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Windows 7: A rebadged, much better Vista?
TG Daily - All News — Chicago (IL) – As we are patiently waiting to take Windows 7 for a test drive later this month, Microsoft is cautious about promising too much and is making sure that expectations remain low. According to CEO Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 will essentially be Vista, but “a lot better”. Image In fact, when the executive said that Windows 7 would be a Windows Vista with a cleaner interface and performance interface, it may sound like Windows 7 is much more a service pack than a major operating system release Ballmer claims Windows 7 will be. But then, Ballmer also said that “Vista is good” and if he ran another company, he would not wait for Windows 7, but deploy Windows Vista ...

Microsoft Chief Executive: Windows 7 Is Whole Lot Better Windows Vista
X-bit labs — Microsoft Corp. s chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said at a symposium that the forthcoming operating system (OS) Windows 7 would be a lot better compared to Windows Vista. Nevertheless, the new OS will not be just a fixed version of much criticized Vista, but a major release. Unfortunately, Mr. Ballmer provided no details or unveiled any new features. [Windows 7], it s Windows Vista, a lot better, said Mr. Ballmer at Gartner s annual Symposium ITxpo, reports ComputerWorld ...

Microsoft officially gives up on Vista
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Microsoft is giving up on Windows Vista: "If you're just starting your testing of Vista, with the [Windows 7] Release Candidate and the quality of that offering, I would switch over and do your testing on the [Windows 7] Release Candidate, and use that going forward," Bill Veghte, Microsoft's senior vice president for Windows business, said in a keynote speech earlier this week. But was this week's advice by Microsoft's Veghte a red-letter day, the implicit admission that Vista was a failure in the enterprise? "Oh, I think they admitted that a while ago," Silver said, pointing to comments by CEO Steve ...