zdnet.com.au - 2/6/2009
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Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4? In this video, we take to Sydney's streets to find out what people think of what they think is a Windows 7 demonstration. The net result? Mainly, people just didn't like Vista. What do you think? Do Windows 7 and KDE 4 just look way too alike to tell the difference? ...
windowsteamblog.com - 2/10/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
I wanted to quickly remind everyone that this
week general availability for the Windows 7 Beta will...
be ending: February 10 th : Starting at 12am Pacific Time , no new downloads will be available. If you have already begun downloading the Windows 7 ...
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Reminder: General Availability for Windows 7 Beta Ending ...
windowsteamblog.com - 2/5/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
Today, I wanted to take a closer look
at the Windows 7 SKUs since there has been...
some discussion about them for the last couple of days. By the end of this post, I want you to know exactly which edition of Windows 7 is right for you and help you ...
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A closer look at the Windows 7 SKUs
arstechnica.com - 2/6/2009
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arstechnica.com —
First, let me start off with a warning.
This information came to me via an anonymous tip...
and is not from a trusted source of mine. That aside, the reason I'm putting this in the rumor box for now is that there is pricing for Windows 7 ...
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Rumor: pricing for the Windows 7 editions
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ROFL? Regular people can’t tell the difference between Windows 7 and KDE 4
CrunchGear —
... ZDNet Australia puts the theory to the test, showing people KDE 4 and telling them it’s Windows 7. Is that even fair? I guess it’s pretty much the same as ...
People Have No Idea What Windows 7 Is [Windows 7]
Gizmodo —
Proof Microsoft could've done whatever it wanted with Windows 7 and people would've swallowed it, as long as it's pretty: People told a demo of KDE 4 was Windows 7 were amazed. [ZDNet via CrunchGear]
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Windows 7 or KDE 4?
Download Squad —
... good mix of performance and eye candy. Features like the new taskbar, Aero Shake, and Aero Peek make the operating system both visually attractive and easy to navigate. But you know what? Windows 7 isn't the only operating system with a flashy new desktop interface. The KDE 4 desktop environment for Linux also offers some pretty nifty features like enhanced support for widgets, a new menu, and animations. So the folks at ZDNet Australia decided to see what people thought of KDE4. Only taking a cue from Microsoft's Mojave campaign, ...
Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video]
Between the Lines —
... , Open Source , Operating Systems , Software , Marketing Our colleagues at ZDNet Australia just conducted a very interesting experiment. They took KDE 4 to the streets and told people it was Windows 7 and guess what? No one could tell the difference. Here’s the comical experiment from ZDNet Australia’s Chris Duckett and Alex Serpo. Perhaps this could be another installment of Microsoft’s new Mojave experiment . The video is based off of this Windows 7-KDE 4 comparison .
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lifehacker.com 2/4/2009 — The many versions of Windows Vista was the brunt of much criticism from confused users, but Microsoft has simplified things in Windows 7.
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Windows 7 Will Have Six Editions —
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One of the things that many consumers were confused by when Windows Vista launched was all of the different versions available. Some versions lacked many of the new features that Microsoft talked about so frequently, like the Aero interface.
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