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Windows 7 review stories: 6 news summaries
David Pogue: SO LONG, VISTA

 Windows 7 Drops: 
 Microsoft Is Back 

Redmond can be proud of its new OS: Pogue

Oct 22, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - At last, you can put your Vista woes behind you. Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, which drops today, takes what's good about its predecessor—especially security and good looks—and eliminates the parts that drove users bonkers. Windows 7 isn't just substantially faster and more compatible with users' machines,... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Vista • PCs • operating system • upgrades • David Pogue • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

mossberg review

Windows 7: Finally an End to the Ordeal of Vista

It's even better than aging fallback Windows XP

Oct 8, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - PC users who've suffered the agonies of Vista are finally about to get a reprieve, Walt Mossberg says: Windows 7, to be released Oct. 22, is "a faster and much better operating system than the little-loved Windows Vista, which did a lot to harm both the company's reputation, and... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

To Appease EU, Microsoft Offers Browser Choice With Windows 7

Company allows rivals, settles antitrust case

Jul 24, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft will offer a choice of web browsers to European users of the new Windows 7 operating system to avoid an antitrust fine, Bloomberg reports. “When you’re looking at ongoing fines in a downturn, it makes more sense to settle,” one analyst says. The EU says the... More »

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Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Internet Explorer • antitrust • operating system • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

Tech review

 Switchover to 
 Windows 7 a Big Pain 

Move from XP may require external hard drive, patience

Jul 23, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest Windows incarnation beats Vista and XP, but don’t expect a smooth transition: upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is an ordeal, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. “In fact, the process will be so painful that, for many XP users, the easiest solution may... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Microsoft Vista • software • operating system • Windows XP • tech review • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

Microsoft's Windows 7 Prices Include Early-Bird Discount  

Free upgrades for Vista PC buyers starting Friday

Jun 25, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pre-ordered upgrade to Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system will cost US customers $49 or $99 from tomorrow until July 11, depending on version: Home premium or Professional, CNET reports. Also starting tomorrow, anyone who buys a new Vista PC will get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when... More »

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Microsoft • software • price • operating system • computer • upgrades • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Windows 7: 
 Finally, an End 
 to Vista Misery 


'New' Microsoft OS is major improvement, say critics

Jan 22, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft is rolling out a successor to Vista, its universally reviled operating system, with Windows 7 now available in a relatively bug-free beta download. Early users report that the new edition is a marked improvement. David Pogue, in the New York Times, says Windows 7 ends “a big part... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Mac OS X Leopard • computer • upgrades • David Pogue • Windows 7 • beta testing • Windows 7 review

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