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Under the Hood, Windows 7 Is Vista's Twin
At Microsoft's recent Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, the air crackled with anticipation. On the heels of Vista, arguably the biggest disaster in Microsoft's history, Windows 7 was about to be revealed. A blast of fanfare, and Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie took the ...
OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
theonion.com — Microsoft announced it will be releasing a new edition of its operating software, called Windows 7, while... Apple is working on its new OS X Snow Leopard. How will they stack up against each other? (more) OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion - America's ...
 		DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report
DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report
blogs.zdnet.com — November 8th, 2008 DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7? Posted by Ed Bott @... 2:11 pm Categories: Digital media , Windows 7 , Media Center Tags: Media Center PC , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Corp. , DirecTV , Satellite , H.264 , Media ... (more) DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows ...
Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista [Giz Explains]
Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista [Giz Explains]
gizmodo.com — Windows 7 is what Windows Vista should have been, what we hoped it would be . The... Batman Begins to Vista's Batman and Robin . While superficially both are kinda the same (Batman!), there's a completely different thought process at work. Our ... (more) Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista [Giz Explains]
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Internet Roundup About Obama Viruses, Windows 7, Apple Licenses
Technology - Channel Feed — ... I guess that after Windows Vista has been written-off by many as Microsoft’s biggest disaster, all eyes are on Window 7. After getting his hands on the pre-beta version, Randall of InfoWorld feels that Windows 7 is a Vista twin, a slightly tweaked and nearly baked version of the latter. ...

Windows 7 is just Vista with lipstick
PalmAddicts — ... At long last, someone from a respected technology website who has tested himself the pre-beta version of Windows 7 has spoken the truth about the much hyped young heir to Windows crown. I'll cut to the chase and quote directly from Randall C. Kennedy at InfoWorld (via PC World): ...

Windows 7 Is Exactly Like Vista Under the Hood [Windows 7]
Lifehacker — [image] If you've been counting on Windows 7 as your salvation from Vista, think again. According to PC World tests, Windows 7 appears to be essentially a repackaging of Vista , running the same basic processes and sporting similar performance and memory usage. On the plus side, Windows 7 does deliver several new features, and it isn't shipping until ...

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