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Originally Posted by: Shlashdot

An Indian state, Kerala has chalked out a plan for migrating its high school students to free software platforms in three years. This was apparently in response to RMS's recent visit to the place. The education minister for the state said that the Free software guru Richard Stallman's visit last week had nudged the schools to discard the proprietary software altogether. 'Stallman has inspired Kerala's transition to free software on the lines of an exciting model of a Spanish province.' Initially, schools were given the option to choose whether teachers were to be trained in Linux systems or Microsoft. The option has now narrowed down to migration.

Originally Posted by: TechWorld

Windows Vista the last of its kind

The problem is that the operating system's increasing complexity is making it ever more difficult for enterprises to implement migrations, and impossible for Microsoft to release regular updates. This, in turn, stands in the way of Microsoft's efforts to push companies to subscription licensing.

Originally Posted by: 3DNews

Корпорация Microsoft сообщила о том, что 32-битные версии Windows Vista никогда не будут поддерживать просмотр фильмов HD DVD и Blu-ray. Фильмы в новых форматах можно будет смотреть только на компьютерах, на которых будет установлена 64-битная версия Vista.
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Правда, Microsoft постаралась оправдаться, заметив, что когда фильмы в форматах HD DVD и Blu-ray станут популярными, везде уже будут использоваться 64-битные системы.