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ZDNET key takeaways
- elementaryOS 8.1 adds polish to an already elegant OS.
- The focus is on security, multitasking, and app management.
- It’s in beta, with no public release date yet.
When I received word from Danielle Foré, founder and CEO of elementaryOS, that the beta version of 8.1 was available, you can bet I downloaded the ISO immediately and installed it.
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