news.cnet.com - 6/26/2009
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Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on Netbooks ever since it introduced the operating system last fall. However, helping consumers get it on their notebooks has proven more tricky. (Credit: Ina Fried/CNET)
Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on a thumb drive to allow Netbook ...
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
windowsteamblog.com - 6/25/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
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. ...
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Check out the New Windows 7 Packaging
computerworld.com - 6/29/2009
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computerworld.com —
Computerworld - European customers will pay up to
twice as much for Windows 7 compared to U.S.
users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe, according to Microsoft. When the company launches Windows 7 on Oct. 22, ...
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Microsoft to charge Europeans double for Windows 7
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Windows 7: Thumb Drive Edition?
I4U News —
... on netbooks. And yet, actually loading Windows 7 onto a netbook is a highly inconvenient task. Netbooks have no CD or DvD drives (disks are so last century) so in order to load Windows 7 you have to either get an external drive, or use your desktop to load the files onto a flash drive and get them over to your netbook. It's not an agonizing process by any means, but it is a lot more of a pain in the butt than just slipping a CD into the drive. That, however, could change very soon. Cnet just reported that Microsoft is considering selling Windows 7 loaded onto thumb drives. ...
Windows 7 could be sold on thumb drives, but probably not
Engadget —
... As you know, Windows 7 pre-orders begin today (unless you're lucky enough to be in Europe, that is). This of course begs the question: what is a Win7-aspiring netbook owner to do? External optical drives are pretty kludgey, in our estimation, and trip to the Geek ...
Windows 7 to be sold on USB drives?
TechSpot —
... netbook, for example, or those purchasing the downloadable version could load it on their own USB drive. However, the idea is to make installation on netbooks easier for the less tech-savvy, and avoid paying a tech support guy to get the job done for them. Microsoft has yet to confirm or deny such a move, but the company has previously gone out their way to emphasize how any version of Windows 7 will run on a netbook; so naturally they want to capitalize on the markets popularity. According to CNet , this is just one of several things Microsoft has looked at to try and make ...
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... with the team behind those scenes at Bing.com College Humor: Googling with Bing Driver Heaven's NZXT Tempest, Sentry LX & Avatar competition (USA / Canada) Software NPD Blog on Windows 7 pricing : The good, the bad, and the interesting Pre-order Windows 7: Find participating online retailers in the US TG Daily reports hp promises free Win 7 upgrade Microsoft: Europe customers must wait to upgrade Vista to Windows 7 C|Net: Thumbing Windows 7 onto netbooks Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey? ...
Windows 7 to ship on USB drives as well?
DV Hardware —
... Microsoft is reportedly considering to ship Windows 7 on USB flash drives to allow netbook owners to more easily upgrade their machines: ...
Microsoft Windows 7 to Ship on USB Flash Drives ?
techPowerUp! —
... Unfortunately, the use of USB flash drives for this tight segment is just one of the many choices Microsoft is thinking over. Currently the company sells a downloadable version of Windows, so the same might apply to Windows 7, also users might download the content to an external hard drive and then hook it up to their netbook or a notebook for installation, instead of buying the more expensive USB flash drive with the licensed software. Read more at CNET. ...
How to Get Windows 7 onto a Netbook? USB May Be the Way
Maximum PC —
... As far as problem number one is concerned, there may be a solution: Cnet's Ina Fried reports that Microsoft is mulling over the idea of providing Windows 7 on USB thumbdrives to make upgrading netbooks easier without connecting an external CD or DVD drive. As we demonstrated earlier this year, you can install Windows 7 from a USB key ...
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