Microsoft's new operating system extends the software giant's reach into more technologies than ever before - and it appears the settlement agreement to end the company's battle with the Justice Department will do little to change that. Microsoft will eventually be forced to make some modifications to Windows XP (news - web sites), the less than two-week-old system that has raised competitor ire for aggressive moves into such areas as digital photography and instant text and video messaging. But analysts and industry watchers said Monday that those changes are unlikely to come fast enough or be significant enough to hinder Windows XP's ability to make inroads into areas competitors have until now controlled.
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