Kim Talks Halo 3 and Second Wave
Microsoft Game Studios general manager Shane Kim has been talking to Next Generation about Halo 3, the second wave of Xbox 360 games and lessons learned from the recent platform launch.
We caught up with Shane Kim at the recent DICE summit to talk about the various issues surrounding first and third party Xbox 360 development. Not surprisingly, we wanted to talk about Halo 3, but Kim points out there's a whole lot more going on at Microsoft than that game...
microsoft - comments - 22.2.2006
Emergence Day Revealed: Critically Acclaimed Xbox 360 Title Gears of War to Surface Nov. 12, 2006
Countdown begins for the most anticipated game of 2006 as gamers eagerly await the flagship title from Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games.microsoft - comments - 3.8.2006
EU wants other browsers in Windows
Microsofts plans for Windows 7 to allow users to disable Internet Explorer dont go far enough, the EU is thinking. windows - comments - 1.6.2009
EU: Microsoft's Behavior 'Unacceptable'
European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes hit out at Microsoft in comments to European parliamentarians today, saying it is "unacceptable" that the company continues to gain market share using tactics that were outlawed in the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against the software vendor.microsoft - comments - 22.3.2007
EU blow to Microsoft on Windows
Microsoft will be forced to hand over to rivals what the group claims is sensitive and valuable technical information about its Windows operating system for next to no compensation, according to a confidential document seen by the Financial Times.windows - comments - 6.4.2007
EU cautioned on any Microsoft break-up
A former U.S. justice official who tried to break up Microsoft seven years ago has urged the European Commission to tread cautiously if it tries to do the same.microsoft - comments - 9.5.2007
No Windows 7 upgrade option in the EU
Today Microsoft announced the pricing of Windows 7. As previously reported on Neowin, the EU will be getting a version that will not contain IE and because of this Microsoft will be offering no upgrade option in the EU.windows - comments - 25.6.2009
Microsoft to contest "unjustified" EU move
Microsoft said on Thursday it would contest what it called an unjustified European Commission decision to impose backdated daily fines if it fails to comply with European Union antitrust sanctions.
The U.S. software giant said it had obeyed the Commission's landmark March 2004 decision ordering it to change its business practices but the EU executive kept making new demands and the latest one went beyond the European regulator's powers.
microsoft - comments - 23.12.2005
Microsoft's EU fight seen as Vista threat
Microsoft's antitrust battle in Europe threatens to snarl the release of the next version of Windows and has turned into a big distraction for executives that could spur more lawsuits, analysts and investors say. microsoft - comments -
Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU
Microsoft Corp. filed revised documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission said.microsoft - comments - 24.11.2006
EU Regulators, Opera on Windows 7 E plan
At the end of the day Microsoft acknowledged its plan to ship a browser-less version of Windows 7 in the European Union to attempt to appease antitrust regulators, those same regulators and Opera Software weighed in on Redmonds plan.common - comments - 12.6.2009
Microsoft-EU settle antitrust case
The European Commission said Wednesday that it has settled with Microsoft over its remaining antitrust issues.microsoft - comments - 17.12.2009
Microsoft Asks US Courts to Intervene in EU Case
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it had asked U.S. Federal courts to force IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp. and Novell Inc. to give it documents in its battle against the European Commission.microsoft - comments - 6.3.2006
Microsoft tells EU it will ship Windows Vista
Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there.windows - comments - 13.10.2006
EU Threatens Microsoft With New $446 Million Fine
In what was probably an inevitable ultimatum, the only question surrounding which may have been when it would come, the European Commission today publicly issued a warning that Microsoft must turn over what it describes as the complete documentation regarding interoperability protocols for Windows, or else face a fine retroactive to last July totaling 348 million (USD$445.7 million), plus 3 million per day thereafter for continued non-compliance.microsoft - comments - 16.11.2006
Microsoft Gambles One EU Customer Will Make its Case
It has been "Issues Week" all week for Microsoft, and Thursday, the company took on the dreaded interoperability issue. But its choice of message was called into question a bit yesterday after Microsoft boasted of having signed up its first official customer for its communications and interoperability IP licenses: Quest Software, the manufacturer of the Toad data modeling system.microsoft - comments - 10.3.2007
Microsoft Says EU Version Of Windows Vista A Dud
Company officials say no PC manufacturers have chosen to license the special editions of its operating systems, which are available only in Europe, that lack the Windows Media Player media playback software.microsoft - comments - 21.5.2007
EU warns Microsoft to limit Windows Vista features
The European Union's top competition regulator has warned Microsoft Corp it won't be allowed to sell its new Vista operating system in Europe if it comes pre-loaded with certain features, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.windows - comments - 29.3.2006
EU Commission: Intel fined record $1.45 billion
The European Commission on Wednesday fined Intel a record 1.06 billion, or about $1.446 billion, for abusing its dominance in the computer chip market to exclude longtime rival AMD.common - comments - 13.5.2009
Microsoft finally comes to an agreement with the EU over Internet Explorer and Windows 7
After months of discussion, arguing and fighting; Microsoft has finally found even grounds with the EU over their inclusion of Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 in Europe.windows - comments - 16.12.2009
Win 7 Anytime Upgrade prices announced, EU & UK ripped off
Microsoft today unveiled pricing for Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) and the Windows 7 Family Pack.windows - comments - 31.7.2009
Kati Kim and Kids Found Safe, CNET Editor is Next
For nine days, Kati Kim -- the wife of CNET senior editor James Kim -- kept her four-year-old and seven-month-old daughters alive and safe, burning their station wagon's tires for warmth, while their husband set out on foot for help. Mrs. Kim and her two children are now safe, as the search for their husband and father may be near the end we hoped for...betanews.com - 05.12.2006
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In Memoriam: CNET's James Kim
The body of CNET Editor James Kim was discovered in the Oregon wilderness Wednesday afternoon, just two days after his wife and two children were rescued safely from their vehicle...betanews.com - 07.12.2006
Microsoft says 'no Alan Wake in 2007'
Microsoft has dashed any last vestiges of hope fans of Alan Wake may have had for the game's release this year, confirming it's not a 2007 title.Alan Wake is a title that the company wants to nurture and ensure it's "really ready" when it's ushered back into the limelight, managing director of Microsoft Game Studios, Shane Kim, told Game Informer.
However, Kim explained that it's a game Microsoft wouldn't be talking about if it were "way out in the future". So 2008 then? Could be.
winbeta.org - 23.07.2007
Robert Anderson: I Was a Hacker for the MPAA
Promises of Hollywood fame and fortune persuaded a young hacker to betray former associates in the BitTorrent scene to Tinseltowns anti-piracy lobby, according to the hacker.In an exclusive interview with Wired News, gun-for-hire hacker Robert Anderson tells for the first time how the Motion Picture Association of America promised him money and power if he provided confidential information on TorrentSpy, a popular BitTorrent search site.
According to Anderson, the MPAA told him: "We would need somebody like you. We would give you a nice paying job, a house, a car, anything you needed.... if you save Hollywood for us you can become rich and powerful."
In 2005, the MPAA paid Anderson $15,000 for inside information about TorrentSpy -- information at the heart of a copyright-infringement lawsuit brought by the MPAA against TorrentSpy of Los Angeles. The material is also the subject of a wiretapping countersuit against the MPAA brought by TorrentSpys founder, Justin Bunnell, who alleges the information was obtained illegally.
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neowin.net - 22.10.2007
Body of James Kim Found
The body of missing CNET senior editor, James Kim, was found Wednesday approximately half a mile from the Rogue River in Oregon, US. Kim and his family were on their way home from a Thanksgiving get together when their car became stuck in the snow on a desolate side road. The family ran the car's engine to keep warm and then resorted to burning the tires for heat when the gas ran out. After exhausting all means of providing warmth for his family, James set out for help carrying little more than the clothes on his back. James is survived by his wife, Kati, and two children who were discovered alive on Monday, December 4th and were taken to the hospital for treatment.Neowin.net sends out it's deepest condolences to the Kim family.
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neowin.net - 07.12.2006
Domain name '.eu' open for business
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The European Union planted its flag in cyberspace Wednesday when the ".eu" Internet domain name opened for business.Until now, Europeans had to choose between a national domain such as ".fr" for France or a global one like ".com," which is often seen as American.
EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding said she expected several hundred thousand sign-ups for ".eu" in the first few days. National registries in some countries -- such as Belgium, home to the EU headquarters in Brussels -- are offering promotions to persuade Internet users to stay local.
But do Europeans want a ".eu" domain name? Some business groups are uncertain how popular it will be. Europeans have an EU flag, an EU passport and an EU anthem but many have a lukewarm attitude to European integration -- as French and Dutch "no" votes to a new constitution showed this year...
winbeta.org - 09.12.2005
Microsoft's new Windows management czar touts fall releases
In late June, the Microsoft management community advocate, Brad Anderson, replaced longtime Microsoft management executive Kirill Tatarinov. In part one of a two-part series, Anderson discusses improvements to Configuration Manager 2007 over its predecessor Systems Management Server 2003 and how Microsoft, its partners and customers are developing a community for exchanging ideal system configurations.In part two, Anderson has his sights set on managed services under development at Microsoft and talks about the three areas having the most impact on the future of systems management: growing data centers, software plus services and mobility.
winbeta.org - 04.10.2007
MySpace Cofounder Tom Anderson Was A Real Life "WarGames" Hacker in 1980s
Late last year we discovered that MySpace cofounder Tom Anderson, arguably the most popular individual on the Internet with 240+ million MySpace friends (he is added by default to every MySpace account) was actually 37 years old, not the 32 that he continues to claim on his MySpace page.Now we’ve learned a much more colorful part of Anderson’s history: In 1985, when he was fourteen and in high school in Escondido, California, Anderson was subject to one of the largest FBI raids in California history after hacking into a Chase Manhattan Bank computer system and subsequently showing his friends how to do it. He was never arrested because he was a minor, but the FBI confiscated all of his computer equipment and some newspaper accounts of the incident stated incorrectly (see image below from a 1986 LA Times story) that he was “convicted in federal court of computer hacking and placed on probation” (the statements were corrected in subsequent articles). Anderson used the hacker name “Lord Flathead.”
winbeta.org - 31.08.2008
Microsoft's Shane Kim on Project Natal and the Xbox 360 Road Map
Microsoft continues to push the social networking and entertainment capabilities of the Xbox 360--games on demand and group movie viewing are two such features due in the next system update (due in August). We asked Shane Kim, Microsoft's VP of Strategy and Business Development for Interactive Entertainment, about the evolution of Xbox Live and what the launch of Project Natal means for the business.winbeta.org - 30.07.2009
Mark Anderson to Microsoft: Your consumer business is dead
Mark Anderson, whose influential newsletter is read by technology leaders across the globe, including Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, was in New York City last night hosting his annual predictions dinner. As part of the evening's activities, the Friday Harbor technology pundit offered his top 10 tech predictions for the coming year. And one of his prognostications -- specifically item #8 -- certainly will stir the pot with some of his better known readers in Redmond. Anderson predicted that -- except for the games business -- it is "game over" for Microsoft in the consumer business...winbeta.org - 11.12.2009
.eu Domain Opens for Business
The European Union's .eu domain opened for registrations on Wednesday morning, with its supporters hoping the newest international domain will boost EU e-commerce. The launch of the domain ends a six-year process that began in 1999 and later received the support of the European Commission...betanews.com - 08.12.2005
Microsoft: We Did Everything EU Asked
With the EU expected to hand down fines of 2 million euros per day dating back to December 15 for Microsoft's alleged non-compliance with antitrust sanctions, the company has sent an e-mail to employees updating them on the situation. Microsoft's associate counsel in Europe says the company has done everything the EU has asked...betanews.com - 30.06.2006
No Windows 7 upgrade option in the EU
Today Microsoft announced the pricing of Windows 7. As previously reported on Neowin, the EU will be getting a version that will not contain IE and because of this Microsoft will be offering no upgrade option in the EU. This harsh line comes as somewhat as a surprise that all EU users that wish to upgrade to Windows 7 must buy a full copy. There is a silver lining to this announcement and it's that the full price of Windows 7 will be at the equaliviant price to the upgrade option.Read full story.....
neowin.net - 25.06.2009
Microsoft's Shane Kim Talks of Xbox 360 Price Cuts
Many expected Microsoft to announce Xbox 360 price cuts across the board at this years E3. For those that labored through Microsofts E3 keynote, there was no such announcement. So if you were disappointed with Microsoft's E3 keynote and the announcement of a Halo 3-themed Xbox 360 instead of price cuts, this bit of news may make your ears perk up.According to Microsoft Game Studios VP Shane Kim, a price cut is in store for the Xbox 360 game console. In an interview with Bloomberg, Kim talked of competing with the Nintendo Wii and revealed that "We need to compete effectively for that customer and part of that is getting to the mass market price point for the console. We definitely are working on that area."
Kim declined to give a date for when the price cut would occur, but a holiday 2007 price cut would do wonders for the platform along with the release of Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto 4. The timing depends on a lot of different factors and we'll just keep evaluating those, said Microsofts Robbie Bach...
winbeta.org - 13.07.2007
EU: Microsoft Exhibiting 'Abusive Behavior'
EU competition chief Neelie Koes told the EU Parliament Thursday that she believed Microsoft was still engaging in "abusive behavior," and continues to gain market share as a result...betanews.com - 22.03.2007
Mad Rush to Purchase .eu Domains
The European Union's .eu top-level domain name was opened to the public Friday, with businesses and individuals rushing to stake their claim on the Web's newest frontier. Over 700,000 registration applications were received in the first four hours of the domain going live. The EU hopes to provide a real rival to .com after excitement over other new domains largely fizzled out...betanews.com - 07.04.2006
We won't kill off the Xbox 360
In an interview with 1UP, Microsoft's Shane Kim has reassured gamers that the company will not 'kill off' the Xbox 360 as it did with the original Xbox, and that it hopes its current console will have the staying power of Sony's PS2."If we could have a PS2-like tail, that would be awesome for the Xbox 360. I don't think you're going to see the same abrupt move to the next-generation," Kim says. "We'll have a much more balanced approach when the next-generation arrives."
Once the Xbox 360 launched worldwide at the end of 2005, Microsoft had already dropped all software support for the Xbox and third parties quickly followed suite - though by its own admission Microsoft never planned on leading that particular console race, and the decision was made to launch its next console ahead of the competition.
"We knew we weren't going to win the last generation, so it's not about 'How do we milk as much money as we can out of the last generation', it's about how do we define the future," says Kim. "That's what winning the next-generation is all about."
jcxp.net - 23.02.2007
.eu Storms into Top 10 Web Domains
The .eu domain has become one of the most popular in the world only a year after its launch, ranking third most common in the European Union...betanews.com - 11.04.2007
Ex-Apple CFO Blames Backdating on Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs told former Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson to backdate stock options, according to a statement issued Tuesday by Anderson's attorney. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Anderson in the stock-options case and also charged former Apple general counsel Nancy Heinen with fraudulently backdating options. An internal Apple audit found that Jobs was aware of the backdating, but that he did not financially gain from it and did nothing wrong.According to Anderson, he was told by Jobs in late January 2001 that Jobs had an agreement with the board of directors to grant stock options on January 2. Anderson " cautioned " Jobs that the grant for executives would have to be priced based on the date of the board agreement " or there could be an accounting charge ," and also told Jobs the board would have to confirm it had given prior approval for the grant dates " in a legally satisfactory method ." Jobs assured him that the board had given approval and Anderson " relied on these statements by Mr. Jobs and from them concluded the grant was being properly handled ." According to the SEC case filed today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, both Heinen and Anderson personally received millions of dollars in unreported compensation through the backdating.
neowin.net - 25.04.2007