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computerworld.com - 10/30/2008

Windows 7 UAC changes just 'lipstick,' argues vendor

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Microsoft's plans to change the controversial User Account Control security feature in Windows 7 represent only cosmetic changes, a developer of enterprise rights management tools said today.

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blog.laptopmag.com - 10/31/2008

Eee PC 1000H Runs Windows 7 Well

— blog.laptopmag.com — Here is a confession: I am getting pretty tired of netbooks running Windows XP. So when we... got our Windows 7 Beta disc at PDC earlier this week, I couldn’t wait to get it running on a netbook. This morning we loaded Windows 7 Ultimate (Pre-Beta) on ... (more) Eee PC 1000H Runs Windows 7 Well

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windowsteamblog.com - 10/28/2008

Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

— windowsteamblog.com — Hi all, Mike Nash here live from the Professional Developers Conference . Today we are unveiling Windows... 7 to the world here at the PDC taking place in Los Angeles this week. I am excited to be bringing you this news in the very first post on our ... (more) Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

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gizmodo.com - 10/28/2008

Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions [Windows 7]

— gizmodo.com — Like Elvis in '68, Microsoft is itching for a "comeback," and Windows 7 is the perfect excuse.... In fact, this week in LA at the Professional Developers Conference , Windows 7 officially shoved Vista aside. Having suffered through the often deserved ... (more) Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions ...

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Windows 7 UAC changes just cosmetic; argues vendor
D' Technology Weblog — Microsoft’s plans to change a controversial security feature in Windows 7 are only cosmetic, nothing more than “lipstick on UAC,” a developer of enterprise rights management tools said. In an e-mail yesterday, BeyondTrust Corp. CEO John Moyer called the UAC modifications “lipstick” and said “they still do not solve the major issue for enterprises.” Instead, he argued that Microsoft hasn’t taken UAC’s problems head on. “Windows 7 promises cosmetic changes to reduce UAC prompts, but it does nothing to fix the underlying security and usability problems for ...