Windows 7 is here!

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Like many other journalists out here at the Consumer Electronics Show, I met with Microsoft for a walkthrough of the many changes the company plans to bring to the Windows platform. And like many others, I walked away with a CD of the Windows 7 beta--no endlessly refreshing the website for this editor! Having the disk in hand is convenient, sure, but it also reveals something quirky: an expiration date. That's right, the just-now-released beta of Windows 7 officially expires on August 1, 2009.
What does this mean for the launch of Windows 7? Are we safe in assuming that, come August 2nd, we'll all be able to purchase Windows 7 at retail? There are several bloggers speculating that Windows 7 beta 2 already exists...perhaps that one's got a longer lifespan?
I asked Microsoft what exactly we should make of the expiration date, and needless to say, the company refused to comment. Me, I'm making an official prediction: Windows 7 goes on sale on August 2nd.





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[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg[/IMG] Windows 7 Review Consensus: It's A Faster Vista (MSFT)

Eric Krangel | January 13, 2009 1:05 PM



Microsoft (MSFT) made Windows 7 Beta publically available a few days ago, and already eager geeks are downloading the software, playing with it a little, and putting their reviews up on the Internet.
What's notable about these early reviews is how unanimous they are in their opinion of Microsoft's new OS: Windows 7 is essentially a faster Vista, the Vista that should have been.

• Lockergnome.com: Vastly better than I expected on a few important fronts. The biggest front proved to be the speed front... Visually it feels like a Vista release.
• Auctioneertech.com: Windows 7 is a faster Vista... Very fast on our test system.
• Wardpeter.com: The whole feel of Windows 7, is more of a Service Pack upgrade, rather than a new OS... The boot up process is faster than Vista and the installation of software is also quicker.
• Techfob.blogspot.com: A very dependable version of Windows, with no real surprises, good or bad.
• Geek-news.net: Windows 7 for the most part feels like Vista Second Edition or as a friends said, "what Vista should have been when it was released."
• Arstechnica.com: Vista foundation hasn't gone away—if you couldn't stand Vista's UI (whether it's because you didn't like Explorer, Aero, Control Panel, UAC, or anything else), Windows 7 is unlikely to do much to help, as it builds on the same UI. If Vista's hardware demands were too steep, Windows 7 will likely cause you the same grief, as its hardware demands match. And if Vista didn't work with a program or device you need to use, Windows 7 will offer no salvation, as its compatibility is virtually identical.

See Also:
Cloud Computing Reality Check: Microsoft Servers Crushed By Windows 7 Downloads
Windows 7 Touch: It's For The Kitchen?
Cult Comic XKCD's Hilarious Windows 7 Beta Review
No Windows 7 Until 2010?
Windows 7: Some Minor Improvements, No Game Changer

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[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg[/IMG] Windows 7 Review Consensus: It's A Faster Vista (MSFT)

Eric Krangel | January 13, 2009 1:05 PM



Microsoft (MSFT) made Windows 7 Beta publically available a few days ago, and already eager geeks are downloading the software, playing with it a little, and putting their reviews up on the Internet.
What's notable about these early reviews is how unanimous they are in their opinion of Microsoft's new OS: Windows 7 is essentially a faster Vista, the Vista that should have been.

• Lockergnome.com: Vastly better than I expected on a few important fronts. The biggest front proved to be the speed front... Visually it feels like a Vista release.
• Auctioneertech.com: Windows 7 is a faster Vista... Very fast on our test system.
• Wardpeter.com: The whole feel of Windows 7, is more of a Service Pack upgrade, rather than a new OS... The boot up process is faster than Vista and the installation of software is also quicker.
• Techfob.blogspot.com: A very dependable version of Windows, with no real surprises, good or bad.
• Geek-news.net: Windows 7 for the most part feels like Vista Second Edition or as a friends said, "what Vista should have been when it was released."
• Arstechnica.com: Vista foundation hasn't gone away—if you couldn't stand Vista's UI (whether it's because you didn't like Explorer, Aero, Control Panel, UAC, or anything else), Windows 7 is unlikely to do much to help, as it builds on the same UI. If Vista's hardware demands were too steep, Windows 7 will likely cause you the same grief, as its hardware demands match. And if Vista didn't work with a program or device you need to use, Windows 7 will offer no salvation, as its compatibility is virtually identical.

See Also:
Cloud Computing Reality Check: Microsoft Servers Crushed By Windows 7 Downloads
Windows 7 Touch: It's For The Kitchen?
Cult Comic XKCD's Hilarious Windows 7 Beta Review
No Windows 7 Until 2010?
Windows 7: Some Minor Improvements, No Game Changer

[quasimodo]

hala flooding ka. kasab-an ka ron sa mga modz. one thing more, there's already a similar topic somewhere.

[usrolla]

this should not be in computer hardware section.....


also use the search button first before posting.... similar topic already exists

[EL LOCO]

ngeee sori guys

[isaacrobot]

imo bati kaau ang logo sa win7,, nganu naman ni MS oi hehehe

[COMCAM]

imo bati kaau ang logo sa win7,, nganu naman ni MS oi hehehe

ge fire out naman nila ang pinoy artist. As they were saying, there is already a related topic and is posted in software and games.

Thanks for the effort.

[istoryanimo]

Windows 7 can run for P4 hehehe but at least 2GB sa akong g-test. naay chance ang p4 " dako savings "

[Dondon]

Closed. Naa daghan similar threads nagkatag.