Ground control to Major Tux: Space station dumps Windows, now uses Linux

A n ISS spokesperson told press the switch was made because ISS astronauts and cosmonauts needed an operating system "that was stable and reliable." Ouch!

Twitter is definitely in like — if not quite love — with Windows 8

The twitterati appear to like Windows 8, whatever the tech blogosphere is saying.

Microsoft’s $40 Windows 8 upgrade shows how bad it wants the OS to succeed

Microsoft will offer an upgrade to its upcoming Windows 8 Pro OS for just $40, the company announced in a blog post today.

“We set out to make it as easy as possible for everyone to upgrade to Windows 8,” …

Why Windows 8 could be the next Vista

Thinking about Windows 8 fills me with a strong sense of unease. Whether it’s the thought of using the OS on my desktop on a daily basis or the coming backlash by consumers when the OS lands, it distresses me …

Microsoft warns Windows XP costs 5X more than Windows 7 to support

In its latest bid to convince organizations to upgrade from Windows XP, a Microsoft-sponsored report claims that companies end up paying more than five times in support costs by refusing to upgrade to Windows 7.

The report from IDC points …

WTF: Microsoft praised by hacker for “spectacular” security approach

Microsoft’s security used to be a joke. Its operating systems were riddled with bugs that were exploited by hackers and mocked at conferences such as Black Hat, the Las Vegas confab for security technology. But yesterday, one of the independent …