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Will the release of Windows 7 actually help increase Mac sales?
Computerworld cites analyst Brian Marshall of Broadpoint Am Tech who submits that Mac sales actually increase in the aftermath of a large WIndows OS release. I analyzed the impact of the last four Windows launches and found no negative correlation between them and Mac sales. In fact, [Microsoft's launches] almost act like a delayed accelerant [...]
Continue reading...Mossberg hails Windows 7 as the best Windows yet
Friday, October 9, 2009
WSJ columnist Walt Mossberg is a big fan of Windows 7, and calls it the closest thing to a Mac like experience to ever come out of Redmond. After using pre-release versions of Windows 7 for nine months, and intensively testing the final version for the past month on many different machines, I believe it [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft planning to build Cafe in France to build up excitement for Windows 7
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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To help spread awareness of and generate excitement for the upcoming release of Windows 7, Microsoft is planning to open up a Windows 7 cafe in Paris, France. The cafe will only be in operation for a few weeks following the October 22nd release of Microsoft’s latest OS, but Parisians will soon be able to [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 to emulate Snow Leopard pricing.. for students
Friday, September 18, 2009
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Hot on the heels of reports that Snow Leopard sales have been through the roof comes news that Microsoft will lower the price for Windows 7 to $29 for qualifying students – meaning that you must have a valid .edu e-mail address, and can prove that you’re enrolled in “current coursework.” The offer to students [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Upgrade Chart – Say what?!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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Gotta love Windows and how easy it is for consumers to figure out appropriate upgrade paths from Vista to Windows 7.
Continue reading...Survey: 60% of IT administrators not planning Windows 7 upgrade
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
In a survey sent out to 20,000 information technology administrators, 60% of respondents noted that they will not upgrade to Windows 7 when it’s released this October, with 34% of those surveyed planning to upgrade to Windows 7 by the end of 2010. Windows 7 is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2009, but [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft unveils Windows 7 pricing
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Following the flop that was Vista, Microsoft’s next attempt at an OS, titled Windows 7, is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2009. And today, Microsoft announced what it’ll cost consumers to purchase the latest and greatest from Redmond. The pricing structure is somewhat straight forward by Microsoft standards, but we’re not sure if [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 will ship on October 22
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
In a somewhat uncharacteristic move, Microsoft has announced a solid ship date for one of its products! Kidding aside, Windows 7 is poised to ship on October 22. ComputerWorld has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit on Windows Starter edition of Windows 7
Friday, May 22, 2009
Turns out Microsoft has some sense after all. Paul Thurrott chimes in with a tersely worded post: Exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows 7 Starter No word yet on whether the other lame limitation–the bizarre inability to change the desktop wallpaper–will be fixed as well. To be honest, this is a bigger [...]
Continue reading...On the trippy new Backgrounds in Windows 7
Sunday, May 3, 2009
How Microsoft came up with those trippy and psychedelic backgrounds in Windows 7: With the photography covered, we tried to broaden our coverage to include additional images that would inspire, delight and invigorate people’s imaginations. We wanted to stretch into some new content that felt unique, timely, and with a distinct point of view. Our [...]
Continue reading...Another example of Microsoft lacking business acumen
Sunday, April 26, 2009
When Microsoft releases Windows 7, the version that comes with netbooks will only be able to run a maximum of 3 applications at a time. And in typical Microsoft fashion, the base edition of Windows 7 will also lack many of the features available in more expensive versions of the software. It’s bad enough that [...]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft to offer crippled version of Windows 7 for netbooks
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports: Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many of the least-expensive laptops with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on other key features, or pay for an upgrade. The strategy [...]
Continue reading...Some of the features in Windows 7 have been a long time coming
Monday, April 20, 2009
Yahoo reports on the development process of Windows 7: To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people all over the world who tried different versions of the [...]
Continue reading...Turning on the “Quick Launch Bar” in Windows 7 is the antithesis of “user friendly”
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Here’s a video showing how to turn on the ‘Quick Launch Bar’ in Windows 7. If you ever want to see what the complete opposite of “user friendly” looks like, check out the video below. I realize that Microsoft did away with the quick launch bar, but come on, could they have made it any [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft plans to open up its own retail stores
Thursday, February 12, 2009
I know what you’re thinking, but don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong with your eyes. CNBC is reporting that Microsoft is planning on opening up its own line of Microsoft branded stores in an attempt to emulate the success of Apple’s retail stores. Microsoft’s new endeavor seems to raise more questions than it answers, and it’s [...]
Continue reading...Friday Morning Link Round Up
Friday, February 6, 2009
Apple’s iPhone TV Ads Boost Individual App Sales – MacRumors Design of Apple Store in DC hits yet another wall – Washington Post The Kindle is not the next coming of the iPod – Roughly Drafted Sims 3 coming to the Mac and iPhone in Summer ’09 – TUAW Exploring Windows 7 on the Mac: [...]
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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