Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> Microsoft offers Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade pre-order for $49.99
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> | Rick?s Opinion
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> | Still not worth it. Ubuntu is free and I own Windows 2000 Professional,
> | Windows XP Home, and Vista for all my Win32 needs. I can?t imagine a
> | time in the future where I?ll need Windows 7 for any reason aside from a
> | review.
Besides the eye candy is all stolen to order from MoonOS Kachana and eLive
projects. Lets face it, they needed the inspiration from somewhere
and MoonOS / eLive seem to be it.
http://www.livecdlist.com
> http://www.geek.com/articles/linux
microsoft-offers-windows-7-home-premium-upgrade-pre-order-for-4999-2009076/
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> "Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"
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> | I asked him last night about his initial impressions of Windows 7 and,
> | in typical teenage fashion, as he was bouncing between Meebo windows and
> | browser tabs, he said it was ?nice.? I managed to extract from him that
> | his favorite feature was that he was able to use his Zune with it,
> | something that had never worked terribly well with Ubuntu. Otherwise, he
> | said, ?Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu; there just really isn?t anything
> | different about them.?
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> http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2770
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> Actually, there *is* "anything different about them."
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> GNU/Linux is here. Right now. Downloadable. Vista 7 is not a finished
> product, it's not in shops.
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> Recent:
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> Windows 7 vs Linux: Can there be a game now?
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> | The Linux distros and admirers have made difference in mainly three
> | areas:
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> | 1. Maximum use of all the resources (memory and physical space)
> | 2. Have kept security tightened with no virus and no considerable
> | security loophole
> | 3. open source.
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> http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive
windows-7-vs-linux-can-there-be-a-game-now/
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> Microsoft dumps Ultimate Extras from Windows 7
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> | Ultimate Extras was among the elements Microsoft cited in the months
> | leading up to the early-2007 release of Windows Vista Ultimate to
> | distinguish it from lower-priced versions. According to Microsoft's
> | marketing, Extras was to be "cutting-edge programs, innovative services
> | and unique publications" that would be regularly offered only to users
> | of Vista's highest-priced edition.
> |
> | But users blasted Microsoft for the paltry number of add-ons it released
> | and its leisurely development pace. Just five months after Vista was
> | launched, critics started to complain, which led Microsoft to promise
> | that it would do better.
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> http://www.computerworld.com/action
article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=knowledge_center&articleId=9127608&taxonomyId=1&intsrc=kc_top
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> Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha4 vs. Windows 7 Beta
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> | What are you going to use this summer? Ubuntu 9.04 will be released at
> | the end of April and Windows 7 is rumored to be out at the end of July.
> | With the release dates so close together, which would you prefer to run?
> | To make the decision easier, I've tried to objectively compare Ubuntu
> | 9.04 Alpha4 and Windows 7 Beta, both released at the end of January.
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> http://blog.ibeentoubuntu.com/2009/02
ubuntu-904-alpha4-vs-windows-7-beta.html
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> Microsoft admits it messed up Windows 7 security
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> | Following a week where no less than two security flaws were reported in
> | Windows 7 which were officially dismissed and not constituting a
> | vulnerability, it seems there has now been a rather huge change of mind
> | at Microsoft and a frankly astonishing confession.
> |
> | Microsoft has been at the sharp end of the flawed security stick this
> | week, and the funny thing is it seems that they both made the stick and
> | have been responsible for the continued prodding with it.
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> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23084/1231/
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> Windows 7: Not Quite The Change We Need
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> | To fix those deeper-seated ailments, however, Microsoft would have had
> | to put in a lot more than two years of work. We might not be able to try
> | out Vista's replacement for another year or two--but at that point, we
> | might see a dramatically improved operating system that could never be
> | mistaken for a Service Pack update to Vista.
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> http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/01
windows_7_not_quite_the_change.html?hpid=sec-tech
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> Windows 7 Beta Flunks Out Of Georgetown
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> | A prestigious Washington, D.C., university has barred students and
> | faculty from using the trial version of Microsoft's new Windows 7
> | operating system on school computers.
> |
> | "Do not install new Microsoft beta release," states a new warning from
> | Georgetown University's IT group. "Installing any beta version of
> | software is extremely risky," the warning states.
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> http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems
showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212903508&subSection=All+Stories
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> Some Fanboys Don?t Like Windows 7 Either
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> | Amazingly, the Windows Supersite of Paul Thurrott is showing some
> | falling out of lockstep with Redmond.
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> http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/01/15
some-fanboys-dont-like-windows-7-either/
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> Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Windows 7 Edition
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> | Windows 7, the much-hyped upcoming version of Windows operating system
> | is now in Beta. And though it?s kind of promising based on reading some
> | of the positive reviews, one thing is for sure; it will never become the
> | 'awesomest' operating system that everyone will love.
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> http://www.junauza.com/2009/01/blue-screen-of-death-bsod-windows-7.html
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> Windows 7 Unmasked
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> | But after the stage props came down, and after the projectors finally
> | went cold, attendees were left with a pre-beta copy of something that
> | looked less like a new OS than the repackaging of an old one. At least
> | that was my impression after I started exploring the Windows 7 M3
> | (Milestone 3) bits that came on my shiny new 160GB Western Digital USB
> | hard disk (one of the better tchotchkes I've received at a conference).
> | As I reported on my Enterprise Desktop blog, the more I dug into Windows
> | 7, the more I saw an OS that looked and felt like a slightly tweaked
> | version of Windows Vista.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Just what was so new about Microsoft's next Windows, apart from a
> | rejuggled UI? Windows 7 appeared to suck memory like Vista, to consume
> | CPU like Vista, and to have the same consumer focus. How would this
> | product be received by enterprise customers, the vast majority of whom
> | had soundly rejected its predecessor? After all, if Vista wasn't good
> | enough for big business, then surely a Vista-derived encore would meet
> | with a similarly chilly reception.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Otherwise, Windows 7 operates much like Vista. There are subtle visual
> | tweaks here and there, but nothing on the level of the dramatic
> | XP-to-Vista transition. Ironically, Vista users may be more annoyed by
> | the UI changes than users coming from XP. Because the Windows 7 and
> | Vista Aero experiences are so similar, seasoned users of Vista will be
> | more likely to look in the wrong places for common functions. By
> | contrast, XP users won't be burdened with now-outdated Aero navigation
> | skills.
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> http://www.pcworld.com/article/153624/windows_7_preview.html?tk=rss_news
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