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Yet another version of the next generation of Windows XP--known for now as Longhorn--has leaked onto the Web, showing a fledgling operating system that's remarkably well developed even in a pre-alpha state.
Microsoft is considering an update of Windows XP before the release of Longhorn, its next scheduled overhaul of the operating system still in early development stages.
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