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Businesses planning a move to Windows 7 need a more rigorous planning and assessment tool than the consumer-grade Upgrade Advisor. Businesses planning a move to Windows 7 need a more rigorous planning and assessment tool than the consumer-grade Upgrade Advisor. The early success of the operating system notwithstanding, you need to do some due diligence [...]
It wasn’t a high bar, but Windows 7 cleared it. Consumer retail sales of Microsoft Corp.’s newest computer operating system topped those of Vista by 234% on a unit basis within the first few days of its Oct. 22 launch, according to a report released Friday by the market research company NPD Group. The report [...]
A Microsoft executive whose pointed comments on Windows 7 upgrades have irked Microsoft bloggers has apologized. Well, in a roundabout sort of way, that is. In a Monday blog post, Eric Ligman, global partner experience lead in Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group, said his now-infamous blog post titled “Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows [...]
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer officially unveiled the company’s new Windows 7 operating system at a Thursday launch event in Manhattan. “I’m Steve Ballmer and I’m a Windows 7 PC,” he announced. The idea behind the new OS is to make computing “simpler, faster, more responsive,” he said. That was possible thanks to an “intense [...]
I’m all for technology advancements–a new OS, a slicker smartphone, Tang, whatever. Now Acer’s making an odd-but-interesting bet with its new Aspire 5738DG laptop: a 3D display. Yep, the future is now–watch out for flying DeLoreans! Before I crack any more jokes, let me explain what goes into Acer’s 3D technology. Ray Sawall, senior manager [...]
IBM and Canonical, the commercial entity behind Ubuntu Linux, on Tuesday are launching a combined cloud and Linux desktop package designed for Netbooks and low-end PCs. For those of us still waiting for Linux to hit the desktop, this type of packaging may be exactly how the move from Windows starts to pick up steam. [...]
Jeff Bertolucci Oct 18, 2009 11:44 pm I’ve just upgraded my main notebook computer to Windows 7. The process took four hours, windows 7 microsoft upgradeand despites a few minor glitches, was pretty much painless. So I’m using Win 7 now. It’s a little faster and a little prettier than Vista. (Check out PC World’s [...]
By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb With the Windows 7 launch looming, Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) is sponsoring Fox’s upcoming “Family Guy” comedy special in an apparent bid to market Windows 7 to viewers in a way that’s unconventional and creative. The astonishingly irreverent Family Guy show often pokes fun at Microsoft, and Bill Gates and the Zune have [...]
AT&T will subsidize the cost of the mini-laptop for users who sign up for a two-year data contract; without a commitment the price is $599. AT&T is partnering with mobile phone giant Nokia on its venture into laptops. Mobile professionals will be able to purchase Nokia’s Booklet 3G for $299 with a two-year mobile data [...]
Microsoft is sponsoring a Windows 7 television extravaganza next month in collaboration with FOX and “Family Guy” creator/voice actor Seth MacFarlane. The program’s working title is “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” and will weave Windows 7 promotions into the television special. The show will have no commercial breaks, and is [...]
