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Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k) - Boing Boing Gadgets
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Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k) - Boing Boing Gadgets
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Microsoft7.jpg Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed that its next operating system, codenamed Windows 7, would in fact be called just that when it hits shelves at some point in the next few years. Good on 'em, I say: a simple, no-nonsense name suggests they're approaching it with a clearer eye ...
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Microsoft Silverlight: Light Up the Web
— microsoft.com — Silverlight home page Install Microsoft Silverlight to light up this showcase Microsoft Silverlight may not be supported... on this browser or operating system. System Requirements Light Up the Web Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, ... (more) Microsoft Silverlight: Light Up the Web

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Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One in Four Consumers Worldwide: Microsoft ...
— microsoft.com — Microsoft announces new rich Internet applications development and streaming media features; company outlines plans for supporting Windows,... Mac and Linux tools for developing Silverlight applications. Redmond, Wash. — Oct. 13, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. ... (more) Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One ...

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Microsoft Web Platform
— microsoft.com — Microsoft Web Platform Installer Beta Overview The Web Platform Installer Beta (Web PI) provides a single, free... package for installing and configuring Microsoft's entire Web Platform, including IIS7, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, SQL ... (more) Microsoft Web Platform

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Microsoft announced 20 editions of Windows 7
Newlaunches.com — swidniw.png Microsoft confirmed that its next operating system, codenamed Windows 7, would in fact be called just that when it hits shelves at some point in the next few years. However the software giant will continue its trend of releasing multiple versions of the OS as it did with Vista. [ BB Gadgets ]

Windows Seven Will Come in 20 Separate Editions
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... find hard to put to bed, it's the one that led to more versions of Vista than can be counted on one hand. The place is run by a sales guy, after all! Click through for our exclusive leaked ad covering the 20 separate editions of Windows 7, straight from our anonymous sauce. Our favorite is Widows 7 Secure Edition, seen above. Of course, it's a parody, even though some people seem to have taken it seriously. Remember, bloggers: Check your sauces! Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! BoingBoing Gadgets] ...

Today at Boing Boing Gadgets
Boing Boing — ... Today at Boing Boing Gadgets our anonymous "sauce" ponied up an ad for the 20 separate editions of Windows 7 that Microsoft plans to release. Then it was back to ...

Windows 7 Editions
Tech Blog — ... Ok, these aren't really the official Windows 7 editions, but rather an interesting fan-made ad that shows more is not always better. Click here for first picture in gallery. But if there's an instinct that Microsoft will find hard to put to bed, it's the one that led to more versions of Vista than can be counted on one hand. The place is run by a sales guy, after all. [via Newlaunches - BB] ...

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