Microsoft has activated the kill annoy-the-crap-out-of-you switch on Windows 7 Beta and urged us to install the RC, upgrade coupon plans have been announced, pre-orders are being taken, the Family Pack license has surfaced, and things appear to be on track for the RTM to release just ten days from now.
As mentioned a two weeks [...]
With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 and developments like Moblin and HP’s MIE creating quite stir, plenty of people were saying that 2009 would be ‘the year of Linux on the desktop.’ Not that the statement hasn’t been made before, but there appeared to be some real momentum this time around.
Enter the Windows 7 RC. [...]
Got three computers at home? There is reason to believe that Microsoft will let you license Windows 7 on all of them for a very competitive price.
In recent leaked RTM branch builds of WIndows 7 Home Premium, there’s been an interesting language chance in the license agreement under “Installation Use and Rights”:
b. Family Pack. If [...]
So you downloaded the first beta version of Windows 7 when it was released to the public in January. You installed it on a separate partition on your Windows XP, Vista, Linux, or OS X box played around with it for a little while and then forgot about it. You never got around to installing [...]
Right on schedule, Microsoft has begun taking pre-orders for Windows 7. In the US anyway. Customers in the rest of the world will have to wait a little longer. But if you’re in the US you can pre-order Windows 7 upgrade packages for about half off, bringing the price of Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade [...]
Microsoft has unveiled the consumer prices for Windows 7. Here’s the rundown of prices for a full version:
Windows 7 Home Premium: $199.99
Windows 7 Professional: $299.99
Windows 7 Ultimate: $319.99
The prices are lower for users who are upgrading from Windows XP or Vista:
Windows 7 Home Premium: $119.99
Windows 7 Professional: $199.99
Windows 7 Ultimate: $219.99
But wait, there’s more. Starting [...]
Microsoft kind of, sort of confirmed that that leaked images of the Windows 7 box art we spotted last month were legit when the company posted some nearly identical images on a Facebook page recently. But now it’s really official. The Windows team has posted an item on the official Windows Blog showcasing the new [...]
If they’re not leaking announcing leaked builds of Windows 7, they’re sharing news from internal memos. Wzor.net has posted the time table for Windows 7’s path to RTM:
FINAL ROADMAP FOR WINDOWS 7 [CLIENT-SERVER]:6/1 - 6/19 BUILDING RTM ESCROW - already assembled RTM ESCROW.6/22 - 7/10 RTM RECALL - assembly and search for candidates to the [...]
Microsoft is having a pretty hard time killing off Windows XP. Once upon a time, you could reliably count on Microsoft to release a new version of DOS and then Windows every few years. The new versions typically offered significant improvements in speed and stability as well as new features. But a funny thing happened [...]
Remeber the announcement last week that Windows 7 upgrade coupon plans are falling into place? Buy a machine with Windows Vista within the specified window, and you’ll get a voucher for a free, spankin’ new Windows 7.
What about Apple hardware currently sporting Leopard? Snow Leopard is due soon, after all. So will you get a [...]
