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No, Windows 7 Market Share Has Not Surpassed Mac OS X (Yet)
I call out this stupidity when people try to prop up Mac OS X market share, so I'll do it now as well: Despite what you may have read (and, really, Gregg Keizer should know better), Windows 7 has not yet surpassed Mac OS X's market share. The reason is simple: Market share is sales over a set ...
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Microsoft Posts Windows 7/Family Guy Clips
Some have said that these are "unaired" but I've seen at least two of them on TV, so I suspect they've all actually made it onto TV in one way or another. In any event, nothing special, but a peek at what the aborted Windows 7-sponsored Seth MacFarlane comedy show could have been ...
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Bing Cashback Celebrates Black Friday With Up to 35 Percent Cash Back
From Microsoft: For a limited time starting on Black Friday, November 27, Bing shopping customers can earn increased cash back from select participating retailers through our Bing cashback Gold Rush promotion. When purchased through the Bing cashback program, savings range from 5 to 35 ...
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Amazon Updates Kindle 2: Now with 85 Percent Better Battery Life and Native PDF Support
Amazon has updated its Kindle 2 eBook reader with dramatic battery life gains and the native PDF reader that was previously available only in the DX. When you combine this with the previously announced international support and price cuts, it's suddenly a no-brainer. I love my Kindle and use it ...
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3: November 24
Microsoft contacted me yesterday about Windows Home Server (WHS) Power Pack 3 (PP3) but I was traveling so I had to just tweet a short version of the news: WHS PP3 will ship publicly November 24. Here's the full release: We are announcing that the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 will be ...
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Top 7 Ways to Enhance Your Windows 7 Experience
Microsoft sends along some interesting information today about Windows 7: Top 7 Things to Do After Installing Windows 7 Personalize your PC: Make your Windows 7 PC your own by pinning your favorite programs to the enhanced Windows Taskbar, to easily preview and switch between Windows. ...
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PDC 2009: Day 2
8:15 am. Office 2010 Beta Preview'>Live blogging from the keynote should be starting up in earnest soon... 7:42 am. In the press room with Andrew and Tom (Neowin) and Long. Today promises to be more interesting than yesterday. (not that Azure isn't interesting, but...)
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PDC 2009: Day 1
10:50 am: Going to attend Windows Ribbon: Technical Deep Dive session with Rafael, Tom, and Andrew. Then it's back to back meetings for the rest of the day. 10:30 am: So it's hard not to be underwhelmed here. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure this is big stuff. But it's not interesting stuff. And ...
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Fun With Windows Server: A Haiku Contest And A Free eBook
Yes, you really can have fun with Windows Server. Especially Windows Server 2008 R2: Microsoft is launching a haiku contest, and the winner is getting a 52-inch TV. To win, you have to write a haiku about--you guessed it--Windows Server 2008 R2. Some examples include: Hyper V! PowerShell! IT ...
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The New Office 2010 Logo
Microsoft today made Office 2010 Beta 2 available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. ( Thanks to Mary Jo Foley for the heads-up .) Here's a peek at the new Office 2010 logo. My overview of the beta--which will be made available publicly at some point--will be up later in the ...
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PDC 2009: Day 0
I'm at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) today for the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) pre-show events , which involve some workshops--including the one I'm attending right now, Windows 7 Developer Boot Camp , which features Microsoft Fellow (and tech genius) Mark Russinovitch . ...
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Is it OK to Use OEM Windows on Your Own PC? Don't Ask Microsoft
While researching my most recent article, No OEM For You: Windows 7 OEM Packaging is Not For Individuals , I ran into an issue that I should have foreseen: Microsoft's licensing reads like the Dead Sea Scrolls and you need to be an expert in Aramaic to understand it. I don't speak this EULA ...
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Rafael is Vindicated: Microsoft Did Steal Open Source Code for USB/DVD Tool
community.winsupersite.com — Microsoft just confirmed to me that it has completed an investigation of allegations made by my Windows... 7 Secrets co-author, Rafael Rivera, concerning the unauthorized and illegal use of open source code in its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. The ... (more) Rafael is Vindicated: Microsoft Did Steal Open Source ...
Windows Marketplace for Mobile Now Available on the Web
When Microsoft launched its new Windows Marketplace for Mobile alongside Windows Mobile 6.5 in early October, the online store was only available via a custom app on compatible Windows Mobile 6.5-based devices. But now, as promised, you can access the store on the web as well , from any ...
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Windows 7 Battery Life Worse on Netbooks
Laptop Magazine has some surprising news for Windows 7 battery life, at least on three netbooks: It's not as good as it was on XP. Here's what they found: Back in August when we started testing the final version of Windows 7, we noticed that several netbooks didn’t last as long on a charge ...
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How We Really Designed the Look and Feel of Windows 7
While the Mac community has been chortling over a supposed Microsoft admission that Windows 7 copies the Mac OS X look and feel, the company decided to set the record straight , or at least provide a more official comment about this claim: An inaccurate quote has been floating around the ...
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Windows Live Gets YouTube, 18 More Content Partners
From Microsoft: This week, 19 new third-party feed partners will be rolling out globally on Windows Live, bringing the total of feed partners up to 75 global web companies, so over 450 million Windows Live customers have even more ways to share what they're doing across the web and ...
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Microsoft Reveals Bing Video Experience
Microsoft today expanded the capabilities of its Bing decision engine to include a new Bing Video destination that combines Bing video search and quality content from MSN Video. The integrated experience provides a new online video destination that delivers a comprehensive and faster video ...
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New Zune HD Games Available Today
From Microsoft: Over the weekend we pushed out a Zune HD firmware update, version 4.3, which enabled 3-D gaming on Zune HD. Today six new games are available in the Zune Marketplace. The new games take advantage of Zune HD’s beautiful multi-touch OLED screen and accelerometer and some ...
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Kindle for PC Now Available
community.winsupersite.com — Amazon : Amazon.com today announced the availability of "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers... around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store currently offers more than ... (more) Kindle for PC Now Available
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