Fair enough, as this still allows us to view the content on as many portable devices as you like (including Windows Mobile-based devices, which are already supported).

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As Windows 8 has been developed to work well with portable devices such as tablets, Microsoft has been working to create an ecosystem of apps for the operating system.

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But as more portable devices--like digital cameras and camcorders--come with FireWire capacity, the Windows machine cartel may consider small concessions too keep the high-end digerati happy.

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