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Windows 7 Arrives!

Jon Stauffer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:10:00 +0000

Windows 7 arrived on October 22nd as planned. There’s a ton of information out there but here are a few helpful links:

Also, you can watch Steve Ballmer’s launch here:

Windows 7 Free Deployment Guide

Jon Stauffer — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:57:27 +0000

TechNet is giving away the “ Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine” ebook. You can download your copy from the Microsoft TechNet site here.

Windows 7 – Free

Jon Stauffer — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:23:21 +0000

Microsoft is offering a free 90 day trial of Windows 7 Enterprise to try in your business. If you didn’t get a change to download the release candidate, this is the final version of Windows 7 being released on October 22. It’s a great way to try it out, there is one hitch, it cannot be activated so after 90 days you have to wipe the pc and install the release version of Windows 7 or something else. You can get more information from Microsoft.

Ballmer: Windows 7 will give ‘heck of a Christmas’

Jon Stauffer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:13:51 +0000

Ballmer had some interesting things to say during his analyst presentation today. Techradar has some of the more interesting comments. My favorite is:

He also described Apple’s impact on Microsoft sales this year as ‘a rounding error’, saying that; "Apple’s share globally costs us nothing."

Ballmer: Windows 7 will give ‘heck of a Christmas’ | News | TechRadar UK

Microsoft’s Windows 7 gets released to manufacturing

Jon Stauffer — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:26:00 +0000

Microsoft released Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing. OEMs, VARS, and Volume license users should be able to download them in the coming weeks. The full retail release is still scheduled for October 22nd. Read more about it at engadget and the SuperSite Blog.