296603
submission
Rob writes:
Computer Business Review is reporting that less than 2% of UK-based firms have already
upgraded all their desktops to Windows Vista. Just shy of 5% said that they have begun a
Windows Vista desktop upgrade program. 6.5% said they will upgrade in the next 6 months;
12.6% in the next 12 months; 13% in the next 18 months; and 18% in the next two years.
That means that within two years from now, only 56%
of survey respondents say they will have upgraded their firm's desktops to Windows
Vista.
290527
submission
JCWDenton writes:
Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497m euro (£343m; $690m) fine imposed by the European Commission in a long-running competition dispute.
The European Court of First Instance upheld the ruling that Microsoft had abused its dominant market position.
275805
submission
jcatcw writes:
Microsoft's Office Open XML was rejected by the International Standards Organization today. To be accepted as a standard, a proposal must pass two hurdles, and this one failed both of them. Now, Microsoft will have to respond to negative comments and hope it can get a positive vote in early 2008. In the meantime, MS may be losing revenue to open source competitors, according to Computerworld.
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story
A user writes
"Medical researchers in Britain have succeeded in growing a heart valve from adult stem cells taken from bone marrow. The research is being reported in the journal of the Royal Society today. Growing a heart value from your own cells means that tissue rejection isn't an issue."
