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Mayer: Google Still Not Making An Operating System

Question-and-answer routines can be pointless; take "are we there yet?" as an example relating to road trips.  It's sometimes worth asking the same old thing, though, and in response to a question about Google operating systems, Marissa Mayer gave the usual reply: we're not pursuing one.

Ballmer: Vista A Work In Progress

Microsoft's CEO admits what thousands of techies have thought of the company for years: they toss stuff into the user community and need a couple of additional releases to make it work.

Vista Adoptions Rising, Says CDW

Technology reseller CDW said a survey of businesses found 35 percent of respondents have some kind of movement to Windows Vista underway.

Microsoft, Symbian Unimpressed By Android

The appeal of Google's mobile operating system, Android, and an alliance of handset makers, has not registered with two major phone OS builders.

Google . . . Build Us An OS!

After spending between $100 and $300 on various versions of Vista, some people are going back to XP.  For Microsoft, this is a very bad sign.  But for Google, this is practically an invitation to enter the OS market.

An Unreasonable Faith In The Google OS

The Google Operating System is a myth. I'll admit it. I also admit that I have a certain amount of faith in myths – or at least fairy (faerie) tales. It's true that people, when faced with sudden affirmations of faith, will leap to conclusions to support it – it's called cognitive dissidence. However, a friend of a friend told me a Google OS is eminent, and I believe it.

Preparing For Windows Vista

Windows Vista is the next major operating system release from Microsoft. This highly anticipated release not only has many new and exciting features but Microsoft have also improved the graphical user interface and given it a new visual style.