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Windows 7: Finally, an End to Vista Misery

'New' Microsoft OS is major improvement, say critics

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2009 9:53 AM CST

(Newser) – Microsoft is rolling out a successor to Vista, its universally reviled operating system, with Windows 7 now available in a relatively bug-free beta download. Early users report that the new edition is a marked improvement. David Pogue, in the New York Times, says Windows 7... Read full story »

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