According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep Mac Office 97 alive.

The do-it-yourself Web emerges

New services from fledging start-ups enable people to build Web applications themselves, which pundits say will unleash creativity.

Office 2007: FrontPage is out, blogging is in

Don't go looking for FrontPage in the just-released Beta 2 edition of Office 2007.

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

Microsoft on Tuesday released a "critical" Internet Explorer update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities in the Web browser, including a high-profile bug that is already being used in cyberattacks.

Microsoft announces Office 2007 pricing, details

Microsoft on Wednesday offered further details on the next version of Office, announcing plans for a new home version as well as new server-based products and a new high-end enterprise edition of the desktop suite.

Why you should switch to Firefox now

Recent flaws in the way Microsoft processes common Internet image files and a decision to offer IE updates only to Windows XP users lead to just one logical conclusion: bail on Microsoft Internet Explorer.