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Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Beta as a Free Download

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2009-01-07 18:53:48 by Dylan Tweney in Gadget Lab
...Windows 7 -- the slick, fast, user-friendly successor to the much-maligned Windows Vista -- and said it will be available as a public beta on Friday Unveiled by an intense Ballmer during his keynote address on the eve of CES 2009, Windows 7 will offer better performance on underpowered machines such as netbooks, support for multitouch...
 
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Microsoft announces availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live

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2009-01-07 21:10:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live here at his CES keynote. The official word is this: "The beta version of Windows 7 , Microsoft's next-generation PC operating system, can be downloaded today by MSDN , TechBeta and TechNet customers. Consumers who want to test-drive the beta will be able to download it beginning January 9 at...
 
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Microsoft CES ninja booth tour: hello Windows 7

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2009-01-07 21:10:00 by Nilay Patel in Engadget
...Windows 7 during his CES keynote tonight, especially after the beta keys leaked but we'd say the odds just got better: we just hit up the Microsoft booth a little early and spotted a prominent 7 display. We were hustled out before we got a chance to dig further, but we were certainly intrigued by the black cloth covering up the Windows Mobile...
 
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Microsoft Windows 7 Beta coming this Friday

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2009-01-08 11:04:15 by Kunal Gangar in
...Windows 7. While MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers are eligible to get their hands on Vista successor from today, users like you and me will be able to download the beta from January 9 i.e. Friday Having used the pre-released version of Windows 7, I am pretty excited to try the official beta version. Windows 7 is touted to be faster,...
 
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Video: Why Microsoft Wants to Get Windows 7 Out ASAP

2009-01-08 07:55:40 by Dylan Tweney in Gadget Lab
 
...Windows 7 would shortly be available worldwide as a free download But why is Microsoft so eager to get its next operating system in your hot little hands? Two words: Windows Vista. The company has listened to the complaints (Vista is too slow, too confusing, and pops up too many security warnings) and wants to get the mess behind it In the...
 
Tags: windows, video, wired, vista, windows vista, security warnings, annaliza savage, beta version, steve ballmer
 
 
 
 
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Windows 7 Beta Now Available [Ces 2009]

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2009-01-08 02:43:49 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
As I mentioned perhaps all too subtly in my Ballmer keynote post , Windows 7 Beta is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with wide availability on Friday, January 9. [ Microsoft
 
Tags: ballmer keynote post, wide availability, windows, beta, technet subscribers, friday, microsoft, msdn, january
 
 
 
 
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Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions [Windows 7]

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2008-10-28 12:00:01 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...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 criticisms of that ill-fated OS installment, Microsoft's people are thrilled to tears to be able to talk about something (anything!) else. On Sunday, they...
 
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Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions [Windows 7]

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2008-10-28 12:00:01 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...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 criticisms of that ill-fated OS installment, Microsoft's people are thrilled to tears to be able to talk about something (anything!) else. On Sunday, they...
 
Tags: windows, windows live, windows media player, video, windows information page, interface, interface elements, pop-up, pop-up page
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft and RIM to Bring Windows Live Services to BlackBerry Smartphone Customers

2008-05-13 10:43:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger services Seattle, WA and Waterloo, ON - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced an agreement to provide Microsoft Windows Live services on BlackBerry smartphones. As a result of this collaboration, BlackBerry smartphone customers will enjoy...
 
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