Microsoft previews next Windows, aims to bridge gap
Microsoft on Monday showed off features of its next major release of Windows and unveiled an advanced version of its flagship operating system to fill the gap until the new version launches next year.
Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman and chief software architect, promised that the new version, code-named Longhorn, would offer beefed-up security, richer graphics, better organization and search of information stored on PCs, as well as much faster performance.
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