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pcworld.com - 10/17/2008
Ballmer: Windows 7 Is Vista, Just 'a Lot Better'
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Windows 7 will be like Windows Vista, but more so, Microsoft Corp.CEO Steve Ballmer said today as he defended the first two years of Vista.

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updates.zdnet.com - 10/13/2008
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— updates.zdnet.com — ZDNet Resources Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better' It seems Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally thrown in the towel. Vista's biggest cheerleader seems to almost have given up trying to convince anyone who hasn't yet upgraded to ... (more) microsoft windows 7 Resources

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— updates.zdnet.com — ZDNet Resources Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista... A visit to the Microsoft booth at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo is full of subliminal messages urging technology executives to move up to more modern products. One part of the booth ... (more) microsoft office Resources

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bloomberg.com - 10/16/2008
Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Still Makes Sense, Ballmer Says (Update4)
— bloomberg.com — Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said a deal with Yahoo! Inc. may still make economic sense for shareholders of both companies, pushing Yahoo stock up 11 percent. While there may be ``continuing ... (more) Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Still Makes Sense, Ballmer Says ...

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Low-level MS guy says: Windows 7 is different, better
CrunchGear — ... This enormous and allegedly unsolicited blog entry by an “ordinary Joe developer” (is he related to the plumber?) details some of the under-the-hood stuff that’s going on with Windows 7 development. Although Ballmer has described 7 as being “Windows Vista with clean-up in user interface [and] improvements in performance,” this guy seems to think it’s a little more than that. I nursed my hope that 7 would be a completely different experience for a while, but now it seems less and less likely by the day. ...

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