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GMSV:  Triage that line of customers, Fenster — get the Vista owners up here first

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RT: @techdelight: Microsoft's reputation, future riding on Windows 7 #technology http://bit.ly/2j0ms1 10/22/2009

Windows 7 jamboree. Microsoft's reputation on the hook http://bit.ly/3YGQ2r and Ballmer's big day http://bit.ly/o9PgO 10/22/2009

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Triage that line of customers, Fenster — get the Vista owners up here first
GMSV — And so the long-awaited day has finally arrived: Microsoft has loosed Windows 7 upon the world . Not much at stake just Microsoft’s post-Gates future , the mental health of millions of PC users, and the hopes and dreams of hardware manufacturers and computer retailers everywhere. A few news nuggets from the big day: * In conjunction with the launch, Microsoft updated its online store , and for the first time, it’s selling PCs and third-party software and accessories along with its own products. The company’s first retail store opens tomorrow ...

Five Linux alternatives to Windows 7
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog — All the computing world hype this week has been about Windows 7. Cheap Windows 7 ; Microsoft's future rides on Windows 7 , etc. etc. But, say you're not that excited about Windows 7. After-all, it's still as insecure as ever and upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is a major pain . So if you want, or are going to be forced, to move by your aging PC to another operating system, why not give Linux a try. As I explained recently in an IT World feature, How to give Linux a try , there are lots of ways to sample Linux without jumping through elaborate ...