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Windows 7 Review Consensus: It's A Faster Vista (MSFT)
alleyinsider.com - 1/15/2009
Windows 7 Review Consensus: It's A Faster Vista (MSFT)
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Microsoft (MSFT) made Windows 7 Beta publically available a few days ago, and already eager geeks are downloading the software, playing with it a little, and putting their reviews up on the Internet. What's notable about these early reviews is how unanimous they are in their opinion of ...
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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Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]
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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Microsoft's Windows 7 gets a public beta release -- with good reviews
BloggingStocks — ... Customers don't need to have the latest and greatest PC to run Microsoft's arguably best operating system ever. But still one question remains -- how on earth does Microsoft advertise and market Windows 7 -- when it is released -- to assuage Vista-like fears? Customers don't easily forget, and even though Windows 7 just made a significant milestone with a beta software release anyone can download and use, the bigger challenge will be regaining the trust of the computing world once Windows 7 is released. That's probably a harder job than the work required by thousands of software ...

Microsoft's Windows 7 gets a public beta release -- with good reviews
BloggingStocks — ... Customers don't need to have the latest and greatest PC to run Microsoft's arguably best operating system ever. But still one question remains -- how on earth does Microsoft advertise and market Windows 7 -- when it is released -- to assuage Vista-like fears? Customers don't easily forget, and even though Windows 7 just made a significant milestone with a beta software release anyone can download and use, the bigger challenge will be regaining the trust of the computing world once Windows 7 is released. That's probably a harder job than the work required by thousands of software ...

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