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..

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

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.

How did a vibrant palace of bargains and trust turn into a standoff between buyers and sellers? Part one of our major feature.

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

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

Two new registered users sign up every minute.

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..

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

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.

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

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.

Tighter controls on whio can see your photo albums and phone numbers, plus new "friends-of-friends" feature..

Windows Live Calendar bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain rival's.