Topic: Microsoft Windows 7

Windows 7 Out Early? Yes...for Embedded Systems

Sorry--Microsoft's not really wowing the consumer and managing an early release of Windows 7 as Apple just did for Snow Leopard. It is pushing Win7 out the door ahead of time, but it's the highly-specialized embedded-systems ...READ»

Windows 7 on Sale

Microsoft's Windows 7 OS is to Vista as: a) a lightly bruised peach is to a rotten one. b) a fresh coat of paint is to a clunker. c) a nonevent is to an epic fail. d) all of the above. -- DL thu, october 22 Upgrade Windows 7 ...READ»

Will a High Price and Netbook-Limiting Specs Hurt Windows 7?

Here's a nasty, juicy rumor to mull-over on your holiday weekend: Microsoft will be pricing Windows 7 higher than Vista, making it the costliest OS the company has ever released, on average. Mix in news of the limiting specs that ...READ»

Microsoft Expects a Party From You

Barack Obama got a big lift from social Web-inspired parties during his presidential campaign. So why not do the same with Windows 7 when it launches on October 22?READ»

Windows 7 Looks Like a Vista Nightmare, Repeated

InformationWeek published results from an 1100-company survey suggesting that businesses will be extremely reticent to upgrade to Windows 7. According to the report, 83% of the companies surveyed ... READ»

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Does Android on an HP Netbook Signal Trouble For Microsoft?

Google's Android may soon move beyond the limiting confines of the G1 smartphone and onto a much roomier machine: the netbook. Hewlett Packard is experimenting with the OS in an attempt to gauge how useful it might be on those tiny ...READ»

Seven Things to Read Now

Why is Philip Morris Backing Antismoking Bills? On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed legislation giving the FDA authority to regulate the tobacco industry. Just 10 years ago, when Senator John McCain introduced a similar bill, ...READ»

The Six "Wow" Features of Windows 7

How Sam Moreau and his eclectic team of architects, industrial designers, and writers created the "Wow!" features of Microsoft's new operating system.READ»

Windows 7 for Netbooks, Limited to Running Only Three Apps at a Time

There're a lot of positive vibes on the Intertubes about Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 OS. It's had great reviews, the beta-test version had to be extended, and it looks like it'll be here soon enough to make Vista's failures just ...READ»

Streaming Video? Forget Myka or Roku and Get Windows 7

We already know Netflix users are begging for easier ways to get streaming video to their TVs--Xbox, PS3, Roku, and Blu-ray players apparently aren't simple enough solutions. Instead, more and more people watch TV and film on their ...READ»

Microsoft Quarterly Revenues, Profits Take a Hit

If Apple's recent financial report had a musical theme, you might choose Tchaikovski's 1812. But Microsoft's just-revealed quarterly stats might incline toward something somber from Handel ... they're not looking cheery. The lead ...READ»

Tech Watch: Obama Launches Video Game Campaign; Microsoft on Windows 7; and Adobe Ships CS4

In a last-minute campaign effort, Obama's team has launched a full force Video Game Campaign extending the candidate's reach into the 18-34 market.READ»

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Sneak Peak at Windows 7 Features

The functionality the 'softies were most excited about: touch and multi-touch integration, which seems to have inherited many of its features from Microsoft's conceptual Surface Table touch surface.READ»

Sneak Peak at Windows 7 Features

The functionality the 'softies were most excited about: touch and multi-touch integration, which seems to have inherited many of its features from Microsoft's conceptual Surface Table touch surface.READ»

Fast Company Recommended Events October 2009

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Windows 7 Gets Its Big Day

It's October 22,2009. It's Windows 7 Day! You can bet that many a PC user can barely contain their excitement about the opportunity to upgrade from XP and consign Vista to history's dustbin. Microsoft's got a suite of events and ...READ»

Bumptop's Touchscreen Organizes Clutter by Taking Cues From Your Messy Desk

If BumpTop's new multi-touch application for Windows 7 looks oddly familiar, that's because it tries so hard to mime the offline world of paper piles and junk drawers. And rightly so.READ»

Is Apple Planning a Win-7 Diversion?

For Windows 7 to outshine the disaster that is Vista, it will have to be both a technical panacea and a marketing success. Microsoft has been splurging on TV ads, haplessly enlisting "regular" people to get you to throw parties in ...READ»

Microsoft Multitouch Video Demos Windows 7's Irrelevance

Microsoft's demonstrations of the touch-response goodness built into the upcoming Windows 7 operating system are "cool." But it's made me realize something else too: Windows 7 is irrelevant. First, check out the video ...READ»

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Sneak Peak at Windows 7 Features

In a discussion and demonstration at the Wall Street Journal's tech executive conference, D: All Things Digital 6, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) honchos Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates demonstrated some of the flagship features of Windows 7, ...READ»

Windows 7 Pricing Out, and It's a Vista Re-Run

It's official: Windows 7 is due October 22, and will cost you at least $120 to upgrade from a Vista or XP machine. Microsoft just released its price list, which is sure to be a disappointment for some, due to the high cost. Luckily, ...READ»

Public Relations: The Secret to Launching a Successful Product or Service

 The blogosphere recently has been having a collective laugh riot over a Microsoft video about holding a launch party for Windows 7. In case you haven’t seen it, the video features a group of politically correct people ...READ»

Microsoft's Dumb New Name for Netbooks

Betraying an apparent hatred of all things simple, easy and natural, one of Microsoft's top marketers announced yesterday that Redmond will no longer be using the term "netbook" to describe mini-notebooks like the Dell ...READ»

Windows-Backed Family Guy Adds to Unemployment Rolls

We'll address the gigantic sell-out that is Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (brought to you buy Windows 7) in a moment. But the more immediate news is that the Windows 7 party-people are going to have to ...READ»

Dell: Are We Finally Sick of Netbooks Yet?

Michael Dell thinks so. Sure, they're fun and light at first, he told a group of associates Tuesday. "But 36 hours later, they're saying... 'Give me my 15-inch screen back.'" Dell says that he foresees consumer excitement swinging ...READ»