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Bill Gates kicks off Microsoft's developer confab in LA with updates on Windows Vista and Office 12.

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Bill Gates

The September 2005 edition of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference gets under way with a keynote address by Bill Gates and a "live preview" of the next version of Office.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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