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The netbook belongs to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-29 03:42:18
Why do Microsoft and vendors like ASUS continue to push the line that Microsoft Windows is the ultimate operating system for the diminutive ultraportable netbook market? The Windows 7 plan for netbooks is fraught with limitation and burdens. It's time to bring back the penguin.


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MS gives to Europeans with one hand, takes with the other
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-28 19:12:13
Europeans will be offered full Windows 7 licences at upgrade prices, but they will still pay significantly more than their US counterparts for most versions.


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Windows 7 on a thumb drive?
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-26 14:01:31
To address the issue of how to upgrade a netbook to Windows 7, Microsoft reportedly is considering distribution of the OS on thumb drives.


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Windows 7 pricing revealed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-25 19:48:31
Microsoft has finally spilled the beans on Australian pricing for Windows 7. And there's good news for those that don't want to wait until October to buy a new PC.


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Windows 7 pricing unveiled at last, still too expensive?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: VoIP

2009-06-25 14:10:47
Microsoft has finally unveiled its long awaited Windows 7 pricing, and while it’s cheaper than Vista, and there’s a time-limited half-price offer, is Microsoft being too greedy or is the price right for users to come on down?


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Windows 7 BitLocker To Go tightens thumb drive security
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-24 21:05:57
Security controls on removable drives forms an integral part of Windows 7, squeezing third-party developers from yet another niche.


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Windows 7 trial versions schedule announced
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-24 18:12:51
People wanting to try out prerelease versions of Windows 7 have until August 15 to download the release candidate, but users of the Beta will want to move faster than that.


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Australian PC market slumps, but notebook sales on the up
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-23 04:59:16
The Australian client PC market has declined in a tight economic environment, but in more encouraging news for vendors, growth in the notebook market is expected to continue, pushed up by new, light and thin notebooks.


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Like the Windows 7 starter netbook wallpaper? You'd better; there's no changing it.
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-22 18:40:47
Microsoft seems bent on making netbook users know they’re running the cheapest version of Windows 7. After relenting on the previous restriction only three apps could run at one time the company now will lock the operating system desktop so the default wallpaper can not be changed.


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Windows 7 desktop virtualisation opens new possibilities
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-21 04:33:34
Microsoft Windows 7 brings new levels of virtualisation to the desktop. This includes natively booting from virtual hard disks and XP Mode. Both open exciting new possibilities for enterprise deployments and software distribution.


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Microsoft outlines Windows 7 downgrade options
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-19 15:25:52
According to reports, customers who buy PCs equipped with Windows 7 will have up to 18 months to downgrade to Windows Vista or Windows XP, depending on what version of Windows 7 they buy.


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Microsoft to sell Windows 7 in Europe with no browser, EC upset
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news

Category: Vendors

2009-06-12 14:42:11
Earlier this year, the European Commission found that Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to Windows inhibited competition in the browser market. The Commission suggested Microsoft provide a choice of browsers; instead, Microsoft has decided to provide no browser at all.


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Microsoft toes EC line: no IE in Windows 7 for Europe
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-06-11 19:20:09
Windows 7 will be released in Europe without Internet Explorer. But you'll most likely find it on new computers anyway.


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Windows 7’s touching impact on 2010 hardware sales?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-06-11 05:04:57
Although Microsoft itself is lowering expectations of large new hardware sales thanks to Windows 7, and could yet set its Win 7 upgrade and retail prices lower in response to the $29 OS X 10.6 challenge, one of Windows 7’s very touching benefits is something you’ll want to put one, two or even more fingers on!


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Microsoft starts hunting laptop winners in Australia
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-06-09 05:40:42
The Microsoft Windows “Laptop Hunter” TV ad campaign in the US that saw one winner proclaim she wasn’t “cool enough to own a Mac” due to the Mac’s higher prices is coming to Australia, giving people the chance to buy a laptop worth up to $1300 with Microsoft’s money.


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Windows 7 for $100 – still too much?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-06-08 05:25:11
News of Best Buy’s Win 7 upgrade pricing leak, analysts suggesting a $100 upgrade price for Win 7 Home Premium and Microsoft sometime soon to confirm actual pricing lead us to wonder – what will Microsoft charge for its shiny new OS?


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Best Buy leaks marketing plans for Windows 7
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news

Category: Resellers

2009-06-05 14:35:27
Electronics retailer Best Buy's presale and upgrade plans for Windows 7 have become public after being posted on an internal website.


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Russkies get frosty over XP withdrawals
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-06-05 01:03:47
Can Russian “anti-monopoly” authorities stop Microsoft from further slowing down the supply of Windows XP and replacing it with ever more Vista (and soon, Windows 7) – despite continued XP demand?


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Windows 7’s October 22 debut will really be July
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-06-02 23:56:37
No more is Microsoft pretending that Windows 7 will arrive in 2010, instead confirming to the media that October 22 is the true release date, but MSDN, TechNet and BitTorrent members will get it much earlier, in late July or early August!


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Acer right, Windows 7 launching on October 22
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-06-02 20:54:05
Although no pricing has yet been revealed, Microsoft has confirmed it will launch Windows 7 on October 22, 2009, blowing away the “2010” launch nonsense Microsoft tried perpetuating, while also suggesting discounts to Vista users might be in the works!


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