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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista


Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor.

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Web site problems as Windows 7 beta hits
Users are reporting getting a variety of issues while trying to get to Microsoft's Windows Web site. The beta of Windows 7 is due to hit Friday.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
January 9, 2008

Q&A: Windows boss weighs in on version 7 plans
In an interview with CNET News, Bill Veghte talks about Windows 7 and gets a little protective of Vista while telling consumers his company's software is a good deal when money's tight.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
January 8, 2008

Windows 7 beta ready to go
MSDN, TechBeta, and TechNet subscribers can get their hands on the software now, while the general public will get to test-drive the new OS starting Friday.
(Posted in Microsoft by David Meyer)
January 8, 2008

Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals
As he fills the CES keynote duties formerly handled by Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer aims to show that Microsoft can tackle a dominant Google, a resurgent Apple, and a weak economy.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Live blog: Ballmer at CES
• Microsoft: Windows 7 not a lock for '09
January 7, 2008

Windows 7 beta: First impressions
A new version of Microsoft's operating system, bringing back that nebulous "Windows XP feel," won't wow anyone but will satisfy them on a much deeper level, ZDNet Australia writes.
(Posted in Business Tech by Renai LeMay)
January 7, 2008

Microsoft exec: Windows 7 is no service pack
In a speech to investors, Windows business unit head Bill Veghte says there will be plenty to make Windows 7 a major release.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
December 3, 2008

Windows 7 beta in January?
A Microsoft developer blog makes it appear as if the test version is slated for January.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
December 2, 2008

Getting a feel for Windows 7
Its multitouch feature is clearly its most tactile improvement, but just how widespread that feature will be implemented remains to be seen.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Images: Hands-on look at Windows 7 multitouch
November 12, 2008

InfoWorld says Windows 7's not that fast
A number of testers have talked about the zippy feel of the pre-beta version, but InfoWorld says its benchmarks show the new OS is just on par with Vista.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
November 11, 2008

Seven things you may not know about Windows 7
CNET News' Ina Fried offers a peek at several features in Windows 7 that haven't gotten much attention.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Images: What else is in Windows 7
November 10, 2008

Windows 7 knows where you are
A new interface paves the way for more software makers to more easily make use of location information, although the move also raises potential privacy issues.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
November 7, 2008

Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season
The software maker provides the clearest public confirmation yet of when its ship target is for the successor to Windows Vista.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
November 6, 2008

Windows 7 Server gets its day
Officially known as Windows Server 2008 R2, the product is considered a "minor release" but is noteworthy for supporting more processors as well as being the first 64-bit-only release.
(Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)
November 6, 2008

Windows exec tackles CNET readers' questions
In an interview, Windows core operating system chief Jon DeVaan answers some of the Windows 7 questions readers have had in recent days.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
November 6, 2008

Hoping to rebuild trust with Windows 7
Microsoft tells hardware and software makers that it plans to keep its commitments in terms of features and timing, something that didn't happen with Windows Vista.
(Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)
• Windows 7 takes center 'stage'
November 5, 2008

Election, Windows 7 share stage in LA
At Microsoft's conference for hardware makers, attendees divide their time between eyeing Windows 7 and watching the election returns come in.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
November 4, 2008

Windows 7 talk turns to hardware
At this week's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Microsoft will shift the Windows 7 conversation to what it means for computer and device makers.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Microsoft: Windows 7 to boost solid-state drives
November 4, 2008

WinHEC 2008: Bag yes, hard drive no
WinHEC attendees get a laptop bag, unlike those at last week's professional developer conference. That said, their copy of Windows 7 will come on DVD.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
November 4, 2008

Inside Windows 7's new desktop
It's not in the build handed out at last week's Professional Developers Conference, but CNET News' Ina Fried gets an in-depth look at the taskbar and other new features.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Touching Windows 7
November 3, 2008

Windows 7 pre-beta hits BitTorrent
Thousands of enthusiasts around the world are downloading the version from BitTorrent sites like Pirate Bay and Mininova. And they're not shy about offering their opinions.
(Posted in Microsoft by Suzanne Tindal)
November 1, 2008

Security: An overall improvement?
Microsoft is making some changes to User Account Control and the Windows firewall, plus extending BitLocker to removable devices in its next operating system.
(Posted in Defense in Depth by Robert Vamosi)
October 30, 2008

Windows 7: A better Vista
With the new operating system, Microsoft aims to address many of Vista's shortcomings while keeping things largely the same under the hood.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Video: Microsoft executive talks Windows 7
• What's new for audio in Windows 7?
October 28, 2008

Review: Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)
Although not even in beta, Windows 7 already appears stable and full of consumer-friendly features.
(Posted in CNET Reviews by Robert Vamosi)
• Screenshots: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801
October 28, 2008

Previous coverage

Reaching down to Netbooks
When Microsoft talks Windows 7 next week, expect the software maker to talk about a product that can reach a part of the market that Vista has so far barely touched.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
October 24, 2008

Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7
Microsoft's CEO, speaking to enterprise customers, says Windows 7 is worth the wait and that a Yahoo deal still makes sense.
(Posted in Business Tech by Mike Ricciuti)
October 16, 2008

Windows 7 equals some strange math
Although Windows 7 was also the product's code name, the forthcoming version of Windows is not Microsoft's seventh iteration, and it won't carry the version number 7.0.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Microsoft makes name final
October 15, 2008

E-mail, photo programs stripped from Windows 7
Instead of including a successor to Windows Mail, Photo Gallery, or Movie Maker, the next Windows version will push users to download Windows Live programs to handle those tasks.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
September 22, 2008

Windows chief talks '7'
In an exclusive interview, Steven Sinofsky offers up a few details on the new operating system and the rationale for why he is not saying more publicly.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• What we just learned about Windows 7
May 27, 2008

Software giant to add multitouch interface to Windows 7
Microsoft says the new technology, which is expected to arrive in late 2009, will work with existing touch screens.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
May 27, 2008

Microsoft gets an outside tester: The government
Microsoft has given regulators an early version of Windows 7, the company noted in a court filing last week.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
March 12, 2008




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