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Microsoft Promises New, Fluffier Version of Windows

bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Google’s vast data centers rely on a modified version of the open-source Linux operating system and the MySQL database. By going with open-source software, Google can tweak code to suit its needs. In particular, Google has been able to create lightweight versions of Linux and MySQL that spread well across myriad machines.

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  • inactive, on 10/05/2008, -2/+3Sounds like big news. I envision Windows Cloud is something they could sell as a service OS.
  • roebeet, on 10/06/2008, -1/+2Windows Vaporware 2008?
  • SmartAssProds, on 10/05/2008, -3/+3Why is this in Linux/UNIX? I couldn't care less about anything Micro$oft does or offers...

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