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Microsoft Readies Windows 7; Wins Search Deals
By Jessica Mintz
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft's (MSFT Quote) next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time, said CEO Steve Ballmer on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics Show.
The world's largest software maker also disclosed deals to make its Live Search programs the default search engines on more personal computers and mobile phones. And it announced a new version of its Ford Sync in-car technology that folds in the voice-operated directory service TellMe, which Microsoft bought in 2007.
Ballmer announced that a nearly final "beta" test version of Windows 7 will be available Friday for regular PC users to download and tinker with. ...
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