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Thanks Captain, that's sort of the definition, one who is enthusiastic. Even before Windows 7 was released, enthusiasts were already getting excited about Microsoft's next OS iteration -- and with good reason: Windows 7 is pretty damn slick. A year in and it's still exciting, with SP1 on the way and IE finally becoming a real browser, it's been an ongoing party for Microsoft fans.

Microsoft's next OS is rumored to be released in approximately two years. This is more than plausible as it seems to follow Microsoft's typical release schedule; not counting the Vista wait. A lot can happen in two years, and believe it or not, there are other potential competitors in the marketplace. Oh, yes, it's shocking. Everyone's favourite (to love or to hate) search giant, Google, has been biding their time, taking small steps, and has been encroaching on Microsoft's home turf. Look closely; Google is not only into search - their main focus is really data, in any form. It's not only your documents; it's not only your search queries; it's not only your mail --- Google wants it all.  Your street. Your neighborhood. Your city.

They. Want. You.

A combined digital life is the future. Microsoft has the leg up. They have a wonderfully developed operating system, a phone platform that is well integrated into said operating system. A gaming platform that is only rivaled by another company that really has no other integration at all. Microsoft  is well on the road to becoming your digital life. Windows 7 shifted the paradigm and moved the focus from tasks and put it on the user. Windows Live has integrated just about EVERYTHING a typical user would want to do with their computer, and it does it well. Daresay it, but the integration experts over at Apple now have their hands full as their metaphorical Goliath has figured out their tricks and is doing them just as well, and very likely moving into better. Microsoft has the idea, they know where they're going, but they're doing it MUCH too slow.

Neowin has the details HERE!



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