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MS To Offer Free Windows 7 Upgrade To Vista Users 417

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @07:45PM from the you-get-what-you-pay-for dept.

crazyeyes writes "With Windows 7 set for release in Dec. 09, Microsoft is getting ready with their free upgrade program, which allows Vista users to switch to Windows 7 when it arrives. The folks at TechARP have consistently scored accurate scoops on Microsoft software releases. They have now revealed Microsoft's upgrade plans, schedules and even screenshots of the upgrade process."

Race and Racism In Video Games 371

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 02, 2008 @10:20PM from the token-hobbit-among-orcs dept.

SlappingOysters writes "Racism in video games has been a key topic of discussion in the game industry this year, thanks in large part to the controversy surrounding the Resident Evil 5 launch trailer. In this article, GamePlayer speaks to developers, publishers, activists and journalists about the issue to get various perspectives and insights into how the video game industry is moving forward on the topic of racism. A related piece also has interviews with Sue Clark from the UK's Classification Board and Dr. Griseldis Kirsch, a lecturer in Contemporary Japanese Studies, about how racism in video games is viewed by the BBFC and Japan respectively."

Comment Re:Won't somebody please think of the ATM machines (Score 1) 609

by tookr on Friday July 15, 2005 @09:39AM (#13072293) Attached to: IBM Officially Kills OS/2

In addition to this, I'm reasonably certain that all of the cash registers, as well as some of the back-office systems for one of the major Australia supermarkets still run on OS/2 (on the cash-related back-office systems it's possible to open an About window showing the OS/2 logo and 'Copyright 1992'). The register software is actively maintained, but I'm guessing there haven't been any major changes recently.

I guess, if it ain't broke, why fix it?

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