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windowsteamblog.com - 10/28/2008
Windows 7 Unveiled Today at PDC 2008
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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 brand new Windows 7 Team Blog here on The ...
First look at Windows 7's User Interface
arstechnica.com - 10/28/2008
First look at Windows 7's User Interface
— arstechnica.com — Microsoft has given us a first glimpse as Windows 7. The taskbar has changed significantly, and there... are a number of other changes we have screenshots of. Read More... (more) First look at Windows 7's User Interface

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blog.retrosight.com - 10/28/2008
Windows Media Center in the PDC Build of Windows 7
— blog.retrosight.com — If you are attending the 2008 Professional Developers Conference you received a pre-beta Windows 7 build today... (6801) which contains many features the Windows Media Center team has been developing over the past year. It’s my pleasure to take a few ... (more) Windows Media Center in the PDC Build of Windows 7

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Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions [Windows 7]
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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The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog:  Microsoft Windows 7 team blog debuts, absorbs Vista blog

D' Technology Weblog:  Windows 7 Build 6801 Unveiled at PDC 2008

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Microsoft Windows 7 team blog debuts, absorbs Vista blog
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog — The Windows 7 team is now blogging at a new, unified Windows team blog. The former Vista team blog and Windows Experience blogs are rolled into the site, according to M3 Sweatt's writeup. And, yes, the Windows 7 blog appears to load faster and have less clutter. (There's nothing new on the Vista blog today, but the Windows Experience site is advising people to check out Charlie Owen's comprehensive, visual tour of W7's snazzy Media Center )

Windows 7 Build 6801 Unveiled at PDC 2008
D' Technology Weblog — ... Microsoft unveiled Windows 7 Build 6801 to the world at the PDC in Los Angeles. This post focus on some first-look information specifically of interest to IT professionals. To begin with, the core architecture of Windows 7 remains the same, as it is built on the same foundation as Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Our goal is that the majority of applications and devices that work with Windows Vista will work with Windows 7. This is important if you are evaluating or deploying Windows Vista today; in fact, investments in ...

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