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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Breakfast briefing: Microsoft hopes to knock seven shades out of rivals

• Today is the day: Microsoft is launching Windows 7 and it'll be interesting to see what the reaction is like. Yes, hardcore addicts have already got hold of their copies over recent months and said what they think - but are you one of those who got it for the first time today? Tell us what you think of it.

• Rumours that Google and Microsoft were both trying to forge deals for access to Twitter's data were confirmed yesterday - the kind of ready-made story that makes technology reporters go a bit loopy. But why bother? Because paying for access to the Twitter "firehose" is the fastest way to index new messages. So, finally, Twitter has a way to make some cash - but perhaps the more interesting part is that Google is paying for the right to index another website's content: the sort of deal that newspapers (and other website) have summarily failed to make in the past.

• This week's Technology Guardian is now gracing the shelves at your local newsagent, cunningly hidden inside the Guardian itself. We take a look at what the Windows 7 launch means for the industry, find out how Nokia has upset some of its biggest fans and talk to legendary Mitch Kapor about his belief that open source has won out. Much more too, of course - you can buy it for £1 or find out more here

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