Microsoft has confessed to a "mistake in judgment" after running an advert which mimicked a recent campaign from arch-rival Apple. The ad, titled "Confessions of a Mac to PC convert," was posted on Microsoft's website last week.
For anybody in two minds about what Microsoft can do for them, listen to this ringing endorsement for the software giant from a former Apple fan who has ditched their Mac in favour of Windows XP on the PC.
"Looking forward, we do not expect our industry to pick up anytime soon, though we're hoping to help put a lot of iPods, iMacs and iBooks under trees this holiday season. Apple CEO Steve Jobs
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer has become a turkey shoot for flaw finders. This week, three more vulnerabilities were found in version 6.0 of the software giant's flagship web browser, security information provider Secunia said on Wednesday.
Apple has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that lets Microsoft Windows XP run natively on Intel-based Macs. The software, which will be included in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, is available for download now on Apple's website.
Apple this week released a public beta version of software that lets Microsoft Windows XP run natively on Intel-based Macs but IT bosses say they'd still rather stick with PCs for corporate desktop computing.