Microsoft's stalwart Photo Gallery and Movie Maker won't be hitting high-end studios anytime soon, but a new refresh for Windows 7 and 8 adds useful features that the teeming masses might appreciate.

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The whole Windows refresh, and WinRT in particular, has been shaped by the mobile market.

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But he says that PC demand from commercial customers remains robust, thanks in part to continuing PC refresh for companies upgrading to Windows 7, as well as consistently strong demand from the emerging markets for both consumer and commercial PCs.

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His company, on a three-year refresh cycle, runs the PCs on Windows 7 and doesn't have plans to migrate to Windows 8 until either the performance of Windows 7 deteriorates, or if a licensing deal with Microsoft were to make cost a nonissue.

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Organizations are on the verge of a Windows 7 upgrade and a hardware refresh on desktops as well.

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His view: Windows 8 plus touch plus improved performance should drive a big PC refresh cycle.

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Just like Windows XP, Lindows initially sets the screen to a flickery, eye-busting 60Hz refresh rate.

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