blog.wired.com - 1/8/2009
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LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft's excitable CEO Steve
Ballmer showed off 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 ...
microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
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microsoft.com —
Some product features of Windows 7, such as
the ability to watch and record live TV or...
navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] ...
(more)
Download the Windows 7 Beta
engadget.com - 1/6/2009
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engadget.com —
We're inside the building and waiting to jump
into our seats. Stay tuned for all the live...
coverage you could possibly want (or need)! Continue reading Live from the Macworld 2009 keynote Live from the Macworld 2009 keynote originally ...
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Live from the Macworld 2009 keynote
edge-online.com - 1/7/2009
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edge-online.com —
Microsoft proclaimed Monday evening that Xbox 360 has
sold 28 million units worldwide through 2008 since its...
launch in November 2005. Microsoft director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg told Edge in a phone ...
(more)
MS: 360 Life-to-Date Sales Hit 28m
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Windows 7 Beta Released To Public This Friday, January 9
GadgetReview —
... Windows 7 Beta this Friday as a free download. This is great news for those who are sick and tired of the clunkiness known as Vista (which sold 300 million worldwide, go figure??).
The new Windows 7 promises to be a leaner, meaner version of Vista since it was designed, as Balmer put it, with “simplicity, reliability and speed” in mind. But don’t take his words for it, try it yourself this Friday. More info here.
[Wired]
Windows 7 Beta Available as Free Download on Friday [Windows 7]
Lifehacker —
... (i.e., BitTorrent) since December, but if you've been waiting for things to get a little more legit before you tried it out, you won't have to wait much longer. [ via ]
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