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CNET News Moblin makes the Linux 'desktop' more Mac-like CNET News, CA by Matt Asay For years, Linux enthusiasts have tried to win an unwinnable war: displacing Microsoft's hegemony in personal computers with Windows clones. Though Lindows was perhaps the first to make a serious attempt at replicating the Windows ... More...

Gates, Ballmer optimistic about tech recovery CNET News, CA Lance is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and he is not an employee of CNET. by spacebatman May 22, 2009 10:44 AM PDT true, but soon the entire IT market will be a Google's property! by Mr. Dee May 22, 2009 11:22 AM PDT Google is a one trick pony, ... More...

Windows 7 branding leaks out engadget, CA by Nilay Patel, posted May 22nd 2009 at 3:33PM You didn't think Microsoft was going to ship Windows 7 with that same tired Vista-esque branding it's been using on the betas and RCs, did you? No way, man -- and if those crazy-cool wallpapers didn't ... More...

Ecommerce Journal Vista Service Pack 2, last version of the infamous OS coming soon Ecommerce Journal, MA According to the statement of Microsoft's Update Product Team in a Wednesday blog post Vista and Server 2008 SP2 will be available through the Download Center and through Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services ( WSUS ). ... More...

Ars Technica WinInfo Short Takes: Week of May 25 WinInformant.com, OH "Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 will be available in the coming weeks on the [Microsoft] Download Center (DLC) and also through Windows Update and WSUS [Windows Server Update Services]," a post to the Microsoft Update team blog ... Vista SP2: Microsoft to push via Windows Update in 'the coming weeks' ZDNet Blogs Windows 7: It's here, it works, you're gonna love it Pensacola Business Journal Get ready for Vista and Win2k8 SP2! Bink.nu Lifehacker Australia - ZDNet Blogs all 44 news articles More...

Security Fix Blogger Washington Post, United States That said, it is almost certainly the fault of Windows 7 (you could help narrow that down by asking yourself if the problem started after you added W7 to the mix). I recall something like this happening with Vista, and I believe it had something to do ... More...

Apple Slow To Fix Java Flaws Washington Post, United States Unlike Windows uses, we Mac users tend to buy upgrades. Mac OSX 10.5 was issued on October 2007 and is on its seventh update. 93% of Mac users are on this version, 19 month later. Vista, issued nine months earlier, is at about ten percent. ... More...

Upgrade path to Windows 7 RC from the Windows 7 beta release TechRepublic, KY You can upgrade to Windows 7 RC straight from Vista there is no issue there. What I will demonstrate is how to accomplish this from the Windows 7 Beta release which is not supported by Microsoft. First, you will want to back up your system. ... More...

PC World Google Chrome Update Adds Speed, Privacy Improvements PC World The update also failed to address a common user complaint: There is still no Google for Macintosh, just Windows XP and Vista. The updated version, was announced on Google's company blog yesterday. Other improvements include form autofill and full ... Google's '30% faster' Chrome is just the 2.0 beta released as RTM BetaNews Chrome feels the need - the need for speed Register Google Chrome 2.0.172.28 tweakers.net all 71 news articles More...

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Windows 7: It's here, it works, you're gonna love it Pensacola Business Journal, FL It seems that a major new feature that is to appear will be perfect Windows XP compatibility, using virtualization technology. "Why is Microsoft doing this? Because they don't want to repeat the unmitigated disaster of Windows Vista, and to assure its ... More...

Blog: Who Will Be the Windows 7 Early Adopters? CIO Australia, Australia Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry says that the positive feedback on Windows 7 has eased the compatibility and performance fears that still hover over Vista, yet he doesn't see any industries preparing for a wholesale deployment of Windows ... More...

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Google's '30% faster' Chrome is just the 2.0 beta released as RTM BetaNews Prompted by reader requests, Betanews is building an all-new physical test platform that will enable us to gauge performance under Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, and Windows 7 RC on the same hardware. More...

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