With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista “kill switch” by ZDNet’s Ed Bott When SP1 ships sometime in early 2008, it will strip away one of Vista’s most annoying features and remove one of the most persistent objections to Full Article

Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1? by ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Yesterday’s revelation that Microsoft would be watering down Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) in Windows Vista SP1 came as a bit of a surprise to me. Why, Full Article

Visual Studio 2008 to go gold as soon as Monday by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley Microsoft officials said earlier this month that they would release to manufacturing the final Visual Studio (VS) 2008 code before the end of November. Looks like Full Article

On to Windows 7 Server and other new Microsoft server releases in the pipeline by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley Windows Server 2008 has yet to be released to manufacturing. But that’s not stopping Microsoft execs from starting to reveal glimpses Full Article

Must employers really pay to play? By Tod Loofbourrow, News.com Published on ZDNet News: Oct 25, 2007 4:00:00 AM While there is truth to the old adage that “you’ve gotta pay to play,” many companies are building compensation Full Article

Microsoft addresses new reports of forced Windows updates and reboots by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has posted a long and complex explanation to its Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) blog, explaining the latest case of why software Full Article

Microsoft slaps bandaid on IE, MS Word by ZDNet’s Ryan Naraine Microsoft’s dominant Internet Explorer browser has undergone a security makeover to correct at least four vulnerabilities that could be used in code execution attacks if a Full Article

Vista is getting better … slowly by ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes  While there can be no doubt that Vista RTM was buggy and caused some early adopters a lot of headaches, things are now getting better … slowly. Full Article

Internet Explorer 7 update: Now WGA-free by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has issued an updated Internet Explorer (IE) 7 release that no longer requires Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation in order to download. The company has Full Article

ROI is so Business 1.0: not by ZDNet’s Dennis Howlett As social computing technologies start to make their presence felt in larger enterprises, the ROI question looms large in people’s minds. Or rather the CFOs mind. Like it or not, any Full Article