Portal:Microsoft/Microsoft news


 * Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1 and comes out of Beta.
 * Microsoft names their Vista successor Windows 7, using its previous codename for simplicity.
 * Service Pack 1 was released for Windows Vista
 * Microsoft bid $44.6 billion for Yahoo
 * Microsoft Surface, a table with a multitouch-based interface and object recognition technology, is unveiled.
 * Microsoft will acquire aQuantive for $6 billion.
 * Microsoft released Windows XP SP3
 * Microsoft showed off Windows 7 build 6933 at the PDC 2008.
 * Microsoft handed out Windows 7 build 6801 to attendees at the PDC 2008.
 * Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 version is now available.