Microsoft is to learn the hard way that "a deal is a deal," at least in the eyes of the European Union, by being forced to swallow a massive fine for breaching earlier promises made with the 27-nation ...

Here are ZDNET's top picks for a variety of use cases. Read now Microsoft might have stopped providing security updates for Windows 7 almost two years ago. However, enough people are still using the ...

Microsoft is canceling its plan to offer versions of Windows without the Internet Explorer browser in Europe, a move that was supposed to ease antitrust concerns. The decision to scrap the browserless ...

Mozilla Firefox, the last major browser still providing security updates for older Microsoft systems, has announced the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 after February 2026.

The European Antitrust Commission just reported that Microsoft has offered to pre-install rival browsers on Windows 7 – which is due to be released in October. This proposal was offered by Microsoft ...

It’s a bit of a surprise but BetaNews.com is reporting their testing shows Windows 7 RC speeds up browser performance. IE specifically picks up the pace by about 12%. Why is happening? I don’t think ...

Microsoft has released the fourth Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview. It offers important features for Web developers, but most of them probably won't be able to use it: though Internet Explorer 10 ...