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Google engineer bashes Microsoft's handling of security researchers, discloses Windows zero-day
A Google security engineer accused Microsoft of treating outside researchers with "great hostility" days before posting details of an unpatched vulnerability in Windows that could be used to crash PCs or gain additional access rights.

Microsoft software satisfaction slumps
Customer satisfaction with Microsoft's software, primarily Windows, dropped slightly in the last year, likely part of the fallout over Windows 8, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

How to Prepare for Windows 8 Even Though It's Not Coming to Enterprises
Windows 8 won't be adopted as a standard at your business anytime soon, according to a new Forrester report. But that doesn't mean IT shouldn't prepare for it to sneak through the BYOD side door. Here are five ways to be ready for Windows 8.

Boutique PC seller laughs all the way to the bank on the back of Windows 7
A boutique system builder has bucked the industry trend of slumping PC sales by continuing to focus on selling Windows 7 machines.

Dell replays Windows 8 blame card as PC sales slide
Dell last week again blamed Windows 8 for contributing to a decline in PC sales revenue during the quarter that ended May 3.

Windows 8 is an enterprise 'non-starter' because IT sees no value in changes
Windows 8 faces a number of hurdles in the enterprise, but the biggest reason it won't replace the current corporate champion, Windows 7, is simple: IT shops don't think it's worth the upgrade hassle.

Windows 8 isn't New Coke, says top Microsoft exec; it's Diet Coke
Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's head of corporate communications, defended his company's Windows information disclosure strategy, denying that Microsoft has adopted Apple's "cone of silence" approach to imparting news.

Microsoft votes for free Windows 8.1, collects kudos
Microsoft today announced that Windows 8.1, the update later this year for Windows 8, will be free to current users of the operating system, confirming analysts' expectations.

Microsoft's counter-attack against Windows 8 coverage makes it 'look weak'
Microsoft on Friday called some media coverage of its plans to update Windows 8 sensationalist and an effort to drive website page views.

Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free
It is a lot of work to set up policies; it takes trial and some error, too. But the payoffs are huge.

Microsoft's drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout
Microsoft's Tami Reller, the CFO and head of marketing for the Windows division, went on a mini publicity spree today. But she didn't say very much.

Security pros cheer hint of hands-off updates in Windows Blue
Microsoft's apparent plan to automatically update its own Windows Store apps in the next version of Windows 8 is drawing praise from security experts.

Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch
Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8, the company's most popular browser.

Retailers didn't do Windows 8 any favors
Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today.

Microsoft re-releases 'Blue Screen of Death' patch
Microsoft today re-released a security update that had crashed customers' PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots, saying that the revised patch is now safe to install.

Easy XP-Windows 7 upgrades are over
The easy upgrades from Windows XP are done, migration experts said, predicting that a sizeable number of large enterprises will still be running the aged OS even after Microsoft stops supporting it.

Microsoft: Mum's again the word on Windows 8 sales
Even though PC shipments were down 14% last quarter, Microsoft's Windows division posted revenue about the same as the last year, making up for slumping sales to OEMs with growth in long-term licensing agreements sold to enterprises.

Microsoft files patent for new open windows viewer
Microsoft last week filed a patent application for a new method of browsing through open windows on the desktop that builds on an older, now-abandoned feature in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Outgoing Intel CEO knocks Windows 8, predicts $200 touch PCs this year
Intel's outgoing CEO took a few parting shots at Microsoft's Windows 8 Tuesday as he explained a slump in both revenue and profits for the first quarter.

Microsoft may backtrack on Start button in Windows 8
Microsoft may recant its Windows 8 design theology, bloggers reported Tuesday, by offering Windows 8 users an option to bypass the "Modern" UI and by restoring the Start button and menu to the beleaguered operating system.

Microsoft urges Windows 7 users to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' patch
Microsoft today urged Windows 7 users to uninstall a patch shipped earlier this week that has crashed customer's PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots.

Windows XP's looming retirement won't shake PC business out of sales funk
But Microsoft is likely to reap more revenue from the disappearance of XP than will system builders, as many customers will do in-place upgrades to Windows 7 on current hardware.

Microsoft releases Office 2010 SP2 public beta
Microsoft on Monday released a public beta of Office 2010 Service Pack 2, the first major update to the suite in almost two years.

Windows 8.1: What's in a name (and why it matters)
The more information that leaks about Windows 8's expected summer upgrade, dubbed "Blue" by Microsoft, the more questions that pop up, analysts said today.

Microsoft to patch IE10 Pwn2Own bugs next week, says security expert
Microsoft will ship nine security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch Internet Explorer, Windows, SharePoint Server, Office Web Apps and the company's anti-malware software in Windows 8 and RT.

Windows XP decline stalls as users hold onto aged OS, flout 2014 deadline
The decline in usage share of Windows XP, which is slated for retirement in 53 weeks, has slowed significantly, hinting that millions of its users will hold onto the operating system much longer than some, including Microsoft, expect.

Uptake gap between Windows 8 and Vista widens even as new OS gains share
Windows 8 last month fell even further behind the historical adoption pace of Windows Vista, Microsoft's 2007 flop, new statistics showed today.

Dell blames 'uncertain adoption' of Windows 8 for some of its financial woes
Dell blamed Microsoft's Windows 8 as one of several causes for its grim financial future, according to a Friday filing with U.S. securities regulators.

Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy
Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses.

Windows 'Blue' shows desktop's days are numbered
Microsoft won't back away from a radical overhaul of Windows and is determined to kill the decades-old, decades-rich desktop, analysts agreed today.

Microsoft to refresh Windows 8 core app trio on Tuesday
Microsoft will push updated versions of several long-criticized Windows 8 apps, including Mail, Calendar and People, the "Modern"-style program for keeping track of contacts, to the Windows Store tomorrow.

Ad industry threatens Firefox users with more ads if Mozilla moves on tracking plans
The online ad industry has attacked Mozilla over its decision to block third-party cookies in a future release of Firefox, calling the move "dangerous and highly disturbing," and claiming that it will result in more ads shown to users.

Microsoft starts auto-installing Windows 7 SP1 on consumer PCs Tuesday
Microsoft will start automatically pushing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to customers on Tuesday as a last-ditch move before it drops the original 2009 edition of Windows 7 from support next month.

Google pays $40K to 'Pinkie Pie' for partial hack of Chrome OS
Google today said it had paid a researcher $40,000 for a partial exploit of Chrome OS at its Pwnium 3 hacking contest two weeks ago.

Apple updates Mountain Lion, patches Safari
Apple yesterday updated OS X Mountain Lion for the first time in six months, patching 14 security vulnerabilities and addressing a host of other issues.

How to Downgrade From Windows 8 (Hint: The First Step Is to Know Your Rights)
For a variety of reasons, some businesses are looking to downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7. The good news is that Microsoft's business licenses come with downgrade rights, but the catch is that the rules can be tricky and compliance could become an issue. Here are some clarifications on your rights when downgrading from Windows 8 or standardizing on noncurrent Microsoft software.

IDC joins 'ditch Windows RT' bandwagon
Microsoft's two-pronged OS push into tablets -- Windows RT and Windows 8 -- confuses customers, and the company should focus on the more robust Windows 8, an IDC analyst said today.

Adobe patches Flash, but doesn't get around to Pwn2Own bug
Adobe today patched Flash Player, the fifth time this year it's updated the vulnerability-plagued software.

Microsoft reverses IE10's Flash blocking in Windows 8, RT
Microsoft later today will reverse a months-long practice in how Internet Explorer 10 handles Adobe's Flash Player on Windows 8's and Windows RT's Modern user interfaces.

Who ratted out Microsoft on browser ballot absence?
No Microsoft browser rival would comment on, much less confirm, that it reported the omission of the browser ballot to European antitrust regulators -- an omission that led to a $732 million fine this week against Microsoft.

Pwn2Own hacking contest winds down after paying a record $480K
A day after researchers hacked Chrome and Firefox at the Pwn2Own contest, Google and Mozilla patched their browsers Thursday.

Microsoft slates IE, Windows, Office updates for next week
Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates next week, four of them rated "critical," to patch Internet Explorer, Windows, Office, SharePoint Server and the Silverlight media software.

Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest
Research teams Wednesday cracked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, pulling in more than $250,000 in prizes.

EU let Microsoft police itself on browser ballot promises
Europe's antitrust agency put Microsoft on the honor system, letting the company monitor its own compliance with a 2009 settlement that required it to offer other browsers to Windows users, the EU's top regulator admitted.

EU fines Microsoft $732M over browser ballot debacle
European Union antitrust officials today hit Microsoft with a $732 million fine for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a choice of alternate browsers.

EU to hit Microsoft with 'large fine' Wednesday, says report
European antitrust regulators will reportedly slap Microsoft with a "large fine" Wednesday for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a browser ballot.

Google squashes 10 Chrome bugs as $100K Pwn2Own hacking prize looms
Google today patched 10 vulnerabilities in Chrome, just two days before the start of Pwn2Own, a hacking contest that has $100,000 in prize money waiting for the first researcher to crack the browser

Windows 8 uptake slows for third straight month
Windows 8's uptake pace slowed in February for the third straight month, Net Applications said today.

EU to fine Microsoft over browser ballot fiasco, says report
European antitrust regulators will slap Microsoft with a fine before the end of March for failing to offer customers a browser choice screen, according to a report today by the Reuters news service.

Second wave of Windows 8 client promotions coming soon
Microsoft is about to embark on a second wave of Windows 8 client hardware promotions and user education, an executive said Wednesday.

Intel demos perceptual computing software toolkit
Software engineers at Intel are exploring new ways for computers to perceive the human voice, gestures and head-and-eye movements to supplement the traditional ways that people use the keyboard and mouse.

Google fixes 22 flaws in Chrome, slams silent add-ons
Google yesterday released Chrome 25, patching 22 vulnerabilities and debuting a new security feature that blocks silent installations of add-ons.

Microsoft gooses Windows XP's custom support prices as deadline nears
Microsoft is wielding the big stick of dramatically higher custom support costs as it pushes enterprises to abandon the 11-year-old Windows XP.

Microsoft warns of looming retirement for Windows 7 RTM
Microsoft is reminding customers that Windows 7's first edition, which shipped more than three years ago, will be dropped from support in early April.

Office 2013 retail licensing change ties suite to specific PC forever
A retail copy of Office 2013 is permanently tied to the first PC on which it's installed, preventing customers from deleting the suite from one machine they own and installing it on another.

Hapless Vista turns 6, shuffles toward obscurity
Six years after its long-delayed but well-publicized release, Windows Vista now accounts for less than 6% of all Windows machines, according to Net Applications.

Microsoft preps monster security update for next week
Microsoft will issue 12 security updates next week, including two for Internet Explorer, that will patch a near-record 57 vulnerabilities in the browser, Windows, Office and the enterprise-critical Exchange Server email software.

Enterprises standardize on four-year-old IE8, says dev
Even as the release of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) looms for Windows 7, enterprises are standardizing on the four-year-old IE8 instead, a developer of browser management software said today. Insider (registration required)

Microsoft issues tools to block IE10 upgrades on Windows 7
Microsoft has released tools to block Internet Explorer 10 from automatically reaching corporate PCs running Windows 7, a sign that the new browser will not release for at least several weeks

FAQ: Microsoft rents out Office 365
Microsoft this week launched the first two of its new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for Office. Is this the way we'll get software from now on? Or is it a gamble that could easily go awry? We've got the answers.

Windows 8's usage uptake falls further behind Vista's
Windows 8 fell further behind the pace of Windows Vista's uptake last month, a metric company said today, even as usage share of the new operating system continued to slowly climb.

Big Windows 8 discount ends today
Today is the last day customers can purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for the discounted price of $39.99.

Microsoft tweaks Mac Office, makes it rental
As expected, Microsoft today updated Office for Mac 2011 to work with the new Office 365 Home Premium software-by-subscription plan the company debuted Tuesday.

Office 365 Home Premium review: Is Office better by subscription?
Office 365 Home Premium, Microsoft's new subscription-based version of Office 2013, lets you use your applications anywhere. But does it really cost less than the client version?

New bug makes moot Java's latest anti-exploit defenses, claims researcher
Java's new security settings, designed to block "drive-by" browser attacks, can be bypassed by hackers, a researcher announced Sunday.

Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales
Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, unexpected results that did little to answer the question on analysts' tongues: How did Windows 8 perform in its first sales test?

Microsoft waived hearing in EU browser ballot antitrust case
Microsoft waived its right to a hearing before European antitrust regulators to further answer charges that it failed to offer customers a browser choice screen, according to documents filed with the SEC. Insider (registration required)

Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X
Microsoft on Friday announced Windows 8 upgrade price increases of as much as 400% that will take effect Feb. 1, when a three-month promotional discount ends.

IE10 for Windows 7 nears final release, says report
Microsoft is close to wrapping up work on Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) on Windows 7, according to a report Friday.

Pwn2Own hacking contest puts record $560K on the line
HP TippingPoint, the long-time organizer of the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, has revamped the challenge for the second year running and will offer cash awards exceeding half a million dollars, more than five times the amount paid out last year.

Microsoft's 13 worst missteps of all time
DOS 4.0, Zune, and Windows 8 are but a few of the landmarks among 25 years of failures Redmond-style

IDC latest to pile on OEMs for poor Windows 8 PC sales
Shortages of touch-enabled Windows notebooks led to a steeper-than-expected decline in PC sales last quarter, according to research firm IDC.

Google revs up Chrome, crushes bugs
Google on Thursday upgraded Chrome, improving the browser's start-up performance and patching two dozen security vulnerabilities.

Microsoft exec defends Windows 8 sales pace
Defending Windows 8 against reports that sales have been sluggish, one of Microsoft's top executives said it will take time for customers to digest the new operating system and for device makers to ramp up production of the hardware users want: Touch-enabled PCs and tablets.

Microsoft kicks off 2013 with clutch of critical Windows updates
Microsoft today patched 12 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and several server and development products, but did not come up with a fix for the IE bug that cyber criminals have been exploiting for at least a month.

PC prices must rise, not fall, to solve Windows 8's lousy start, analyst argues
The holiday slump in PC sales -- down 11% compared to 2011 -- means that PC makers must raise prices, not continue a race to the bottom, an analyst argued today.

Windows 8, Surface Tablets to Lead Microsoft's Fight for Relevance in 2013
Microsoft made big bets on Windows 8, Windows Phone and Surface tablets in 2012, and now it needs to make those bets to pay off. As more consumers and businesses go mobile, 2013 will be Microsoft's most challenging year yet.

Windows 8 discounts end in three weeks
Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade discount will expire in about three weeks, at which point the company will triple or even quintuple the current price of the new operating system, according to several online retailers.

Microsoft to patch Windows 8, but stays mum on IE zero-day fix
Microsoft will release seven security updates next week -- including one rated critical for Windows 8 and Windows RT -- to patch 12 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, SharePoint Server and the company's website design software.

Update: Windows 8's early uptake lags behind Vista's
Final online usage numbers for 2012 released Tuesday confirmed that Windows 8 failed to match Windows Vista's uptake pace during its first two months.

Apple CEO Tim Cook's 2012 comp package plummets
Apple raised CEO Tim Cook's salary by 55% for 2012 and awarded him a $2.8 million bonus, but said the chief executive's pay was still 'significantly below the median' of comparable firms.

Microsoft confirms zero-day bug in IE6, IE7 and IE8
Microsoft on Saturday confirmed that Internet Explorer (IE) 6, 7 and 8 contain an unpatched bug -- or 'zero-day' vulnerability -- that is being used by attackers to hijack victims' Windows computers.

Windows 8's uptake falls behind Vista's pace
With just a week left in the month, Windows 8's usage uptake has slipped behind Vista's at the same point in its release, according to data from Net Applications.

Consumer Reports makes case for Windows 7 PCs
Windows 7 may be the better choice as a PC operating system on new systems than the just-released Windows 8, Consumer Reports magazine said this week.

Ousted Windows exec Sinofsky to teach at Harvard
Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft executive ousted as the head of its Windows group five weeks ago, yesterday said he would teach at the Harvard Business School this spring.

Microsoft quashes critical bugs in IE10, Windows 8, Word
Microsoft today patched a dozen vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Word and Exchange, fixing flaws in the new IE10 for the first time and crushing bugs in Windows 8 and Windows RT for the second month running.

8 of 10 customers choose Windows 7, says PC builder
Given a choice, customers of a Pacific Northwest PC system builder overwhelming pick Windows 7 over the newer Windows 8, the company's president said Thursday.

Security Manager's Journal: Can an enterprise run its security with Microsoft's tools?
The desktop group is pushing to abandon enterprise-class tools for built-in antivirus, firewall and encryption software from Microsoft. Is that any way to run a business?

Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7
After a month on the market, Windows 8's usage uptake resembles 2007's Vista -- ultimately a poor performer for Microsoft -- rather than the eventually successful Windows 7, Net Applications said Saturday.

Surface Pro tablet pricing starts at $899, Microsoft says
Microsoft on Thursday set pricing for its Surface Pro 10.6-in. tablet with a starting price of $899 for a 64 GB version and $999 for a 128 GB version.

Microsoft: 40M Windows 8 licenses 'in line' with early Windows 7 sales
A Microsoft executive said the company has sold 40 million licenses for Windows 8, essentially matching the first month performance of Windows 7 in late 2009. Analysts put the numbers in context.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Premium review: Accurate voice recognition
Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the premiere voice-recognition software package. Its latest version adds additional accuracy.

Microsoft promises to support Surface RT for 4+ years
Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after its launch.

Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows
Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project

Windows 8 PC orders weak, says analyst
Computer sellers have scaled back their expectations of the sales pop they'll get from Windows 8 this year, an analyst said today.

Enterprise interest in Windows 8 half that for Windows 7 in '09
Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7, an analyst said today.

Microsoft's Sinofsky, by the numbers
Microsoft is best known for Windows, and for the past six years, Steven Sinofsky has been best known as the man behind Windows. Even the numbers tell a story.

After Sinofsky, Microsoft must stop the secrecy, say analysts
The best move Microsoft could make after Steven Sinofsky's departure is to ditch the culture of secrecy he brought to Windows, analysts said today

Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7 preview, hints at launch this year
As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday shipped a major preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, using a moniker that hints at a final release as early as next month.

Microsoft patches critical flaws in Windows 8, Windows RT
Microsoft today patched 19 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer 9, Excel and the .Net development framework, including four flaws in the just-released Windows 8 and its tablet spin-off Windows RT.

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Windows 7 tricks: 20 top tips and tweaks
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Review: 3 Windows 7 touch-screen laptops
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Don't be fooled by Microsoft's earning report about Windows growth

At first blush, the news is all good about Windows from Microsoft's earning report. But a closer look shows that's not at all the case.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: April 2013

The clocks have finally sprung forward here in the UK, which gives us another hour of daylight and more time to examine the latest releases of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday security update process. With the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2013, we see a set of nine updates, with two marked as “Critical,” and the remaining seven rated as “Important.” As usual, all of these updates will require a restart on your desktop machines.

Windows 8 and Windows 7 are helping sink Dell, company says

Dell, which built itself into a tech powerhouse by selling Windows-based PCs, is being seriously hurt by poor Windows 8 adoptions and big slowdowns in enterprise Windows 7 upgrades. So says a Dell SEC filing. And things may only get worse from here -- potentially for Microsoft as well as Dell.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: March 2013

With this month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday update, we see a set of seven updates, four of which are marked as “Critical,” addressing serious problems that could enable someone to access your computer if they are not patched. The remaining three are rated as “Important,” and, while they aren’t as serious as the critical patches, they do address security issues that need to be fixed. Most of the seven patches affect Microsoft Office, with only two impacting Windows.

Doomed Apple is world's Number One PC maker, with a Snow Leopard problem

Poor, beleaguered Apple -- nothing's going right: on the one hand it must try to make its business out of a minority (20 percent) share of the PC industry; on the other, Macs manufactured six or more years ago are still in active use. Life really does suck, sometimes…

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This pilot fish is responsible for the firewall, so it makes sense when his supervisor asks if fish has stopped any Internet traffic going to a particular workstation. No, says fish -- but there's clearly a problem.

It's official: Windows 7 is the new desktop king...and it will be for years to come.

It's now official: Windows 7 is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, finally surpassing the old warhorse, Windows XP. And given that Windows 8 was built more for tablets than traditional PCs, Windows 7 will likely reign for many years to come.

Early warning signs point to a Windows 8 apathetic launch

If the number of people using pre-release versions of Windows 8 are any guide, the new operating system may have a rocky launch and uptake, says new research from Net Applications.

Windows 7: King of operating systems, even when Windows 8 ships

It's nearly official: Windows 7 this month will become the world's most popular operating system, surpassing Windows XP. And don't expect Windows 8 to take away the crown, because it's not at all likely.

Will Windows 7 be the new XP?

Windows XP was one of Microsoft's greatest successes and greatest failures: A success because it was so rock-solid, a failure because it was so good that many people didn't want to upgrade to Windows Vista. Based on initial looks at Windows 8, Windows 7 may well be the new XP.

Tests show Windows 8 Consumer Preview is much faster than Windows 7

One thing you'll like about Windows 8: Even though it's only in its preview form, it's already faster than Windows 7. And as development proceeds, it should only get even faster.

Why Windows 7 SP1 may go missing

Are you running Windows 7 without Service Pack 1? If it's not on purpose, I stumbled across some reasons why Windows Update won't install SP1.

Should Microsoft rejoice over XP finally going south? Not with Windows Phone 7 at 1% new market share.

Microsoft has been trying to kill Windows XP for years, and it's finally paying off: XP market share has dipped below 50%, with Windows 7 sales more than taking up the slack. But Microsoft shouldn't rejoice, because the future is in mobile devices, and Windows Phone 7 has only a 1% market share of new smartphone sales, according to a just-released survey.

Microsoft adds RAW photo file support to Windows

New Camera Codec Pack lets Windows Explorer generate image thumbnails from RAW files; Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 will be able to edit those files as well.

Why enterprises will skip Windows 8

Enterprise IT had a good business case for moving off of the nearly decade old Windows XP operating system and onto the more modern Windows 7. The case for Windows 8 will be more challenging.


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