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> Hi, i'm new to the list. I work on the business copy desk at the 

> Houston Chronicle, where we are debating style on computer software, 

> games, CD-Roms etc. We are thinking of italicizing the titles of 

> specific products but not more general products such as DOS, Windows, 

> etc. The debate is where to draw the line with such a style rule. 

> We'd be interested in hearing the thoughts of our colleagues out there.  


No comments on italic-vs.-nonitalic, but: Windows is not a "general" product.  
It's an operating system, produced and marketed by Microsoft. There's no  
shortage of other operating systems in the world, some better, some worse.  
It's just a software product; nothing categorically different from any other  
product.

A better case could be made for DOS -- there's MS-DOS, PC-DOS, for all I know  
there are several other DOSes. It's arguably "general"... though personally,  
I would treat it like just another product.

				--dave