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blogs.zdnet.com - 11/11/2008
Inside Windows’ core: A peek into Microsoft’s COSD
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Jon DeVaan -- the "mystery man" behind Windows 7 -- is the Senior Vice President in charge of Microsoft's Core Operating System Division (COSD). I had a chance to ask DeVaan some questions last week about how COSD works and about one of COSD's better-known (if still largely misunderstood) ...
OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
theonion.com - 11/8/2008
OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
— theonion.com — Microsoft announced it will be releasing a new edition of its operating software, called Windows 7, while... Apple is working on its new OS X Snow Leopard. How will they stack up against each other? (more) OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion - America's ...

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DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report
blogs.zdnet.com - 11/10/2008
DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report
— blogs.zdnet.com — November 8th, 2008 DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7? Posted by Ed Bott @... 2:11 pm Categories: Digital media , Windows 7 , Media Center Tags: Media Center PC , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , DirecTV , Satellite , H.264 , Media ... (more) DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows ...

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Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista [Giz Explains]
gizmodo.com - 11/8/2008
Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista [Giz Explains]
— gizmodo.com — Windows 7 is what Windows Vista should have been, what we hoped it would be . The... Batman Begins to Vista's Batman and Robin . While superficially both are kinda the same (Batman!), there's a completely different thought process at work. Our ... (more) Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista [Giz Explains]

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A peek into Microsoft’s Core Operating System Division (COSD)
D' Technology Weblog — ... MinWin. COSD was created in December 2003 during the reign of then-group-vice-president-of-platforms, Jim Allchin. COSD’s mission was to help the Windows team hone its architecture development and overall processes. Since its inception, the COSD team has focused on developing the “guts” of Windows: the kernel, I/O (input-output) system; core devices; setup; virtualization; the driver framework; and all the build properties. Full Transcript ...

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