Read more operating system stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14657/operating-system.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:31:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73304/windows-to-mac-software-should-scare-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConflicted about choosing sides in the apocalyptic showdown between Microsoft and Apple? No need to worry—in this brave new world, you can have your cake and eat it. Parallels is Mac software that allows users to seamlessly integrate Windows programs, even the entire desktop. So, for just $79.99—...http://www.newser.com/story/73304/windows-to-mac-software-should-scare-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72302/windows-7-drops-microsoft-is-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt last, you can put your Vista woes behind you. Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, which drops today, takes what's good about its predecessor—especially security and good looks—and eliminates the parts that drove users bonkers. Windows 7 isn't just substantially faster and more compatible with users' machines,...http://www.newser.com/story/72302/windows-7-drops-microsoft-is-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 7:41:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71636/apples-snow-leopard-devouring-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rare but extremely damaging bug is causing users of Apple's Snow Leopard operating system to lose huge amounts of data. Apple says it's working on a fix for the bug. The glitch wipes out personal data for users who have upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard and log on...http://www.newser.com/story/71636/apples-snow-leopard-devouring-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 2:57:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71244/windows-7-finally-an-end-to-the-ordeal-of-vista.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPC users who've suffered the agonies of Vista are finally about to get a reprieve, Walt Mossberg says: Windows 7, to be released Oct. 22, is "a faster and much better operating system than the little-loved Windows Vista, which did a lot to harm both the company's reputation, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/71244/windows-7-finally-an-end-to-the-ordeal-of-vista.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 7:51:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70434/pick-an-os-uncool-robots-or-snooty-evangelists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnyone who wants a computer faces an unpleasant choice: Mac OS or Windows. Now, Windows is “awful”— buggy, at times barely functional. But one expert would rather assign himself to Microsoft purgatory than join the club of snooty, self-satisfied cooler-than-thou Mac users. “Stop showing me your iPhone,” Charlie Brooker writes...http://www.newser.com/story/70434/pick-an-os-uncool-robots-or-snooty-evangelists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:59:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65249/to-appease-eu-microsoft-offers-browser-choice-with-windows-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft will offer a choice of web browsers to European users of the new Windows 7 operating system to avoid an antitrust fine, Bloomberg reports. “When you’re looking at ongoing fines in a downturn, it makes more sense to settle,” one analyst says. The EU says the software giant will...http://www.newser.com/story/65249/to-appease-eu-microsoft-offers-browser-choice-with-windows-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 13:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65107/switchover-to-windows-7-a-big-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest Windows incarnation beats Vista and XP, but don’t expect a smooth transition: upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is an ordeal, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . “In fact, the process will be so painful that, for many XP users, the easiest solution may be to...http://www.newser.com/story/65107/switchover-to-windows-7-a-big-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 9:56:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63940/why-googles-os-wont-beat-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft needn’t stress about Google’s planned operating system, writes Joseph Tartakoff for paidContent. Five reasons why: Windows 7 will put Microsoft on firmer ground, having won great reviews so far—and it will have been out 9 months by the time Chrome OS appears. Google’s not the only behemoth that...http://www.newser.com/story/63940/why-googles-os-wont-beat-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63920/with-new-os-google-looks-more-like-a-monopoly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle’s latest project, a Web-based lightweight OS to rival Windows, sounds pretty cool at first. “But that’s why you should be worried,” writes David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times. The search giant has simply become too powerful for comfort. “Google accounts for an ungodly share of the money that...http://www.newser.com/story/63920/with-new-os-google-looks-more-like-a-monopoly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 9:36:08 CDT