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The long road to Longhorn: Who knows what Microsoft's whiz-bang new Windows will look like by the time it's ready, in 2006 or beyond? In the meantime, the bloggers of Redmond will provide progress reports.; By Scott Rosenberg Dec 22, 2003
Chips ahoy: AMD competes with Intel, and the public wins. The right Microsoft antitrust settlement can bring the same energy back to the software market.; By Scott Rosenberg Jan 16, 2002
Apple gilds the lily: The new Macintosh operating system may annoy both geeks and rookies.; By Daniel Drew Turner Nov 2, 2000
Mac OS X: As Windows as you wanna be: Apple's new operating system has learned a few tricks from Microsoft -- and added some neat features of its own.; By Janelle Brown Oct 25, 2000
Beware of geeks bearing gifts: Microsoft may offer you a break on Windows Me, but that doesn't mean the upgrade won't cost you.; By Simson Garfinkel Aug 4, 2000
Taste-testing Aqua: Experts wonder whether Apple's Mac OS X will be the New Coke of computer-interface design.; By Scott Rosenberg Jan 26, 2000
Do penguins eat apples?: Once upon a time, Apple dreamed of killing giants. Today, that hope belongs to a new, open-source generation.; By Andrew Leonard Sep 28, 1999
Briefing for a descent into computer hell: The chilling story of a deadline-addled writer's disintegration triggered by the seven words no keyboard jockey wants to hear.; By Steve Burgess Sep 1, 1999
What's it gonna Be?: After nine years of building an operating system, Be is going public. But has the company figured out what it wants to be?; By Etelka Lehoczky Jul 15, 1999
Rematch at the NT vs. Linux corral: Testing lab invites another round of performance testing -- but Linux gurus charge the shootout is still rigged.; By Andrew Leonard May 6, 1999
The free software story: Complete Salon Technology coverage of Linux, the open-source movement and free software's ideas and personalities.; May 4, 1999
21st Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere.: Prank takes down anti-impeachment site; Id's Carmack loves, hates the Mac; The truth about Chinese movie-title translations; Haiku error messages surface in Microsoft courtroom!; By Salon Tech Writers Jan 11, 1999
Martin Luther, meet Linus Torvalds: Linux and free software challenge the Microsoft papacy.; By Thomas Scoville Nov 12, 1998
The Microsoft defile: 'The Microsoft File' is all the dirt on Microsoft that fits between covers.; By Scott Rosenberg Sep 16, 1998
The church of Amiga: Why do fans of the long-eclipsed computing platform keep the faith?; By Greg Lindsay Jul 23, 1998
User-friendly?: Don't throw away Windows yet, a test of three approaches to installing Linux suggests.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 26, 1998
The little operating system that could: Microsoft, beware: Linux fans are hell-bent on world domination.; By Andrew Leonard May 30, 1998
Newsreal: Muddling through: Steve Jobs' latest spin on the "new" Apple might keep the troops in line, but can the company ever really advance again?; By Steve Michel Nov 12, 1997

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