Some IT buyers figured that as long as they were headed down this tobacco road, why not try Linux instead of Windows?
That means it's more powerful, of course, but more importantly, since this is an x86 system it runs full Windows 8 instead of Windows RT.
Of course, Intel may just be unhappy that the computers will use AMD chips, and Gates might be fuming that they will run on Linux instead of Windows.
Instead of opening windows, the new Royal London Hospital has 200 units that bring clean filtered air into the hospital's 3, 500 rooms.
Instead of the usual dreary Windows logo, the screen showed only a big blurry blue mess that was soon covered with giant, flickering icons.
Still, we really liked a lot of the ideas and chose to focus on projects that could be done quickly, such as placing battery-operated lights in jars or vases in the windows instead of faux candles and filling clear-glass ornaments with confetti to hang on white tabletop trees as part of the dining-room-table centerpiece.
Instead of a desktop with icons and windows, you see a series of squares or tiles.
On why you might want to buy Windows phones instead of an Apple iPhone: he says your information is front and center, not a sea of icons.
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Microsoft is already late to the tablet party, but a survey in Q2 2011 suggested that around 46% consumers would prefer to use a Windows tablet, instead of an iOS or Android tablet.
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Instead of a desktop where you pile up windows, we imaged a deck of cards... let me show you.
Other handset vendors, including Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung supplied the first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets instead.
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Instead of having several interfaces for each of its NT-based management tools as Microsoft has in the past, with Windows 2000 the company will offer a single, unified interface across all management tools, called the Microsoft Management Console.
Instead, the companies would tighten their relationship regarding use of Microsoft's Windows software, the person said.
Instead, all prospective Windows Phone purchasers must wait for the next generation of handsets to become available -- you'll regret it otherwise.
Instead, Microsoft could be making it possible to use Windows services on any device you have, regardless of platform.
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For Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's CES keynote, he focused the Windows Phone 7 presentation on applications -- now totally more than 5, 500 -- instead of new hardware.
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