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Microsoft Corp. will eliminate 800 more positions from its workforce, the company announced Wednesday.

Microsoft says it is pleased with the demand for Windows 7 as it reports an 18% fall in quarterly profits.

As for gaming, however, Windows 7's release feels almost funereal. Read the reviews and you'll learn all about the streamlined taskbar, the smarter security system that leaves you alone, the slick new touch-based input features, and the friendlier approach to media-hub device management.

Windows 7 is hardly flawless, but here's an in-depth look at how Microsoft has changed its OS — mostly for the better .

Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update. The software maker plugged 34 holes and designated most of them "critical," Microsoft's most severe rating. Among them are fixes for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and even Windows 7, which doesn't go on sale to consumers until Oct. 22 but has been in use by early testers and software developers.

Now before all the Apple fan boys take a jab at this. Read this through. Anyone who likes competition and choice should root for Microsoft and Google.

Recent concessions by Microsoft appear to address E.U. antitrust concerns, the competition commissioner said.

Software giant Microsoft's boss Steve Ballmer says he believes that the world will be in a period of slow growth for "years".

According to Digitimes, Microsoft will be using a "dual-platform" strategy to compete with Android and the iPhone. 6.5, due to be rolled out October 1, will stay alive just to compete with Android, while WinMo 7 will compete with the iPhone.

Two weeks ago, Mozilla announced a major milestone for its Firefox web browser: one billion downloads. They even launched OneBillionPlusYou.com to mark the occasion and demonstrate just how large one billion really is.