windowsteamblog.com - 6/25/2009
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Simple, Clean and Easy To Open… We approached the packaging for Windows 7 the same way we approached the product – by listening to what our customers told us they wanted: make it a simple clean design, easy to open, and reduce waste. Simple Design Customers told us they liked ...
blogs.zdnet.com - 7/2/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
Every time the subject of OS licensing comes
up, Apple's defenders point to the OS X Family...
Pack as one of the biggest differentiators between their favorite OS and Windows. But it looks like that difference is likely to go away when Windows 7 is ...
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Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium
engadget.com - 7/1/2009
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engadget.com —
You're not still running Windows 7 Beta are
you? Tsk tsk, better get your RC build before...
your system starts spontaneously shutting down every 2 hours. As Microsoft has warned repeatedly, Windows 7 Beta builds will begin bi-hourly shutdowns ...
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Windows 7 Beta automatic shutdowns begin today, RC users ...
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Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 packaging
Engadget —
... We could swear we've seen this before, but nonetheless, Microsoft's Windows blog has unveiled what it's calling the official Windows 7's packaging -- as in, this it what we'll be seeing in stores when it launches this fall. It's apparently 37 percent lighter and has ...
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The Tech Report: News —
... Kayak to Bing: Stop copying us (updated) Ars Technica reports RapidShare ordered to filter all user uploads DailyTech reports Western Digital unveils 4TB NAS , works with PC, Xbox, PS3 LA Times reports Sharp TVs, monitors banned from U.S. in Samsung win PC Authority reports researchers making augmented reality more than science fiction TechFlash reports Bill Gates wants a better beer keg Software Check out the new Windows 7 packaging Windows 7 RC downloads will end August 15th Neowin reports Microsoft set to ...
Windows 7 More User Friendly, Starting with the Box
Maximum PC —
... Microsoft’s main aim with Windows 7 is to make it much easier to use than its predecessor, Vista. Apparently, this also includes the packaging that it comes in. ...
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Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows —
Technology 6/25/2009
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.
Microsoft sets Windows 7 pricing, upgrades —
CNN.com - Technology 6/25/2009
Microsoft has announced retail pricing for Windows 7 that was at or below comparable Windows Vista prices, while also offering a chance for people to preorder the software at a substantial discount. From Friday through July 11, consumers in the U.S. ...
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