The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

Keen to forget the PR nightmare that was Vista, Microsoft may have committed yet another blunder: Windows XP users will not be able to upgrade to Windows 7 without a totally clean install.

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

Google's services suffer under the yoke of engineers.

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

Two new registered users sign up every minute.

Christmas is coming and phishers are expected to take increased advantage of the holiday season this year to con their way to the bank and credit accounts of computer users worldwide, an IT security vendor has warned.

A change to Facebook's terms of service, which extends control over user content to profiles that have been shut down, has prompted nearly 20,000 users to join protest groups..

Users vent frustration over flaws in Apple's latest media player.

P2P site responds to Federal court order.

In an exclusive interview, Stallman discusses his views on free versus proprietary and open source software, social networking sites and privacy issues.

A problem with Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) over the weekend caused some users to mistakenly have their copies of Windows XP and Vista labeled as fraudulent.

If MySpace has its own credit card, maybe other Web sites will follow. We gaze into a warped crystal ball to imagine how the Digg card and others might work.

Users can become 'fans' of the advertisers they like.

Over 135 million Lotus Notes users worldwide will soon be able to use their iPhone for Lotus email and calendar.

Finally, Microsoft comes clean about the failure of Vista and detail their plans for the new features to be released under Windows 7.

Redmond takes heat for 'covert' updates.

Search provider will let users show Gadgets on their websites.

Beware of FireSpy-A Trojan.