Well Microsoft’s newest tactic is going to make Vista look pretty bad.
The apparent decision to allow OEM computer sellers to offer disks that downgrade installations of Windows Vista to XP until the end of July 2009 clearly bumps up against the period when Windows 7 might be released.
Originally the deadline was January 2009.
Long Live XP! 
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Check this, this here is Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista.
At first glance, Windows 7 maintains the streamlined look of Vista, but appears more muted — even Windows XP-like.
Mostly, Microsoft seems to be focusing more on functionality, possibly in a bid to put some distance between Windows 7 and the criticisms which have dogged Vista.
Microsoft seemed to have listened to the criticisms and have fine tuned Windows Graphical experience and other features.
The official release of Windows 7 should be next year.
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Microsoft Corporation today is launching the official Windows Live Wave 3 beta.
If I’m correct in saying that wave 3 includes from Microsoft, the latest versions of Live Messenger, Movie Maker, Mail with Calendar synchronization, Writer, Photo Gallery, Family Safety and the Outlook Connector.
These downloads have been confirmed as functional, whether its on a time-trial beta basis or a fully functional beta is still unknown at this time.
happy beta-ing! magic
Download it here - site admin may change the link as the 3rd party site is updated.
Microsoft Corporation last night (Wednesday) unwrapped another beta version (IE8 Beta 2) for more testing its also available for all consumers, this is the corporation now unveiling new privacy and security features as the company battles the upstage Firefox’s browser.
The new browser IE8 includes a browsing tool called an accelerator, which allows you to highlight text on a Web site and then choose from a variety of functions, including different search engines, language translation or map displays.
Now for a spot of technical stuff for the Internet Explorer fans:
Microsoft Corporation now commands 73% of the internet browser market, while Mozilla’s Firefox has 19% market share, this is according to research firm Net Applications.
Microsoft’s lead has fallen in recent years.
Just four years ago, Microsoft’s market share was more than 91%. In addition to Firefox, Apple Inc. is becoming more of a competitor as strong sales of Macintosh computers have boosted use of its Safari browser, which has about 6% of the market.
Use of Firefox shot up in June when a new version was released.
More than eight million people downloaded the application in the first 24 hours after it went public.
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Well only a few months ago Mozilla - creators of Firefox the rival of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was released to the public after several beta releases.
Now Microsoft launch their little beauty, which boasts a InPrivate mode, the patent for the InPrivate name has been filed in the U.S by the corporation.
The most intriguing tool, and the one that has prompted the “porn mode” label, was dubbed “InPrivate Browsing” by Microsoft.
When enabled, IE8 will not save browsing and searching history, cookies, form data and passwords; it also will automatically clear the browser cache at the end of the session.
Other new tools will include “InPrivate Blocking” and “InPrivate Subscription,” which notifies users of third-party content that can track browsing history and subscribe to lists of sites to block, respectively.
Microsoft will also tweak its existing “Delete Browsing History” by adding an option to preserve bookmarked sites’ cookies even when all others are erased.
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