Aged Windows XP costs 5x more to manage than Windows 7

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Microsoft has added ammunition to its aggressive battle to get users off Windows XP by citing a company-sponsored report that claims annual support costs for the older OS are more than five times that of Windows 7.

Microsoft's So.cl: A Brief Tour

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It's not a Facebook rival; rather, it's designed around sharing Web content pulled from Bing searches, and now anyone can check out the social network project brewing from Microsoft Research.

Windows 8: Does Metro actually work?

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Using Microsofts Metro technology in Windows 8 is like going to a flashy restaurant where your plate is delivered with a tiny morsel of food in the middle, but the rest of the plate is unused, says one tester.