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10-16-2009 1:32 AM

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Windows 7 'not worth upgrading?

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/76da91d6-7593-4dbb-9388-b6e3bc4cc127/D7107555-7A2E-4E77-BA88-249969DBF57D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://media.smh.com.au/technology/tech-talk/windows-7-not-worth-upgrading-790350.html" href="http://media.smh.com.au/technology/tech-talk/windows-7-not-worth-upgrading-790350.html" style="font-size: 11px;">media.smh.com.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-7-may-test-apples-winning-streak-20091016-gzvr.html"><H2 class="cN-headingPage prepend-5 span-11 last"><HEADLINE>Windows 7 may test Apple's winning streak</HEADLINE></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-7-may-test-apples-winning-streak-20091016-gzvr.html"><H4>Windows 7 'not worth upgrading'</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-7-may-test-apples-winning-streak-20091016-gzvr.html"><P>AP Technology Writer Peter Svennson explains Windows 7 is an improvement, but not worth the upgrade.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-7-may-test-apples-winning-streak-20091016-gzvr.html"><P>Apple's <A href="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/macbook-cracks-threaten-to-upset-apple-cart-20090805-e9fj.html">Mac computers</A> have steadily gained market share over the years, a winning streak that may be tested by next week's launch of Microsoft's new <A href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/windows-7-to-have-muted-effect-on-pc-sales-ballmer-20091008-go9a.html">Windows 7 operating system</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-7-may-test-apples-winning-streak-20091016-gzvr.html"><P>Few expect the new software to dent Apple's standing in the market in the long run, given the company's premium position and the fact that its dedicated user base largely ignores events in the Windows universe.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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