalled on your PCs,” Dell said on its Web site. According to Dell, it will factory install XP

Everybody Hates Vista - Motley Fool
Do computer users hate Windows Vista? I’m asking because, well, analysts are asking. They’re wondering why Microsoft ’s (Nasdaq: MSFT ) operating-systems division produced just $4.03 billion in first-quarter revenue, $300 million less than the

Vista blamed for Windows revenue drop - TechWorld
Microsoft revealed last Thursday that Windows revenues during the first three months of 2008 were down nearly 24 percent from the same period last year. One analyst argued that the decline is more evidence that the company is having trouble