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Microsoft: Vista testers should switch to Windows 7 RC; Microsoft to patch PowerPoint zero-day bug

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Microsoft: Corporate Vista testers should switch to Win 7 RC

John Fontana By John Fontana
Microsoft Monday said users testing Vista should abandon that effort for the Windows 7 RC candidate. Bill Veghte, senior vice president for the Windows business, said during his keynote address at the annual TechEd Conference that Windows 7 RC should be the platform for users planning a client operating system migration. Read full story

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