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crn.com - 1/3/2009
10 Microsoft Predictions For 2009
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Windows 7 Will Get A Better Reception Than Vista Microsoft learned valuable lessons from the Windows Vista experience, even though the company spent much of 2008 pretending that nothing was wrong with it and that the market hadn't given it a fair shake. However, that changed at Microsoft's ...
techarp.com - 1/6/2009
The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program
— techarp.com — Microsoft issued a draft of the Windows 7 Technical Guarantee Program to their OEM partners on December... 10, giving them exactly one month to provide their feedback before Microsoft finalizes the program details. We managed to obtain a copy of the ... (more) The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program

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windowsteamblog.com - 1/8/2009
Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 Beta - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows ...
— windowsteamblog.com — As of today, I am running the Windows 7 Beta on several different PCs including my laptop,... my work PC, and my PC at home, which I upgraded recently to Windows 7 from Windows Vista SP1. (I’ll be outlining the PCs I’m using to test Windows 7 shortly.) ... (more) Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 ...

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msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
Microsoft Readies Cost-Cuts; Though Massive Layoff Unlikely
— msnbc.msn.com — Rumors of Microsoft layoffs are unlikely according to CNBC's Jim Goldman... (more) Microsoft Readies Cost-Cuts; Though Massive Layoff Unlikely

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Tech Pundits Put Their 2009 Predictions On the Line
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... and even fewer have figured out that being "green" is as much about smart expense management that saves jobs as it is about some obscure "carbon footprint."  -- Don Tennant, Computerworld "Apple TV will evolve into an actual TV." - Jason Schwarz, seekingalpha.com "Venture capital funding will drop sharply." - The Industry Standard "Windows 7 Will Get A Better Reception Than Vista." -- CRN "The thing we think of as a netbook should really be something else—a ...

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ChannelWeb Hot Topics — ... 10 Coolest Netbooks The 10 Coolest Notebooks The 10 Coolest Smartphones The Top 10 iPhone Apps 20 Terrible Tech Holiday Gifts 12 Recommended Displays From 2008 Top Channel Books Predictions For 2009 State Of The Market 2009: 10 Things To Know 10 Security Predictions For 2009 10 Storage Predictions For 2009 10 Chip Predictions For 2009 10 Microsoft Predictions For 2009 10 Networking Predictions For 2009 And a ...

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