A leaked set of Microsoft slides meant for PC-making partners details Microsoft’s plans, goals, and dreams for Windows 8, the next version of the company’s ubiquitous operating system that, at this point, has no set release date.
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Business Insider has created a slide show, but to be honest there’s not much surprising in the pages and pages of plans. Microsoft wants Windows 8 computers to use facial recognition technology to log in users. Everything else — fast booting! — reads like reused Windows 7 slides.
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One slide stands out: The artist’s rendition of a hypothetical Windows 8 home computer, above, shows exactly why Apple fans don’t much worry about Microsoft catching up.
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