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Windows 7 pre-Beta and Web Office unveiled

 
As reported earlier today Microsoft is highlighting Windows 7 at the PDC 2008 conference. The keynote is still going on, but MS already published the Windows 7 pre-beta announcement. Microsoft says that Windows 7 is designed to make everyday tasks fas... (link)

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