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What’s new for you in Windows 7: Extended Linguistic Services
Extended Linguistic Services (ELS) is a new feature in Windows 7 that allows developers to use the same small set of APIs to leverage a variety of advanced linguistic functionality. By using ELS APIs in Windows 7, developers can auto-detect the language of any piece of Unicode text and use that information to help make [...]
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Microsoft
1. It is impossible to create a folder named “Con” or “con” on Microsoft operating systems. If you attempt to create a folder with the name of C-o-n you will get an error message saying that the drive name is invalid. What is even more unusual is the sound it makes when such a creation [...]
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Microsoft
1. It is impossible to create a folder named “Con” or “con” on Microsoft operating systems. If you attempt to create a folder with the name of C-o-n you will get an error message saying that the drive name is invalid. What is even more unusual is the sound it makes when such a creation [...]
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Ray Ozzie steers Microsoft into the cloud
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has officially filled the shoes previously worn by founder and Chairman Bill Gates, stepping in as leader of the company’s vast developer network, which is its lifeblood and crucial to the enormous success of Windows. Ozzie delivered Monday’s keynote speech at the company’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los [...]
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Announcing Windows Server 2008 R2
Oliver Rist: Windows Server 2008 R2 showed its pretty face at the Professional Developers Conference today, here in Los Angeles. Hi there, my name’s Oliver Rist and I’m a new technical product manager on the Windows Server team. I’m down here in La-La Land heaving great sighs of satisfaction as we unveil the first sneak [...]
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Ars@PDC: Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 and netbooks
We got a chance to ask Steven Sinofsky some netbook questions that have been burning at our souls since we first had a look at Windows 7. For those that don’t know, Sinofsky was the longtime Office head before moving over to the Windows group last year.
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Windows Vista No Longer Matters
Make no mistake: Microsoft has moved beyond Windows Vista, which will become all too apparent during this week’s Professional Developer Conference. Windows 7 is the future, and in many ways it’s the present, too.
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Contrary to ridiculous assertions recently made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Windows Vista is a flop. If businesses aren’t buying Vista, after [...] -
Q&A: Microsoft’s Mundie on economic turmoil, and the future of computing
Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, has taken over Bill Gates’ responsibilities for setting the company’s long-term technology vision. In a recent interview, he discussed subjects including the impact of the U.S. economic turmoil on Microsoft, the state of computer-science education, and the status of the company’s online services initiatives.