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Microsoft to release Vista SP2 beta to more testers next week
Microsoft will release a beta of its forthcoming Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to a wider group of testers on October 29.
Microsoft Reports First-Quarter Earnings
microsoft.com — Word Version Word (207kb) Word Version Excel (102kb) XBRLVersion Earnings - XBRL v2.1 (291kb) Microsoft Reports Record... First-Quarter Revenue Revenue surpasses $15 billion with healthy sales of enterprise software and Xbox 360 consoles REDMOND, Wash. — ... (more) Microsoft Reports First-Quarter Earnings
Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside
blogs.zdnet.com — Microsoft isn't going to show Windows 7 to attendees of the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los... Angeles until Tuesday, October 28. But new info about what's part of the pre-beta build that will be provided to show-goers is beginning to ... (more) Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside
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updates.zdnet.com — ZDNet Resources Microsoft starts another Windows 7 blog For those who may be finding the Engineering Windows... 7 blog a little ... theoretical ... for their tastes, there's a new Microsoft-backed Windows 7 blog that's just started up. by Mary Jo Foley ... (more) blog Resources
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