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Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgradesOpen in New Window
"Microsoft Corp. will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted the company's moves in the past." read more »
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Downloads of pirated Windows 7 beta candidate soarOpen in New Window
"Downloads of a new build of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system have soared in the last two days, with thousands of systems now pulling pirated copies from BitTorrent sites." read more »
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Expert questions Windows 7 user interfaceOpen in New Window
Windows expert Paul Thurrott on his SuperSite for Windows blog states he believes in Microsoft's quest to simplify the Windows 7 user interface, they're actually making it harder to use. Thurrott read more »
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A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)Open in New Window
Ed Bott has been checking out Windows 7. He states "The deeper I dive into Windows 7, the more I discover, including subtle changes and tweaks that aren’t obvious in a first look. In this post and read more »
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A peek at an early build of the new Win7 taskbarOpen in New Window
"One of Mac OS X's most successful features has been its zooming apps dock, which has been mimicked in third-party utilities for Windows. Windows 7's new taskbar looks more similar, but its change read more »
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If Windows is a dead end, what's next?Open in New Window
Nearly two years after Window Vista's release, Windows XP remains the standard desktop OS in business. So,interest was high in Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles last week read more »
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Will 7 Be Windows' Lucky Number?Open in New Window
Microsoft recently previewed the next major upgrade to its desktop operating system, Windows 7, at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. read more »
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Microsoft: Developers will get Windows 7 alpha next monthOpen in New Window
Microsoft confirmed today that it will hand out preview copies of Windows 7 to attendees at next month's Professional Developers Conference (PDC).In a post to the PDC Web site, Microsoft said tha read more »
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