The breadth of change in Windows 8 puts complaints about the differences between previous versions of Windows in some perspective.
Next up is the most significant change with Windows Phone 7.8, and Redmond's sole kudo: the ability to re-size Live Tiles.
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The biggest change in Windows 8 is a system-wide shift in attitude.
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Called Mountain Lion, it won't be as big a change as Windows 8, partly because Apple already has integrated a lot of touch gestures and tablet-type features into the Mac using the touch pad, and has given no indication it plans touch screens.
For any remedy to work, it will have to change how Microsoft uses Windows for leverage.
Mr. Moorhead predicted some hardware companies that had been planning to release tablets based on the new versions of Windows may change their minds.
However, this equation could change longer term with Windows 8.
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Before the program stops making use of the processor, it registers its change of activity with Windows Push Notification Services (WNS) - software that runs on Microsoft's remote computer servers.
The software giant agreed to change its freshly released Windows Vista operating system Tuesday to make it easier to use desktop search programs from competitors, bowing to a complaint by search company Google ahead of a hearing to review Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 anti-trust deal.
Plus, Windows 8 is a big change, not just a follow-on the way Windows 7 was.
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Growth in Windows Phone sales may not change the stock price much, which is still driven mainly by Windows and Office sales.
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If the Windows 8 launch is successful, this perception may change over time, but not unless the Windows mobile ecosystem grows as robust as competitive offerings.
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Once inside, keep your windows closed, change your air filters, and run your air conditioner, Dr. Kao adds.
One of his bits of magic was seemingly to change the shape of his windows, using a conjuror's tricks of illusion.
Dynamic windows that can change transparency to manage solar heat gain, glare, and daylighting are building buzz in the green building world.
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To prevent an attacker from exploiting Microsoft in the same way again, tomorrow's patch includes a change to Microsoft's Windows Update service.
When Nokia cast its lot with Microsoft it negotiated a "best of both worlds" deal, in which it was free to change just about anything in Windows Phone that it wanted.
The Little Devil chassis used for the purpose of this demo has an LED screen displaying the -40-degree operating temperature, but you won't need it: the system automatically shuts down if it gets too cold, and it won't boot into Windows until Phase Change is up and running.
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That could change in 4Q12, when multiple Windows Phone 8 smartphones will reach the market.
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As companies compete globally and technological change accelerates, decision-making windows become ever smaller.
In a world where change is happening fast and the windows of opportunity are limited, indecision can be costly.
Windows 7 users can change the size of text and icons using the Display control panel and can zoom in on text using a magnifier tool that can be activated in the Ease of Access control panel, which contains other options for making items on the computer easier to see.
Say that Windows Phone user makes a change to that PowerPoint on their smartphone and want to copy the updated PowerPoint file to their computer.
Although we view carrier customizations much in the way Lady Macbeth views her hands, Windows Phone brings a welcome change of pace, what with its staunch disavowal of OEM skinning.
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Many customers, especially on the enterprise side of the equation, are understandably a little wary of the drastic change that awaits them when upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
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The introduction of Windows smartphones has been the big change under chief executive Stephen Elop, who phased out the Symbian operating system shortly after he took control of the company in 2010.
People in general have an aversion to change, but Microsoft has fostered a culture where Windows users become so entrenched in the status quo that even minor tweaks to the operating system are a major shock.
The government cites an e-mail sent by Mr Gates in July 1999 that showed a willingness to change Office applications to favour devices that run on Windows, even if that damaged the interests of customers who rely on the ubiquitous Palm Pilot.
"Many people have recoiled in horror at Windows 8 because it is such a stark change over what they had become used to over the past 15 or so years, " Chris Green, principal technology analyst at consultants Davies Murphy Group Europe, told the BBC.
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