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Microsoft Preps Developers for Ambitious Windows 10 Release

2015-04-30 02:03:36| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Holograms in tow, Redmond aims to land Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by 2018.

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Microsoft owes Windows RT an obituary

2015-04-11 21:12:13| Wireless - Topix.net

One thing that's been a near certainty in the history of mobile devices: The operating system you're using today won't be around ten years from now. Taken in the context of today's duopoly of platforms, Android and iOS , that might seem like an antiquated notion; the latter was introduced almost eight years ago, and unless some drastic shift in consumer preference happens , it seems unlikely that iOS won't make it to the decade mark.

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Microsoft Could Throw Windows Wide Open

2015-04-07 00:41:17| TechNewsWorld

Open sourcing the code for Microsoft Windows is "definitely possible," Microsoft engineer Mark Russinovich reportedly said last week during a panel discussion at ChefConf. The company isn't acknowledging any movement in that direction as yet, but Russinovich's remarks are a strong indication that the Microsoft of today isn't the trenchant foe of the paradigm it was in the past.

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Microsoft Windows Defender

2015-04-03 00:03:12| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews

Windows Defender tries to protect your Windows 8 or 8.1 installation if you don't have third-party antivirus installed. Testing reveals that you'll be much, much better off installing almost any other free antivirus utility.

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