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Bob's Blog : Windows 7 Beta for MDC Attendees
Bob's Blog : Windows 7 Beta for MDC Attendees
Windows7_h_rgb Breaking news!!! Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta DVD. Note: The Windows 7 DVDs will not be ready to hand out in time for the events happening in December, but we’ll definitely mail them out to you as soon as they become ...
Windows 7: Simple vs. Easy
Windows 7: Simple vs. Easy
winsupersite.com — Windows 7 is simpler. But is it better? It seems like some of the changes are coming... at the cost of ease of use... (more) Windows 7: Simple vs. Easy
Windows 7 Multi-touch App for Media Transfer
hothardware.com — PQ-DVD, maker of DVD to iPod and iPod Video Converter software, is demonstrating the first software to... utilize Multi-Touch technology to organize iPod, iPhone music & videos the easy way. Users can now simply drop the iPod/iPhone on the computer ... (more) Windows 7 Multi-touch App for Media Transfer
Windows 7 Beta Due Next Month, Microsoft Hints
Windows 7 Beta Due Next Month, Microsoft Hints
pcworld.com — After weeks of speculation, it appears that the general public will soon be able to get its... hands on the first beta of Microsoft's follow-up to Windows Vista. A message on the MSDN Developer Conference (MDC) site states that all attendees of the ... (more) Windows 7 Beta Due Next Month, Microsoft Hints
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VentureBeat — ... Speaking of…Windows 7 first beta due in January — Attendees of the MSDN Developer Conference events taking place next month will apparently leave with a DVD to test Microsoft’s next operating system. Bob’s Blog has more. ...

Windows 7 Beta 1 Will Debut on January 13th [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... in Chicago on January 13th will receive their beta discs at the event itself. Technet's Keith Combs backed up this information saying that they are aiming to have Windows 7 beta materials by January 13th 2009. Microsoft claims that they are still targeting "early 2009" for the wider beta (with the finished version following in mid-2009), but if you are willing to drop $99 to score one early, you will need to register for the MSDN Developer's Conference nearest you ASAP. [Bob's Blog and Keith Combs via Windows 7 Center via Digg and CNET ...

Microsoft offers Windows 7 betas to attract developers, so when will it ship final code?
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... Bob's Blog, written by Microsoft "Architect Evangelist" Bob Familiar, says programmers who "attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference … will receive a Windows 7 Beta DVD." ...

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