The profit post

Microsoft reported 4th quarter, full-year results Thursday after the bell.

Vista sentiment, 6 months along

Not sure how I managed to forget this one. How some people are feeling about Windows Vista.

DRM and Chickens

Monday: the latest move in an ongoing battle between Microsoft's Windows Media DRM team and hacker or hackers who wish to set music and movies free.

Tuesday: Microsoft's addictive Chicktionary helps boost search share.

Getting hot in Redmond

Microsoft said Thursday it's extending the warranty for Xbox 360 consoles to three years for death-by-general-hardware-failure.

The company isn't saying much about causes of death, but that's never stopped folks from speculating online.

Meanwhile, if you're Googling (or Live-searching) for my name and the word Xbox and you happen to see versions of this story with the word spelled "warrantee," um, apologies. Rest assured that my editor is planning to add "ee" to every IM'd word he sends me from now 'till eternity.