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Microsoft starts another Windows 7 blog
All about Microsoft —
... For those who may be finding the Engineering Windows 7 blog a little … theoretical … for their tastes, there’s a new Microsoft-backed Windows 7 blog that’s just started up. The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) ...
Windows 7 Announcements Expected at Microsoft Developer Conference
Webmonkey —
... The company has started a public blog to track the development of the new OS. Earlier this month, Microsoft software engineer Ben Fathi used the blog to break the news that his team will be ...
What Windows 7 Must Do
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Nov 5, 2008 07:45 PM [image] Lately, Microsoft has started to open up about the company's plans for Vista's successor, Windows 7. Microsoft should do more -- and must do more -- if the company hopes to keep the Windows franchise vital. Here are four things that would be a good start. Make Windows 7 betas widely available. The glimpse of Windows 7 that Microsoft has provided already seems to show that they won't repeat the mistakes they made in Vista. Users and businesses need to see more of what Windows 7 will have to offer so they can feel comfortable using it soon after ...
Why So Little Buzz Surrounding Windows 7?
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... enough of it. Yet when the folks in Redmond act inspired, the publicity is apparently somewhat sparser. That sure seems to be the case surrounding Windows 7. My early tests of the operating system, which will succeed Vista in about a year, indicate that it's a solid, high-performing, great-looking platform. So why aren't we hearing more about it? True, my complaint is highly subjective. If you ask Microsoft, they'd say they are beating the hustings for Windows 7. (Microsoft has an Engineering Windows 7 blog, though it hasn't been updated in half a month. The ...
Windows 7 Beta Testing
SuperSite Blog —
... “We are in the early stages of soliciting beta testers for Windows 7, but do not have any additional information to share at this time. For updates on the development of Windows 7, please visit the Engineering Windows 7 and ...
Open letter to Microsoft - Can we have a Windows 7 beta 2 please?
Hardware 2.0 —
... tech media that this flaw would have been marked as “by design” and ignored. I also feel that the spirit of beta testing has been eroded with Windows 7. Both beta testers on Connect and the public got their hands on the beta 1 bits at pretty much the same time. Experienced beta testers aren’t getting access to any new builds to be able to see progress. The Windows 7 beta test has felt more like a technology preview rather than a proper beta test cycle. Sure, with Windows 7 we got the e7 blog which gave us all a behind the scenes peek at the development process, but at the end ...
Windows 7's IE 'Off' Switch: What Took So Long?
Today @ PC World —
... for those folks, there's no reason to have a default option clogging up valuable system resources. But why the sudden switch to the on-off switch configuration? Microsoft Group Program Manager Jack Mayo describes the change as coming from a desire to let customers use their "own criteria for choice." "We ... want to strike the right balance for consumers in providing choice and balancing compatibility with applications and providing a consistent Windows experience," Mayo stated in a blog posting Friday . Of course, there's also that pesky ...
Running XP? You can't upgrade to Windows 7
Techradar - All the latest technology news —
... moving files and settings and will prompt at setup time, but applications will need to be reinstalled." Fair enough. "We know that for a set of customers this tradeoff seems less than perfect, but we think the upfront time is well worth it." If you're one of those "set of customers," we'd love to hear what you think in the comments below - or email us. And we'll have more on Microsoft's latest Windows 7 announcement soon. Related Links Engineering Windows 7 ...
Installing Win 7 RC? Roll back to Vista first
Techradar - All the latest technology news —
... believes it has improved the upgrade process and driver coverage, though it does say that most Windows 7 installs were completed on clean systems – something it obviously wants further tested as Windows 7 moves to RC status. It also restates the point that users should only install Microsoft-sanctioned builds of Windows 7. Earlier, we reported how Microsoft confirmed it isn't providing an upgrade path from Windows XP to Windows 7. Related Links Engineering Windows 7 ...
Win 7 Upgrade: One step forward, two steps back
TG Daily - All News —
... to do this, claiming to have greatly improved the upgrade-from-Vista process. They want a real-world upgrade experience in RC testing, and the majority Windows 7 users will not be upgrading from the beta when the official product released later this year. Microsoft recognizes this is a major pain, and is asking for your cooperation. Microsoft claims a fresh install from Vista will reveal more data to Microsoft than simply upgrading from the current Windows 7 Beta. According to the engineering blog : "We've also learned that many of you (millions) are running Windows 7 Beta ...
Becoming a better blogger, reader and helping me take out the trash: Trimming in Public: Episode 6
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... Engineering Windows 7: I am a PC, not a Mac. I never had any problems with Vista, except for slower file transfers, but either than that it worked flawlessly. Windows 7 is the next version of Windows due to be released this October. I’m running the Release Candidate version on the machine I’m using to type this very blog post. Knowing what goes into the technology I depend on a daily basis is part of what makes me tick. I’ve tried to turn off this disorder, I really have. I should be outside playing football with my friends, grabbing girls’ asses, and ...
Windows boss Sinofsky writing a book
The Microsoft Blog —
... from the Vista challenges and embarks on a new strategic direction. The book focuses on Sinofsky's quest for building an integral enterprise, restructuring the Windows Group to preserve and improve upon a business worth $10's of billions in revenues, and over $100 Billion in market capitalization. Two and half years old, the quest is already showing signs of success, with significant achievements in organizational satisfaction and product shipments. The blog that refers to is the Engineering Windows 7 blog , which mostly Sinofsky writes. Via ...
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