In a blog post Thursday, Microsoft executive Charlie Kindel, who handles contact with outside software developers, said that jettisoning support for older applications was necessary to make the new operating system as powerful and user-friendly as possible.
The announcement is perhaps most disappointing to companies that have created their own software to run on Windows phones [...]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer celebrated the arrival of Windows 7 in New York with a few hundred people who had helped test early versions of the software that runs PCs. One of them, technology consultant, Jonathan Kay, flew from Toronto to attend.
“Windows 7 will redeem Windows,” said Kay, 27.
Some retailers had opened at midnight to [...]
No, you didnt. But Microsoft Corp.s names for the successive versions of Windows have been more than a little confusing. Its easy to get the impression that with every new version of Windows, Microsoft wants us to forget that there was a previous one.
Long ago, we had Windows 1, 2 and 3. So far, so [...]
Windows 7 is Microsofts best shot to undercut Apple, which has grabbed its biggest share of the home-computer market since the 1990s, said Roger Kay, an analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates in Wayland, Massachusetts. The program is Microsofts first “worthy competitor” to Apples OS X, he said.
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If youve been holding off on buying a new computer, Windows 7 will be a good excuse to get back into the game. And if youve been weighing a Mac versus a Windows PC, then you should know that “7″ pushes the scales on the Windows side. Windows is now easier to use and better [...]
Ballmer established a process for gathering feedback from computer makers, and hes personally surveying customers — along with his teenage son — to make sure Windows 7 works. Early users, including Continental Airlines Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and the city of Miami, say they are upbeat about the software. [...]
Few details for the launch of Microsoft Corp.s next PC operating system have been made public, though its a safe bet Oct. 22 wont feature acrobats climbing buildings and unfurling banners in New York, as was the case for Windows Vista in 2007.
One thing we do know is that Microsoft hired House Party Inc. to [...]
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a judge erred in August 2007 by granting the copyright to Novell. The panel ordered a trial to determine ownership.
Novell, a software and computer infrastructure company, has been locked in a yearslong legal battle with The SCO Group Inc. of Lindon, Utah, [...]
There are plenty of reasons why youd want Windows 7. It appears to be more stable – less prone to crashes – than previous versions of Windows. Its less annoying than Vista, which could deluge users with security warnings and other nagging reminders. Windows 7 has a cleaner, simpler interface.
One thing that isnt simple about [...]
To drum up demand among people who arent in the market for a new PC, Microsoft also said it is taking limited pre-orders for Windows 7, selling some for as little as $50.
Windows 7 is Microsofts first new operating system in almost three years. With Vista, Microsoft made under-the-hood technical changes that left other software [...]