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Windows 7's Best Underhyped Features [Screenshot Tour]
lifehacker.com - 5/17/2009
Windows 7's Best Underhyped Features [Screenshot Tour]
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We've run down the top 10 Windows 7 features and the best new features in the RC, but after using Windows 7 exclusively for a week straight, the real goods are in the small stuff. While you've no...
news.cnet.com - 5/18/2009
Dell says Windows 7 price is possible barrier
— news.cnet.com — A Dell marketing executive says Windows 7 pricing is potentially an obstacle for Windows 7 adoption.... (more) Dell says Windows 7 price is possible barrier

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community.winsupersite.com - 5/22/2009
Exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows 7 Starter
— community.winsupersite.com — No word yet on whether the other lame limitation--the bizarre inability to change the desktop wallpaper--will be... fixed as well. To be honest, this is a bigger issue than the 3 app limit, which sounds horrible but doesn't actually come up all that ... (more) Exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows ...

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istartedsomething.com - 5/16/2009
Windows 7 adds native Virtual WiFi technology from Microsoft Research
— istartedsomething.com — someone said: JS, you can find the most comprehensive list of what Vista brought to the table... here: http://en.wiki... JS said: You know, as we prepare to move to Windows 7, and relegate Vista to the dustbin of history, you coul... Adam Prall said: I'm ... (more) Windows 7 adds native Virtual WiFi technology from ...

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What You Probably Don't Know About Windows 7
Switched — ... . Lifehacker, a must read here at the Switched offices, has compiled a list of their favorite less-hyped features in Microsoft's upcoming operating system. ...

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