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    Birmingham City Council is mulling an extension to its open-source software deployment, which was criticised last year for falling short of expectations.

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    Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.

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    So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.

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    So Apple has launched Boot Camp, which is a piece of software that allows its customers to choose between Windows XP and OS X when booting up. But if you have OS X, why would you downgrade?

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    Other shoe still hasn't dropped for Boot Camp

    There were some interesting responses to my analysis piece last week about Apple's new Boot Camp Windows-on-Mac software, but all the evidence still points in one direction...

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    It takes a fair bit of nerve to charge anything to fix up a botched product, but Microsoft's $14.95 price to get a physical copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3 really takes some beating for sheer gall.

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    The company issues a software patch to reanimate notebooks that freeze when running Windows XP.

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    The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is a prime example of the netbook form factor, and the best 8.9-inch one available.

  • Australia tastes XP beta 2

    Software titan Microsoft has started shipping Windows XP Beta 2 to a priority group of beta testers representing its Australian customers and partners. The beta OS will be distributed to TechNet and MSDN subscribers next month.

  • Microsoft adds P2P tools for Windows

    Microsoft is beefing up the peer-to-peer capabilities for its Windows XP operating system.

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