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| 20 things Windows 7 MUST include
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| Windows Vista, the OS that everyone loves to hate. Despite its enhanced security, improved CPU scheduler and excellent stability, it's still the flawed gem in many critics' eyes. But can Microsoft win back the XP crowd with its upcoming Windows 7 offering? The fact is, they have to.
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July 10, 2008 |
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| A Peek Into the Future: Tech Rivalries, Windows 7, PCs
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| Readers vote on their picks to win tech rivalries, predict Windows 7 shortcomings, discuss the future of desktops.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| And so it begins: The Windows 7 marketing push
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| Microsoft is speaking on the record about Windows 7 for the first time, though the message is controlled and diluted. The important takeaway is that the next Windows operating system will not be a major overhaul to Vista.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| Anti-trust committee checks out Windows 7
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| The US court-mandated technical committee (TC) responsible for pulling Microsoft into line over a 2002 federal anti-trust settlement is reviewing Windows 7.
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Are These Windows Transparent or Translucent?
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| Could Microsoft possibly say less about Vista successor Windows 7?
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May 27, 2008 |
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| Broken Windows Can't Be Fixed
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| Yesterday, the Net was abuzz with chatter and tweets about Gartner presentation, "Windows Is Collapsing: How What Comes Next Will Improve." I concur that Windows is broken, but I don't agree that it's fixable.
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April 11, 2008 |
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| DOJ Has Windows 7, Why Not You?
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| Here's something Microsoft probably didn't want more of: Government oversight of Windows development.
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June 19, 2008 |
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| Eight Things About Windows 7
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| My thoughts about Seven are spread out among several posts. Here, I consolidate and expand them.
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May 29, 2008 |
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| Evidence mounting: Windows 7 going modular, subscription
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| When Windows 7 launches sometime after the start of 2010, the desktop OS will be Microsoft's most "modular" yet. Having never really been comfortable with the idea of a single, monolithic desktop OS offering, Microsoft has offered multiple desktop OSes in the marketplace ever since the days of Windows NT 3.1, with completely different code bases until they were unified in Windows 2000.
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March 23, 2008 |
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| FAQ: What we know about Windows 7
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| Microsoft's talking -- a little -- about Vista's replacement.
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May 29, 2008 |
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| Gates sees next Windows "sometime" in next year
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| Microsoft Corp.co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday he expected the new version of Windows operating software, code-named Windows 7, to be released "sometime in the next year or so."
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April 4, 2008 |
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| Gates teases bankers with Windows 7 dates
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| Bill Gates has dropped the biggest hint yet that Microsoft's successor to its unloved operating system Windows Vista could arrive around the middle of 2009 – ahead of the firm's original roadmap.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| How to Make Windows 7 Better
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| Recently, our tech analyst Joel Durham Jr. wrote a column listing seven things we'd like to see in Windows 7. I agree with some of it, but of course I have my own bullet list of Windows 7 wants. I'm often asked about the OS, and I have to tell people: nobody knows.
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February 7, 2008 |
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| Hypesphere: nothing to Gates' Windows 7 "next year" quote
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| Reading the mainstream media this weekend, you'd believe that Bill Gates announced that Windows 7 will be released to retail in 2009. The only problem is, he didn't say anything of the sort. What Gates said merely confirmed what we've all known all along: that Windows 7 is being developed on a three-year timeframe.
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April 6, 2008 |
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| Inside Windows 7 -- what we know so far
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| We're still in the long dark before 7's dawn, but the earliest signs are encouraging: a new streamlined kernel, an inbuilt VM for running old software, a revised and simplified UI... there's every chance that Microsoft intends Windows 7 to rise from the ashes of Vista and be what Mac OS X was for Apple.'
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December 14, 2007 |
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| Microsoft eyes a meaner, 'greener' P2P for Windows 7
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| Windows Vista already includes a P2P-enabling technology known as Teredo. But for the forthcoming Windows 7, Microsoft is contemplating adding such features as metered connections, distributed hash tables, and something called 'green P2P.'
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Microsoft Makes Windows 7 Driver Testing Mandatory June 1
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| Microsoft will require hardware makers to test their device drivers on Windows 7 to receive certification for Windows.
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June 3, 2008 |
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| Microsoft Shows Shaved-Down Kernel For Next Windows OS
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| The core code for Windows is undergoing a rewrite to make it slimmer for use in a wide range of future products.
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October 19, 2007 |
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| Microsoft Submits Windows 7 for U.S. Antitrust Review
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| The next-generation version of Windows (code name Windows 7) will face an antitrust review by U.S. regulators.
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March 12, 2008 |
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| Microsoft VP Confirms Windows 7 Ship Date: January 2010
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| Microsoft will ship Windows 7 sometime in or near Jan. 2010, according to a letter company senior vice president Bill Veghte sent to Microsoft customers Tuesday.
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June 26, 2008 |
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| Microsoft : Windows 7 still in planning stage and will take approximately 3 years to develop.
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| Looks like Microsoft is NOT planning to release Windows 7 in 2009. Microsoft's official response, by an email dated 26th January, 2008, to WinVistaClub states that Windows 7 is still in the planning stage and will take approximately 3 years to develop.
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January 26, 2008 |
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| Prediction: Microsoft will leapfrog Vista, release Windows 7 early, and change its OS business
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| Microsoft is nothing if not responsive to its customers. In fact, it's hyper-responsive. That's why we've ended up with feature-bloat in both Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office as the company has tried to please everyone by including everything-but-the-kitchen-sink in its software.
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April 23, 2008 |
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| Seven Things We'd Like to See in Windows 7
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| According to some reports, Microsoft might be prepping to drop the next Windows operating system, currently called Windows 7 by the press, sometime in 2009. I don't know if that's true, because Internet rumors aren't known for being reliable, but if it is indeed the case, now is the time for Microsoft to start making a serious list of necessary features. And lack thereof.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| Why modular Windows will suck for Microsoft and suck for you
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| There is a growing consensus of opinion forming that Windows "Seven" will be "modular," the concept being that you buy the core OS first and then add to it individual "modules" with logically distinct units of functionality.
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April 6, 2008 |
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| Will Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?
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| Recent statements hint at possible arrival of next OS in 2009.
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April 4, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 Already a Threat to Vista
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| Microsoft's arms-distance embrace of Vista and its dangling of Windows 7 promises can't last.
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May 29, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 and Windows Live to Have Even More Forced Integration
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| In a move that's sure to make the EU giddy at the possibility of levying more fines, Microsoft's been circulating some internal memos brainstorming ways to better connect the next version of Windows with the next version of Windows Live.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 Eyed For Antitrust Violations
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| The so-called Technical Committee recently received a build of Windows 7 from Microsoft and is checking it for any features that might violate the federal antitrust agreement.
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 fake spotted on BitTorrent
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| Pranksters have taken advantage of interest in the next version of Windows to post fake - but reportedly harmless - builds of Windows 7 on BitTorrent.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 in 2009?
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| Still upset about Windows Vista? Don't worry. According to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, it should all be over soon.
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April 6, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 In 2010, Microsoft Says
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| The expected release date contradicts earlier statements by Bill Gates that his company might ship a new version of its Windows operating system as soon as 2009.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 moved up to late 2009?
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| The operating system, internally referred to as Windows 7, is said to be in an accelerated development process which will see the software released to manufacturing in the second half of 2009. While flexible, the plan may see the Vista successor released as early as fall 2009, months ahead of a projected 2010 launch for the OS.
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January 18, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 No New Kernel, Builds on Vista
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| So far, Microsoft has been very tight-lipped about Windows 7, carefully trying to prevent another Longhorn PR disaster where the company promised the heavens and more for Longhorn, but in the end ditched Longhorn to make way for Vista.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 product deadline may or may not be 2010
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| Reports yesterday and today stating Microsoft confirmed its Windows 7 release date for 2010 appear to be very premature, as the statement those reports were based on is the same boilerplate language the company has produced for months.
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March 14, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 Screenshots Leaked?
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| In spite of (or, thanks to?) Windows Vista, a recent release and all, Windows 7 has been getting a lot attention all over the web - even in the non-tech mainstream and print media. Since Microsoft is holding its cards close, people try to get by on little droplets of information, side remarks by Microsoft employees, slip-of-the-tongues, and, of course, plain-old forgery. PC World thinks these screenshots come from a scheduled May 2008 Windows 7 build, but if you look at them with a little more attention to detail, you will easily spot they are - at best - random mockups from Microsoft, or, - most likely - fake.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| Windows 7 Testing Must Start ASAP, Microsoft Warns Hardware Makers
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| Hardware makers that don't comply with the edict won't qualify for Microsoft's Windows Logo certified compatibility program for Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
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June 2, 2008 |
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| Windows 8: Confirmed.
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| With Windows 7 well underway, there are plenty of teams within Microsoft who are looking to the future. Yes, Windows 8 is not only confirmed as existing as its own entity but Microsoft is currently looking for people to fill the proverbial shoes of planning.
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July 8, 2008 |
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| Windows Could Use a Rush of Fresh Air
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| Microsoft Windows has put on a lot of weight over the years.
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June 29, 2008 |
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| Windows Seven: Enough Already
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| Microsoft hasn't yet released Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and there are so-called leaks galore about Vista successor Windows Seven. There have been supposed screenshots of Milestone 1 and even a pirated movie-like video. I won't link to any of the stuff, as it would only feed the frenzy.
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January 25, 2008 |
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| Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?
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| Several industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that a very early version of Windows 7, previously code-named Blackcomb Vienna, already has been shipped to “key partners” as a “Milestone 1” (M1) code drop for validation purposes. A roadmap received by TG Daily indicates that the new operating system will be introduced in the second half of 2009.
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January 16, 2008 |
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| Windows watch starts to point to 7
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| Officially, Microsoft has very little to say about Windows 7.
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January 22, 2008 |
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