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windowsvistablog.com - 10/16/2008
Why 7?
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There's been a lot of lively discussion since I confirmed yesterday that the official name for the next version of the Window client operating system will be "Windows 7" about how we got to the number "7." I'll say up front, that there are many ways to count the releases of Windows and it's ...

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techreport.com - 10/23/2008
Evidence mounts for 2009 Windows 7 launch
— techreport.com — Ronald already caught this one in the 'bread, but it definitely deserves some extra attention. The guys at istartedsomething have noticed something very interesting on the website for Microsoft's WinHEC 2008 developer conference. Under the headline, ... (more) Evidence mounts for 2009 Windows 7 launch

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Windows 7 before 2010? Magic 8-ball says "don't count on it"
arstechnica.com - 10/23/2008
Windows 7 before 2010? Magic 8-ball says "don't count on it"
— arstechnica.com — One of Windows 7's biggest unknowns has been its release date; will it be late 2009 or will it be early 2010? A single sentence on an Microsoft website is the latest indication that Windows 7 will be here sooner rather than later. Hopefully, ... (more) Windows 7 before 2010? Magic 8-ball says "don't count on it"

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Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’ | Between the Lines
blogs.zdnet.com - 10/16/2008
Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; ...
— blogs.zdnet.com — October 16th, 2008 Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:53 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Gartner Symposium , Google , Microsoft , ... (more) Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; ...

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How does MS number thy Windows? Let Mike Nash count the ways.
Engadget — Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsWhile we were hoping for a bit of naming intrigue for the new flavor of Windows, Microsoft has chosen to simply call it Windows 7. Fair enough, we said, but some netizens are perplexed about where that number came from and, after reading Mike Nash's explanation on the Vista blog, we are too. His numbering scheme goes like this: there were three versions of the original Windows, with NT dubbed 3.1. Then came 95 as version 4, with 98, 98SE, and ME all considered minor updates. 2000 got the next major update to ...

Windows Windows 7 is called 7
DV Hardware — ... lot about using 5.1 for XP and how that helped developers with version checking for API compatibility. We also had the lesson reinforced when we applied the version number in the Windows Vista code as Windows 6.0-- that changing basic version numbers can cause application compatibility issues. So we decided to ship the Windows 7 code as Windows 6.1 - which is what you will see in the actual version of the product in cmd.exe or computer properties. Read more over here. Windows Windows 7 is called 7 - More news at DV ...

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