PC industry has big XP-ectations. MSNBC Oct 25 2001 8:03PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

MS POWERTOYS FOR XP (free): The official final version from MS, including Tweak UI and much more [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Tech: Google mulls upscale subscriptions. 19:17 ET - ZDNet [NewsBlip.com]

XP Draws Fire From Mac, Linux, Even DOS Faithful. iWon Oct 25 2001 7:03PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

XP accessory: 20MB of updates. People rushing out to buy Windows XP may be surprised by the hefty package of downloads already available for updating the brand-new OS. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

John Robb. John Robb: " XP is much faster than ME or 98." ... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Walt Mossberg: "Personal computers are just too hard to use, and it isn't your fault."  [Scripting News]

Windows XP Unveiled in New York [BetaNews.Com]

Microsoft backpedals on MSN browser block. Users of Opera and Mozilla browsers will now be able to access a new MSN.com after Microsoft did an about-face on earlier restrictions. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Commentary: The threat of Microsoft's .NET. Commentary from Sun's Whit Diffie and Susan Landau: "Remember, Willie Sutton used to rob banks because "that's where the money is." Suppose that in a year or two Microsoft has succeeded in funneling the lion's share of information about people's identities, preferences, financial assets, and shopping habits to itself and putting them all in one big database. If Microsoft can't protect its own systems: what hope is there for ... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Save United Airlines. If you were CEO, how would you save United Airlines? [The Motley Fool]

Windows XP launch celebrated with pop video world record. Ananova Oct 25 2001 3:10PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

New Windows system snapped up. Ananova Oct 25 2001 3:10PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

With Fanfare, Microsoft Unleashes XP. Microsoft Founder Bill Gates calls it the end of an era as Microsoft waves goodbye to the MS-DOS core of its Windows 9x operating systems and says hello to Windows XP. [Product News]

Oh Yeah, XP Comes Out Today [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion]

Flutterby. has plenty of snarky links and comments welcoming Windows XP shipping, but I couldn't resist one more: [Backup Brain]

Punters line up for free XP. IDGNet New Zealand Oct 25 2001 4:31PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Microsoft's MSN hides behind cynical "web standards" excuse. In a breathtakingly cynical move, MSN have blocked many web browsers from their site -- including all Mozilla browsers -- claiming lack of compliance with W3C standards as an excuse. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Surprise rally boosts techs. Tech stocks and the broader markets end the day with gains after three downbeat economic reports sent them into the red earlier. [CNET News.com: E-Business]

XP launch: Steve Ballmer said. vnunet.com Oct 25 2001 1:32PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

XP launch: Intels John Woodgets remarks. vnunet.com Oct 25 2001 1:32PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

The Gatekeeper: Microsofts ultimate weapon. CNET Oct 25 2001 11:42AM ET [CNET]

MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers. CNET Oct 25 2001 11:42AM ET [CNET]

Microsoft paves the way to .Net. CW360.com Oct 25 2001 12:12PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Bill Gates: Microsoft has a duty to build aggressively with Windows XP. thestar.com.my Oct 25 2001 11:34AM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Adobe responds to Macromedia lawsuit [MacCentral]

Forget XP! Why iPod is The Apple Of Our Eyes : Apple has slowly but surely restored itself to a place where it is becoming a plausible alternative to Microsoft. (ZDNet via Applesurf) [Applesurf]

XP released, but do you need it?. Microsoft officially launches the newest version of its operating system in New York. But consumers and analysts are unsure about demand for the software. [CNET News.com]

Gates: Hello XP, Goodbye DOS. With contrived fanfare and hullabaloo, and a surprising touch of humor, Bill Gates closes the door on Microsoft's first operating system during his keynote address that officially launches XP. Michelle Delio reports from New York. [Wired News]

PC World's free XP install offer. They really are too kind [The Register]

Windows XP: what the real users say. Silicon.com Oct 25 2001 11:58AM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

The Word according to Microsoft: no more idiots, or any other losers. Sydney Morning Herald Oct 25 2001 11:29AM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Computer Execs Tout a 'Liberating' Windows XP. Integration, personalization, killer apps and interoperability -- buzzwords part of the XP pitch by the chief executives of some of the largest computer, technology and electronics retailers in the nation. A round-up of who said what. [internetnews.com: Top News]

Thousands of Software Developers See .NET Technologies in Action [Webservices.org]

silicon.com - Microsoft not trusted to hold personal data. Store your details with a software company? No thanks! [Privacy Digest]

Don't Have a Cow: XP Is Here. In the first significant non-baseball event in NYC since the terrorist attacks, Bill Gates launches his new operating system and makes a bovine friend in the process. Michelle Delio reports from New York. [Wired News]

AltaVista's catalog of 500 million Web pages hasn't been fully updated since July. AV used to be my search engine of choice, then (for a short time) Hotbot, and now Google. What will the search engine look like that replaces Google? (comments) [MetaFilter by Stapler]

Windows XP Launch 'Has OS X Feel' : Critics claim that many of XP's usability eatures are similar to those of Mac OS X. (Macworld UK via Applesurf) [Applesurf]

New Windows for Microsoft. Microsoft releases Windows XP today. Is it time to pick out curtains? [The Motley Fool]

CNET Newsmakers. Spearheading the .Net strategy [Assortment]

The war, the music, the flash movie. The current war has generated lots of things including a plethora of flash movies, few of them are as funny as this one. In this video enjoy the stirring vocals of Colin Powell, the almost audible drums of George Bush, and a certain Osama runs around Afghanistan. [kuro5hin.org]

Leaked MS email reveals WinXP, Xbox launch spin plans. Free gear, 'timed' stories, privileged access, the news before it happens... [The Register]

Powerpoint invades the NFL:. "The way they do it with the PowerPoint, it livens up meetings and makes them more interesting". Imagine the sideline hijinks when all the plays disappear because of SirCam! What kind of coach would Vince Lombardi be if he had a setup like this? I still miss the glow puck from hockey, but I could do without the "virtual billboards" all over the darn field. Should computers and sport mix? (comments) [MetaFilter by Stapler]

XML-RPC for Scheme. Pete Hopkins has released the amusingly-christened CapnRPC, an XML-RPC implementation for PLT Scheme implementations MzScheme and MrEd. [xmlhack]

Windows XP Has Arrived [Slashdot]

XP Is Hot, But Not Windows 95 Hot. Remember '95? The long lines at midnight? The 'Woodstock of the '90s,' as one zealot called it? Microsoft's new operating system may be better, but it hasn't captured America's imagination. By Farhad Manjoo. [Wired News]

Windows XP hits the streets. Software giant Microsoft has launched Windows XP, its latest operating system for personal computers, with a $250m marketing drive. [BBC News: sci/tech]

Road Runner: We Don't Do Windows XP. AOL Time Warner's cable ISP arm isn't supporting any of its customers who use Microsoft Corp.'s new OS and won't start anytime soon. While new, the controversial software package has plenty of support by other cable ISPs, so why is Road Runner balking? [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

WinXP on the wall, who's the most incompatible of them all?. Hi-ho, hi-ho, Disney cock-up in tow [The Register]

Readers: Windows XP isn't worth the trouble. If News.com's readers are any indication, Windows XP may be a tough sell. The reasons: a new activation requirement and few compelling features. [CNET News.com]

Gates takes wraps off of Windows XP. Microsoft on Thursday officially launched Windows XP, the newest version of its operating system and what could be the company's most important product in more than six years. [CNET News.com]

Microsoft on a mission. Christian Science Monitor Oct 25 2001 1:30AM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Dont rush out for Windows XP. SiliconValley.com Oct 24 2001 10:32PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Windows XP proves worthy. Red Herring Oct 24 2001 11:17PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]