High deployment costs, lack of multimedia support, pricey Microsoft licensing, and the Windows 7 transition all conspire to make the "obvious" desktop client alternative not so obvious

Analysis: Microsoft's licensing makes VDI unaffordable, to keep its stranglehold on desktop Windows licenses intact

A lack of real innovation points to a company in decline, beset by Sun, Microsoft, and other vanquished rivals

The Microsoft CEO says Windows 7 Starter will be confined to PCs that fall within screen-size and processor limits

After years of cooperating, the two Silicon Valley titans are suddenly at each other's throats. Cringely wonders how much of this conflict is real and how much is for show