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Microsoft Should Throw a Rock Through Its Windows

Operating system needs a fresh start

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2008 9:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – The window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times, the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says,... Read full story »

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