First they ignore you. Then they attack you. Then you win. I was reminded of that old adage when watching the silly Microsoft ad attacking OpenOffice.org this weekend. Please stop the whinging.

According to a provision in the landmark Sun-Microsoft settlement, Microsoft can sue OpenOffice.org (as the application suite is now known) users and developers over copies of OpenOffice.org installed ...

I have been using Microsoft Office as my go-to productivity suite ever since it was first released several decades ago. Even I now find myself using both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, thanks to a ...

Microsoft is following a new tactic in its battle against OpenOffice.org's suite of office applications. Actually, a casual observer could be forgiven for being surprised at the fact that there even ...

If you haven’t checked out the new Microsoft Subnet and Cisco Subnet focus areas on the Network World Web site yet, you should. Both offer interesting commentaries on their particular subjects. But I ...

It’s well-known that Microsoft worries that Google Docs may eat into the profits of the Microsoft Office cash cow. But Microsoft also appears to be extremely worried that an unlikely source may be a ...

OK all of you Microsoft haters, take your bloomers back down from being twisted around your necks. Microsoft put out a YouTube bashing a competitor and everyone is yelling that Microsoft went back on ...

If you’re thinking about buying the latest version of Microsoft Office, it’s going to cost you $399 for each PC you own (or $239 if you qualify for an upgrade from an older version). If you need at ...

Hear that? That's the sound of Microsoft banging one of its favorite drums: The one about open-source software not being free at all, but rather, coming with a veritable smorgasbord of higher support ...

A deeper look at Microsoft's latest PR stunt reveals its fear of not capturing emerging economies such as Eastern Europe A recently released OpenOffice.org marketing video from Microsoft tries to ...

Well it seems Microsoft is at it again with trying to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt against open source software. But wait, I thought they "loved" open source ...

Boy Genius Report has posted screenshots of the new Microsoft Office 11 for Mac, suggesting that it looks "absolutely delicious." Do you care? I don't mean that in any anti-Microsoft fashion. I'm just ...