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Hyper-V Release Candidate Struts Its Stuff

No matter how many times we write about this product or how many times we see the name, we'll never stop thinking that Hyper-V sounds like the name of a character from the '80s breakdancing classic Breakin'. (Or, if you prefer, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo).

So get your funky soundtrack on for Keith Ward's story, which details the latest super-fly (def? phat? We have no idea) release candidate of Hyper-V.

Posted by Lee Pender on May 21, 2008


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