Richard Waters

Microsoft in online Office demonstration

28-Oct-2008

By Richard Waters in Los Angeles Microsoft on Tuesday responded to the growing threat from Google and other internet companies to one of its most profitable businesses with demonstrations of its Office applications that will...

Microsoft opens a new Windows in the 'cloud'

27-Oct-2008

Microsoft unveiled an early version of its Windows operating system that is designed to run over the internet, marking a milestone in the company's attempt to reposition its core software business around the web

Netbooks lead computer growth

26-Oct-2008

By Richard Waters and Chris Nuttall in San Francisco A new category of miniature, low-priced laptops has quickly assumed a central place in the computing world, leaving some of the biggest technology companies scrambling to...