Vista may have some catchy new features, but for most part, the program is far from spectacular. So far, too many things have gone wrong, including faulty search tools and a risky update procedure that has disabled various third party programs. Are XP's days really numbered?<br /> &nbsp;http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:38:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31193/microsoft-should-throw-a-rock-through-its-windows.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times , the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says, and it “seems to move an inch for every time that Mac OS X or Linux laps it.”http://www.newser.com/story/31193/microsoft-should-throw-a-rock-through-its-windows.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 29 Jun 2008 7:15:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30943/intel-snubs-microsoft-wont-adopt-vista-in-offices.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIntel has decided not to upgrade the 80,000 or so computers its employees use to Windows Vista, seemingly betraying its longtime bosom buddy Microsoft, the New York Times reports. The latest Windows iteration has drawn jeers for being bloated and buggy. “This isn’t a matter of dissing Microsoft,” said an Intel source. “Intel information technology staff just found no compelling case for adopting Vista.”http://www.newser.com/story/30943/intel-snubs-microsoft-wont-adopt-vista-in-offices.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 26 Jun 2008 10:51:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30979/hps-touch-still-a-bit-clumsy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHewlett-Packard’s revamped TouchSmart PC, a one-piece desktop computer with a touch-controlled user interface, improves on its previous, bulky iteration, with a sleek case, big 22-inch screen, and wireless keyboard and mouse, personal-tech guru Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the touch-screen software is still in its nascent form, simple and somewhat rough around the edges.http://www.newser.com/story/30979/hps-touch-still-a-bit-clumsy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 26 Jun 2008 9:38:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29767/dissed-by-vista-businesses-return-the-favor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMicrosoft's strategy of marketing Vista to consumers has turned off its other core constituency, the Wall Street Journal reports: business. Certainly, technical issues and a fat price tag have decimated the number of companies planning to install it: Just 26% of IT departments say they expect to install Vista by 2010, down from 68% last year.http://www.newser.com/story/29767/dissed-by-vista-businesses-return-the-favor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 11 Jun 2008 12:35:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28579/microsoft-to-offer-windows-touch-screen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMicrosoft, still smarting over consumer discontent with its Windows Vista operating system, yesterday offered a peek at the touch-screen operating system it believes will revolutionize personal computing, the Wall Street Journal reports. The OS isn’t expected to hit shelves for 20 months, but already is creating buzz with its iPhone-like ease of use.http://www.newser.com/story/28579/microsoft-to-offer-windows-touch-screen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 28 May 2008 6:40:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23441/windows-xp-will-live-on-but-only-in-low-cost-pcs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMicrosoft is going to keep Windows XP on the market—but only for a few users and not for the sake of those unsatisfied with its successor, Vista. The company will stick to its June 30 deadline for withdrawing XP from stores but will supply the older operating system for at least two years on low-cost computers such as the Asus Eee PC and Intel Classmate, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.http://www.newser.com/story/23441/windows-xp-will-live-on-but-only-in-low-cost-pcs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 04 Apr 2008 13:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21846/vista-update-expected-today.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe long-awaited first service pack for Microsoft Vista will be available online starting today, at least according to Amazon, which is taking orders for boxed copies of the upgrade pack and says it will start shipping them tomorrow. Many of the pack's updates and security fixes have already been sent to users as part of monthly updates since Vista launched last year to decidedly mixed reviews.http://www.newser.com/story/21846/vista-update-expected-today.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 18 Mar 2008 3:25:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20991/microsoft-ceo-takes-aim-at-google.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer did an animated, sometimes antic, on-stage interview yesterday at Mix, Microsoft’s annual conference for web developers, emphasizing that he has every intention of taking some of Google's advertising business and using Yahoo to do it, the Seattle Times reports. "Advertising on the Internet is a big thing, and will be the next super-big thing," he said. "Search ... at least today and for the foreseeable future, it is the killer application for online advertising."http://www.newser.com/story/20991/microsoft-ceo-takes-aim-at-google.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Mar 2008 5:54:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20336/vista-stumped-microsoft-bosses.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMany Windows Vista users have struggled to make the operating system work with their hardware, and emails released this week reveal that even Microsoft bosses had a tough time, PC World reports. The emails have been made public as part of a lawsuit that claims Microsoft deliberately misled consumers by slapping "Vista Capable" stickers on machines that weren't capable of running many of the system's important features.http://www.newser.com/story/20336/vista-stumped-microsoft-bosses.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 29 Feb 2008 1:39:38 CST