Windows 7 live blogging from Microsoft PDC
Live coverage of the second keynote presentation from Microsoft's key developer event in Los Angeles, focusing on Windows 7

Join us at 3.30pm UK time on Tuesday 28 October, for live blogging coverage of the second Microsoft PDC keynote, where Microsoft will reveal more details of Windows 7, the next desktop version of its operating system platform.
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