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"Microsoft has hit out at reports that proposed changes to Windows 8 represent the company admitting to its mistakes. The upcoming Windows Blue update is expected to reintroduce the Start button and boot-to-desktop option, but PR chief Frank X Shaw insisted that listening to feedback can only be seen as a positive.  &amp;quot;Let&amp;#039;s pause for a moment and consider the centre. In the centre, selling 100 million copies of a product is a good thing. In the centre, listening to feedback and improving a product is a good thing,&amp;quot; he said in a blog post.  &amp;quot;Heck, there was even a time when acknowledging that you were listening to feedback and acting on it was considered a good thing. &amp;quot;Windows 8 is a good product, and it&amp;#039;s getting better every day. Unlike a can of soda, a computer operating system offers different experiences to different customers to meet different needs, while still moving the entire industry toward an exciting future of touch, mobility, and seamless, cross-device experiences.&amp;quot;  Other rumoured features of Windows Blue - or Windows 8.1 as some are calling it - include a new version of Internet Explorer, greater SkyDrive integration and the options to divide the screen 50/50 between two apps. The update is expected to be formally announced at Microsoft&amp;#039;s Build conference next month. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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