It would put Windows 8 on the map in a big way and give a lot of people a lot of reason to try out an operating system that is going to feel rather different than previous incarnations.

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Did he feel himself trapped into co-operating as a means of proving his anti-Jacobin credentials to a suspicious and conservative establishment?

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Foreign information gathering agencies operating within the United States, however, feel no similar compunction to respect the privacy of American citizens.

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In the hand, the Vertu Ti (which runs an older version of the Android operating system) has a decidedly old-school feel.

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Unveiled at IFA in Berlin, the Russian Mobile Operating System or RoMOS reportedly mimics the look and feel of Android and works with Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System.

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How many consumers would feel confident with their computer running the same operating system as their mobile phone?

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If Start is seriously stuck, Russia too might feel the need to hold back from co-operating on other issues.

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Other operating systems - such as Android - allow manufacturers to customise the look and feel of the interface.

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How do you feel it's going on the local level where you're operating?

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He hired a chief operating officer, Alexis Mourot, in 2007, but the enterprise retains an idiosyncratic, human feel.

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