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#1 2009-01-08 09:44:19

JaneFairfax
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Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

The first public trial, or beta, version of Windows 7 has been released.

Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer used his keynote speech at CES to announce that software developers would get at the trial version on 7 January.

Full story: BBC News

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#2 2009-01-13 01:10:41

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

[align=right]Monday 12 January 2009[/align]

[align=center]Windows 7 now “available to all”[/align]

The latest Windows release will be available to everyone after a surge in demand crashed the Microsoft website on 9 January, the original release date.

In response, the company has lifted a planned limit on the number of copies of the Windows 7 Beta available for download.

Microsoft delayed the launch by one day to add “more infrastructure and servers” to cope with demand.

    BBC News

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#3 2009-01-13 01:42:16

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

http://xkcd.com/528/

Last edited by Daniel123 (2009-01-13 01:42:34)

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#4 2009-01-13 09:20:29

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

XKCD cuts right to the bone.

Anyway ... I have heard that Windows 7 is just Vista with less annoying prompts.

What we really need is a more user-friendly Linux.


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#5 2009-01-13 09:58:21

JaneFairfax
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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

Well, I haven’t had any really serious problems with Vista so far. Once I downloaded the Vista Service Pack while getting upgrades but the installation was botched. I then ran a system restore and have never bothered to install any Service Pack snce. Moreover, programs which did not run Vista when I first got Vista have mostly now been modified to run on Vista.

So I’m fairly content with Vista at the moment. smile

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#6 2009-01-13 10:09:59

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

The system resources quoted to be needed to run Vista have always put me off of it straight away, i don't have the most powerful computer as it is, and i really don't want to have my programs run any slower than they already do.


The Beginning Of All Things To End.
The End Of All Things To Come.

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#7 2009-01-27 03:58:06

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

[align=right]Monday 26 January 2009[/align]

[align=center]Microsoft steps up browser battle[/align]

Microsoft has stepped up the battle to win back users with the latest release of its Internet Explorer browser.

The US software giant says IE 8 is faster, easier to use and more secure than its competitors.

“We have made IE 8 the best browser for the way people really do use the web,” said Microsoft’s Amy Barzdukas.

    BBC News

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#8 2009-01-27 12:01:58

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

Competition Rules! Firefox/Opera/etc have spurred MS to make a better IE.


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#9 2009-01-27 12:22:16

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

I haven’t tried IE8 yet (I didn’t even know the beta version had come out). However I’m so happy with Firefox now that I don’t feel much inclination to go and get IE8. smile

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#10 2009-01-30 13:31:49

John E. Franklin
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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

The simple browser, Google Chrome is quite nice, I've been using it for a month.
It's nice because you can start it up before or just as your wireless is initializing,
and no homepage opens up, so then you can type what you are looking for, then
when the wireless balloon appears, wham, you press enter, and you are there.
It is tabbed and very simple to use.


igloo myrtilles fourmis

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#11 2009-01-30 16:24:49

George,Y
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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

maxthon is pretty cool. You just need to drag a gesture on mouse while pressing right button to close a tab.


X'(y-Xβ)=0

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#12 2009-01-31 05:50:46

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

yup i have used maxthos, sleipnir, chrome, mozilla, and now i m gonna try IE8. Chrome i didnt like as much because it got beaten by other browsers like maxthon and sleipnir as they had a lot less glitches when they came out. They are very similar and sometimes even better.

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#13 2009-02-02 10:32:13

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Not liking IE 8, it lags a lot when i m on facebook while firefox runs smoothly. I guess they will fix it over time...

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#14 2009-02-03 02:07:24

JaneFairfax
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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

The lag may be due to the computer being low on RAM. My computer is. Even IE7 lags a great deal for me when I’m running it together with Firefox.

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#15 2009-02-03 08:27:16

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Re: Microsoft begins Windows 7 push

Y would IE8 affect RAM a lot more than any other browser? I dont think that should be a problem if they are improving it and trying to compete with other browsers out there. I use Firefox/Maxthon and Sleipnir easily, no lag at all but just IE8.
My RAM is just at 512 MB , i kno its low but everything else works fine with it.

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