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In a tidy tie-in with company founder Paul Allen's Seattle shrine to rock 'n' roll, Microsoft today formally introduced the next generation of its consumer-level operating system, Windows XP. In a morning of demos and speeches at the Experience Music Project, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates promised a revolutionary version of Windows, one that will let users "build on their dreams."

Formerly codenamed "Whistler," Windows XP is the "convergence" operating system that Microsoft has promised for at least three years. It brings together the consumer- and business-oriented lines of Windows by setting Windows XP on top of the Windows NT kernel, the basic engine that undergirds the Windows 2000 line.

"Windows XP is the biggest leap forward since the Windows operating system first shipped," says Microsoft General Manger John Frederiksen. "It will unleash a revolutionary set of new experiences around photos, music, communication, mobile computing, help and support, and the connected home that will empower users to utilize their PCs to their full potential in ways that are simpler and easier than ever before."

Top among Window XP's new features is a completely revamped GUI to upgrade the Windows look and feel and, in Gates' words, "to enable rich user experiences." Frederiksen also outlined a new "Remote Assistance" feature that gives Windows a built-in remote machine administration interface like Symantec's "PC Anywhere."

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