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Microsoft Windows Vista

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Microsoft Announces New U Village Store for the Fall--Which Celebrity Pop Singer Should Play the Opening?

    ​Microsoft just announced that it will be opening a brand-new store in U Village. Exciting! What's more exciting, however, is the prospect of another pop-singer performance, a la Miley Cyrus, to christen the new store. Here are our top five suggestions for artists.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Steve Ballmer Is Driving Microsoft Off a Cliff

    Say what you will about Steve Jobs' mom jeans, but he'd never be caught looking this silly on camera.​Even for non-techies, it's easy to understand just how far Microsoft has fallen since Steve Ballmer was put in charge. Ballmer -- the sweatinest, spittinest CEO this side of the Mississippi - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Microsoft Worked With NSA on Windows 7

    Leading conspiracy theorists say now would be a good time to double-up on the Reynolds Wrap.​Yesterday, a senior official with the National Security Agency confirmed that the NSA had worked with Microsoft to improve security on their new operating system Windows 7. The news was met with some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    One Microsoft Whopper, Coming (Urp) Up!

    ​Burger King of Japan is promoting Microsoft's Windows 7 release today with this seven-layer Whopper. It's 5 inches in diameter, and tips the scale at 1 3/4 pounds - about equal to the weight of the change it could remove from your pockets - $15.90 in U.S. coins. It's available for one week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Ballmer Jumps the Shark. Or Talks About the Shark

    ​Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is a Woody Allen fan? Or a fan of sharks? We can't be sure after a long and generally flattering weekend New York Times feature on the coming launch of Windows 7. (Now only two days away! We can't contain our Win-citement!) The Ballmer quote that leaps out is this, ... More >>

  • Film

    July 1, 2009

    Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone: C’mon, Dad, Give Me the Giant Battle-Bot!

    ​Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is a Woody Allen fan? Or a fan of sharks? We can't be sure after a long and generally flattering weekend New York Times feature on the coming launch of Windows 7. (Now only two days away! We can't contain our Win-citement!) The Ballmer quote that leaps out is this, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Windows 7: Is It Worth the Upgrade?

    There's a recession going on, and most of us--especially in the corporate sector--are trying to keep our desktop clunker PCs going by opening the chassis and forcing in as many extra memory cards as will fit in the slots. (Or just sprinkling them in loosely, for luck.) Anything to keep XP running a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    New York Post: Bing Has Google in a Panic!

    NY Post sets up a face-offIt's not often that the sensation-masters at the New York Post dive into the nerdy world of tech battles, but yesterday they weighed in on the Google/Bing battle (which has yet to be proved a battle, except in Microsoft commercials). Under the headline "FEAR GRIPS GOOGLE", ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    The New Skid Row

    In an unscheduled news conference this afternoon, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels will announce an emergency zoning measure to cover the entire area between Pioneer Square and the Pike Place Market. Seattle Weekly has been briefed extensively in advance of the rezoning plan by Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis, who, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Windows 7: Behold the Mystery!

    We at Seattle Weekly have never upgraded to Windows Vista, and I am typing this on an XP-equipped old PC that dates to the Clinton administration. But maybe I'm lucky, according to this Gizmodo tell-all feature about the new Windows 7, which has been made available to some beta testers. Take, for e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Despair You Can Wear

    Awesome finds, Todd! Former P-I business writer Todd Bishop has moved on to TechFlash.com, where he here shows us the thrift-sale remnants from some of Microsoft's old software initiatives. (One example is pictured above.) You know how those wacky, irony-besotted kids love to wear kitschy T-shirts f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Deduct Your Bike Ride?

    Awesome finds, Todd! Former P-I business writer Todd Bishop has moved on to TechFlash.com, where he here shows us the thrift-sale remnants from some of Microsoft's old software initiatives. (One example is pictured above.) You know how those wacky, irony-besotted kids love to wear kitschy T-shirts f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Signs We're Officially Now in a Recession

    Awesome finds, Todd! Former P-I business writer Todd Bishop has moved on to TechFlash.com, where he here shows us the thrift-sale remnants from some of Microsoft's old software initiatives. (One example is pictured above.) You know how those wacky, irony-besotted kids love to wear kitschy T-shirts f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Page Up? Pay Up

    Awesome finds, Todd! Former P-I business writer Todd Bishop has moved on to TechFlash.com, where he here shows us the thrift-sale remnants from some of Microsoft's old software initiatives. (One example is pictured above.) You know how those wacky, irony-besotted kids love to wear kitschy T-shirts f ... More >>

  • News

    August 27, 2008

    Microsoft Brings Seinfeld Back to Prime Time

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    How to Make Vista Cool

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    "What is the deal with a browser called 'Safari'?"

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Turn Your Monitor and Cough

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Vista Sails Forward

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: No Vista for You!

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: All The Pretty White Girls

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2008

    Bill Gates Hates Books

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Afternoon Edition, Licensed by Vista

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Afternoon 'God Help Us, It's Going to Snow Again' Edition

    Hey, for $10 million we’d hump Vista, too.

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    Microsoft Geek Secrets Finally Revealed

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Afternoon Leap Year Edition

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    Microsoft, MD

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • Diversions

    February 28, 2007

    Who the Hell Appointed You as our Grand "Teacher"?

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2006

    Monday Telegraph Room

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2006

    The Office 2007 Delay

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    Blue Moon Sit-Down

    Plus: A group for modern veterans and the popularity of really old Mercedes Benz cars among environmentalists.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2006

    At Microsoft, WinFS Is Dead

    Plus: A group for modern veterans and the popularity of really old Mercedes Benz cars among environmentalists.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Microsoft's Big Bet: Win With the Web

    Microsoft's Vista, assisted suicide, and a new waterfront solution.

  • News

    March 15, 2006

    Microsoft's Big Bet: Win With the Web

    Bill Gates is revamping Microsoft's core product with a souped-up, Web-linked version dubbed Windows Vista. Due later this year, it's the biggest rollout in a decade, with high-stakes implications for the company's dominance.

  • Arts

    November 3, 2004

    Nov. 3-9, 2004

    Bill Gates is revamping Microsoft's core product with a souped-up, Web-linked version dubbed Windows Vista. Due later this year, it's the biggest rollout in a decade, with high-stakes implications for the company's dominance.

  • Arts

    October 20, 2004

    Oct. 20-26, 2004

    Bill Gates is revamping Microsoft's core product with a souped-up, Web-linked version dubbed Windows Vista. Due later this year, it's the biggest rollout in a decade, with high-stakes implications for the company's dominance.

  • News

    July 15, 1998

    Double dipping

    Why the county wants you to live in a Park & Ride lot.

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