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New operating system out after concessions to competitor's demands.(The Dallas Morning News)

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| November 01, 2001 | Bedell, Doug | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

DALLAS _ If terms of Microsoft's settlement with the Department of Justice become reality, users of Windows operating systems will see few changes in the operation and construction of their computer desktops, experts said Thursday.

The only visible evidence for home and office personal computer users may be a proliferation of non-Microsoft desktop icons in machines shipped by manufacturers like Dell, Sony and the new Hewlett-Packard/Compaq conglomerate.

"That would be the only near-term visual impact," said Rob Enderle, desktop analyst for the Giga Information Group.

Microsoft had attempted to restrict manufacturers from adding ready access to services such as rival America Online inside its new Windows XP operating system. America Online, Kodak and other companies protested that the software maker was using its hefty, 90 percent share of ...

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