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theinquirer.net - 1/14/2009

Windows 7 is enough to kill Linux on the desktop

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FOR THE PAST three years I have been a Linux fan-boy using Ubuntu most of the time and Windows XP when I needed to play games or run CS desktop lay out stuff. In a bid to focus my bile on something other than Apple for a bit I decided to play with the new Windows 7 beta. I was disappointed. It ...

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brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009

Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

— brandonlive.com — Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up... for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ... (more) Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

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microsoft.com - 1/10/2009

See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta

— microsoft.com — Improved taskbar and full-screen previews The taskbar at the bottom of your screen is what you use... to switch between the applications you've got open. In Windows 7 you can set the order in which the icons appear and they'll stay put. They're easier to ... (more) See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta

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jkontherun.com - 1/15/2009

Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]

— jkontherun.com — Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Thanks to a kind Microsoftie at the Tablet & Touch Meetup,... I received an official DVD of the Windows 7 beta. This saved me a ton of downloading time that I don’t really have. I was home from CES for 36 hours ... (more) Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions ...

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7 reasons why Windows 7 will not wreck Ubuntu
Open Source — One of our competitors has a review of the Windows 7 beta which claims that desktop Linux is doomed — doomed! Not exactly. Not even approximately. First let’s understand what 7’s target is. It’s not so much desktop Linux as a particular Linux distro — Ubuntu — that targets the desktop. Some of these reasons are technological, others social. But the biggest reason is a business reason: Ubuntu has an entrepreneur at the helm. Microsoft beat IBM because it ...

Windows 7 will kill desktop Linux?
CrunchGear — ... Nick Farrell, over at the Inquirer, makes the bold claim that Windows 7 is enough to kill Linux on the desktop. I’m left a little perplexed about this claim after reading his thoughts, though. He enumerates a number of small hiccups he experienced, and doesn’t gush about Windows 7 as enthusiastically as the title suggests. Oh, I get it! He’s trolling! ...

Windows 7 - Linux Killer? - Nope
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... that people will be cautious since Vista has such a bad rap. Second will be the economy. People will hang on to their older XP boxes for a little longer. I also think that the businesses that stay afloat may not be upgrading to Windows 7 anytime soon. Windows 7 will still need a fairly powerful PC to function correctly and software that was not compatible with Vista, may not be compatible with Windows 7. What do you think? Comments welcome. Source Inquirer article