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7 things you should know about Windows 7

August 25, 2008 by

Windows 7, the next version of Windows, is closer than you might think, with early copies already in the hands of OEMs and trusted partners. Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer demonstrated an early version of its user interface at the [...]

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Microsoft pays Nigerian Government to switch from Linux to Windows or so we heard

November 2, 2007 by

François Bancilhon has all but accused Microsoft of dirty tactics in an open letter to Steve Ballmer concerning a Mandriva contract with the Nigerian government. A few days ago Mandriva announced that the Nigerian government has selected Intel-powered classmate PCs [...]

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Silverlight is here!

September 5, 2007 by

Microsoft announced today the release of Silverlight 1.0 for Windows and Mac and support for Moonlight, a Linux implementation of Silverlight. Up until today Microsoft was a bit standoffish toward Moonlight, but today something changed in Microsoft land. They’ve announced [...]

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