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Windows XP, the operating system formerly known as Whistler, is designed for people who are afraid of their computers--and for those of us who love and support them. It is, as Bill Gates said, the most important release since Windows 95, and it will change the way many people relate to computers (especially people who haven't bought one yet).
On the eve of Windows XP's launch, I joined 14 other journalists for a private dinner with the chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft. We had one thing in common: When Bill talks, we write about it. And on this night he was talking, and just to us. Here's part one of what Bill had to say.
When I and 14 other journalists joined Microsoft's chairman for a private dinner after the Windows XP launch, he had a lot to say. In the second installment of this two-part story, Bill speaks out on XP's controversial activation technology, the company's upcoming tablet PC, wireless standards, and more.
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