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“It feels pretty clear to me that the open process produces better stuff,” says Mark Shuttleworth, whose team at Canonical is [...]

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LOS ANGELES — Microsoft introduced what it said would be a slimmer and more responsive version of its Windows operating system on Tuesday, while unceremoniously dropping the brand name Vista for the new product.
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The new version will instead be [...]

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LOS ANGELES — Microsoft plans to give out test copies to developers on Tuesday of the latest version of its next Windows operating system, while unceremoniously dropping the brand name Vista for the new product.
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The new version will [...]

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Will Microsoft’s new service pack reinvigorate Vista sales on the eve of Windows 7?
Microsoft is preparing new service packs for Windows Vista and its server counterpart, Windows Server 2008.  The pair of service packs, according to sources, will likely land before the release of Windows 7 which is set to debut in late 2009 or [...]

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Microsoft, OLPC and Peru will use the South American nation as a testing ground for the Windows-powered OLPC
Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization announced Peru will be the first nation to receive low-cost XO laptops with Microsoft Windows instead of Linux.  Peru’s Ministry of Education will receive the laptops, and then will [...]

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ASUS’ latest addition to the Eee PC family, the 10-inch 1000H, is now available in Australia sans the Linux operating system than made it famous.
The 1000H is the third-generation Eee PC and differentiates itself from its predecessors with a 10-inch display and a 80GB hard drive, and about an additional 450 grams of weight at [...]

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Steven Sinofsky is the tight-lipped leader of the Windows 7 team. He offers a few details on the new OS, but mainly he tells consumers they’ll just have to wait and see.(Source: Microsoft)Will Windows 7 boldly go where Vista could not, surpassing XP’s success?

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Both Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates were on hand for the Windows 7 demonstration.(Source: Microsoft)

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Microsoft said last week that it will put filters in place to make sure AMD-powered PCs susceptible to an “endless reboot” problem can’t receive Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) from the Windows Update service.
It marked the second time this month that Microsoft has had to bar some systems from obtaining the long-awaited service pack.
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OLPC XO Laptop Running Windows XP(Source: Microsoft)XO Windows XP trials to start in June
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation has been pushing its XO notebooks in developing nations for a while now at a price of $188 per notebook. The XO has had some stiff competition in the market from competitors like the Classmate [...]

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