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Microsoft puts galaxy at your fingertips

Microsoft Corp. and leading astronomy institutions like the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on Tuesday will offer a free computer program to put the vast reaches of the cosmos at your fingertips.

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Slave to Gates No More
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#1
May 13, 2008
 
It will take more than this to get me to switch back to Microsoft from Apple.
Dennis Carr
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#2
May 13, 2008
 
Yes, many an Apple user will curse the darkness, instead of turning on a light!
Kevin
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#3
May 13, 2008
 
The only reason Apple zealots aren't interested in this is because the pre-release wasn't filled with unrelenting hype and an even more unrelenting price tag.

Who wants something incredibly powerful and useful if everyone can afford it?!?

--the Apple Zealot mantra
MEV
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#4
May 13, 2008
 
Give the Windows v Apple a rest! This might just be the impetus I needed to invest in a cross platform software addition to my Mac. It sounds well worth the investment.
What the Hell
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#5
May 13, 2008
 
SO WHAT, I just loaded the XP update on my desktop. Do you think they would have the courtesy to warn users there was a snafu. Now my computer won't start at all, caught in a startup loop and is now blaming it on HP. This is a joke. What good is any of this crap if you can't use it?
Mikey
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#6
May 13, 2008
 
Hey "What the Hell". I've got one better. The MS Windows auto update function was corrupted by MS's latest XP update. Now I can't update windows with patches auto or manual. But I think I'm better off with this situation. I believe they are training golden retrievers to do the XP maintenance programing.
Jessica
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#7
May 13, 2008
 
my, my, my...testy, testy, testy. I own both a Windows and a Mac. The only reason I really love Mac is that they never get a virus, bug, or any damage to the hardware (unless it is loaded onto a widget not recommended by Mac).

If I make it into Chicago this year, I'll be sure to take our daughter to this wild place.
George
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#8
May 13, 2008
 
Parallels software on an Apple will run both MS & Apple OS's. You don't need to spend time diliberating whether this software is " worth it "

It seem a bit more ergonomic than GoogleSky.
Ladyshakaria
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#9
May 13, 2008
 
I love this!
Chris
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#10
May 13, 2008
 
"Microsoft puts galaxy at your fingertips"

What? Just one galaxy?

That does sound like Microsoft though.
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