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Even in Test Form, Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust
Even in Test Form, Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust
Walt previews the public beta of Windows 7 and finds that even in beta form, it's better than Vista.
Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust
Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust
online.wsj.com — Associated Press A screenshot shows several application windows on the desktop of the Beta version of the... Microsoft Windows 7 software. (more) Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust
Mossberg: “Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust” [jkOnTheRun]
Mossberg: “Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust” [jkOnTheRun]
jkontherun.com — Looks like we’re not the only ones having a positive experience with Windows 7. In today’s WSJ,... Walt Mossberg offers a first impression on the beta operating system from Microsoft. He likes the less intrusive warnings and “nag ... (more) Mossberg: “Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust” [jkOnTheRun]
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Walt Mossberg: Windows 7 leaves Vista in the dust!
SolSie.com — ... form. He, however gave positive mark on the new operating system from Microsoft. The Windows 7, according to Walt: “But even if your current or future PC lacks a touch screen, Windows 7 will have plenty of other benefits. The most important may be speed. In my tests, even the beta version of Windows 7 was dramatically faster than Vista at such tasks as starting up the computer, waking it from sleep and launching programs” Read Walt Mossberg article HERE! ...

Microsoft to layoff 5,000 people
Download Squad — Filed under: News, MicrosoftSure, Windows 7 may be getting rave reviews, and Windows Mobile 6.5 and Internet Explorer 8 launches may be coming soon. But Microsoft, like many other companies has been hit hard by the recession. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company's second quarter revenue was $900 million below expectations (although still up 2 percent from last year). Ballmer says the company has already taken steps to cut operating expenses, but Microsoft will now eliminate as many as 5,000 jobs in research ...

Weekend Update, 1.24.09
Digital Daily — ... Good news for Windows PC owners, too–and it’s about time. In Personal Technology Walt Mossberg previews Windows 7 and said that even in beta it blows Vista out of the water. In its finished form, it might even turn out to be a worthy competitor to Apple’s (AAPL) OSX Leopard. In Mossberg’s Mailbox, he answers a parent’s question about ...

Windows 7 gets schitzophrenic, multiple personalities emerge
Tech Digest — ... ) available to the public. Microsoft's forthcoming OS has been getting rave reviews from all corners of the internet - even those traditionally very pro-Apple. I'm a big fan myself - I've got it installed on a laptop that struggled with Vista, and it runs like a dream. It remains to be seen exactly how cut-down the 'Home' versions will end up being, and if unlike Vista, the Ultimate edition is worth the extra cash. (via ...

Windows 7 gets schizophrenic, multiple personalities emerge
Tech Digest — ... ) available to the public. Microsoft's forthcoming OS has been getting rave reviews from all corners of the internet - even those traditionally very pro-Apple. I'm a big fan myself - I've got it installed on a laptop that struggled with Vista, and it runs like a dream. It remains to be seen exactly how cut-down the 'Home' versions will end up being, and if unlike Vista, the Ultimate edition is worth the extra cash. (via ...

Windows 7: Model for Microsoft Reinvention
Microsoft Watch — ... enhancements. My compliments to the development team and the experience they brought from user interface work done on Office 2007. Some other blogs have done excellent work explaining some of Windows 7's new UI features, and I would like to call them out: I will share my own experiences about using Windows 7 over the coming weeks and months. Suffice to say, Windows 7 has the makings of a hit. It means something when an esteemed reviewer like the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg praises Windows 7 Beta 1 . Walt was particularly hard on Vista, but praising Mac OS X. ...

Why Microsoft Should Give Windows 7 Away [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... Windows 7 neatly resolves them: Word-of-mouth sentiment for Windows 7 has been overwhelmingly positive, even from Mossberg, a dude who spent ...

What's really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!
Hardware 2.0 — ... So far, I feel that Windows 7 has had a pretty easy ride, both by tech pundits and tech enthusiasts. People who see and get a chance to spend time with Windows 7 seem to like the OS. There are even Mac fans out there willing to admit that Windows 7 is pretty ...

Windows 7 Released to BitTorrent, Manufacturing
Digital Daily — ... to manufacturers, a piece of software that it hopes will restore the engineering reputation that Vista so badly tarnished. And by many accounts Windows 7 is poised to do just that. Unlike Vista, it was completed on time. And, unlike Vista, early reviews have been positive. “Even in beta form, with some features incomplete or imperfect, Windows 7 is, in my view, much better than Vista, whose sluggishness, annoying nag screens, and incompatibilities have caused many users to shun it,” Walt Mossberg said of the OS back in January. “It’s also a serious competitor, in features and ...

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