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Bronze Win 7 badge Scotteq   12-23-2008 at 05:39:03 PM

Rumor mill churning pretty hard:

Short blog at Intel:
http://software.intel.com/en-us/bl [...] uild-7004/

Within Windows:
http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/ [...] nuary-5th/

ZD Net:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1775

MSFT put up a page for it already:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/w [...] fault.aspx


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Jake_Barnes   12-25-2008 at 06:36:20 PM
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Microsoft May Release Windows 7 Beta at (CES) Show

CES is scheduled for Jan. 8-11.

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eklipz330   12-25-2008 at 07:11:08 PM
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you know they seem pretty confident in windows 7... this confidence is scaring me... hopefully they don't put a nasty price tag next to this... apple is gonna need a new marketing technique

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Tindytim   12-26-2008 at 08:53:23 PM
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eklipz330 wrote :

hopefully they don't put a nasty price tag next to this


They're really trying to move away from Vista, and I think their pricing will reflect that.

eklipz330 wrote :

... apple is gonna need a new marketing technique


No they won't, they'll just continue lying and making things up. And it will keep selling computers.

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woshitudou   12-26-2008 at 09:33:49 PM
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I haven't been this excited about an OS since Dos 6.2 came out.

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jerreece   12-26-2008 at 09:43:19 PM
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LOL Oh man. I love watching Oprah.....

I also enjoy reading the Tabloids at the grocery store check stand.

Personally, I think they're rushing Windows 7 like they always do. "Vista" has a stigma about it... yet I personally have no problems with it. *shrugs*

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eric_667   12-28-2008 at 06:02:29 PM
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jerreece wrote :

LOL Oh man. I love watching Oprah.....

I also enjoy reading the Tabloids at the grocery store check stand.

Personally, I think they're rushing Windows 7 like they always do. "Vista" has a stigma about it... yet I personally have no problems with it. *shrugs*



Vista has a stigma about it because it was a total mess at launch. It also weighed down older systems that handled XP with smaller RAM sizes fine like a brick.And if you build to the system requirements that microsoft recommends you'll be in for some real dissapointment and frustration. As of now I have no extreme gripes towards Vista (SP1 and patched up) but 1+ years ago I wouldn't be typing the same thing. Add on top the fact that a full XP Pro SP2 X64 install with all drivers loaded on my systems can come in at around 1.5 GBs of storage space use as were Vista Business SP1 X64 can horde 15+ GBs. It has a reputation for being bloated and bad for a reason.


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amdfangirl   12-29-2008 at 07:44:52 AM
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woshitudou wrote :

I haven't been this excited about an OS since Dos 6.2 came out.



Can't wait for the touch screen capabilities.

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chise1   12-29-2008 at 06:33:07 PM
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Tindytim wrote :

No they won't, they'll just continue lying and making things up. And it will keep selling computers.



So true. If only they'd get caught lying...

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Tindytim   12-29-2008 at 06:53:28 PM
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amdfangirl wrote :

Can't wait for the touch screen capabilities.



I never understood the appeal of touch screens. It seems gimmicky, and rather useless. If I want my screens to look like smudgy crap I would rub dirty Vaseline all over them.

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thogrom   12-29-2008 at 07:24:47 PM
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I don't want touch capability

I think its the future in terms of common use

but i still think gaming and 3d work is going to mainly orient around the mouse... atleast until some really innovative 3d technology that allows you to kinda be in a virtual reality


I'm wondering if I should get windows 7 beta... or get windows vista

I'm gonna be changing operating system soon and I am wondering... but un sure about the process of beta operating systems

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PsychoSaysDie   12-29-2008 at 07:57:12 PM
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thogrom wrote :

I don't want touch capability

I think its the future in terms of common use

but i still think gaming and 3d work is going to mainly orient around the mouse... atleast until some really innovative 3d technology that allows you to kinda be in a virtual reality


I'm wondering if I should get windows 7 beta... or get windows vista

I'm gonna be changing operating system soon and I am wondering... but un sure about the process of beta operating systems



Download 7000 and just dual boot it to see what you like better.

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Tindytim   12-29-2008 at 08:15:33 PM
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thogrom wrote :

I don't want touch capability

I think its the future in terms of common use

but i still think gaming and 3d work is going to mainly orient around the mouse... atleast until some really innovative 3d technology that allows you to kinda be in a virtual reality


Haven't you see any of the holographic tech that's been going around? Creating 3D graphics using your hands over a holographic display. I can't remember what company is doing that though.


thogrom wrote :

I'm wondering if I should get windows 7 beta... or get windows vista

I'm gonna be changing operating system soon and I am wondering... but un sure about the process of beta operating systems


I could get 50-60 screenshots of Build 7000, showing the new functionality and changes, if anyone is interested.

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klonedesu   12-29-2008 at 08:25:16 PM
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Tindytim wrote :


I could get 50-60 screenshots of Build 7000, showing the new functionality and changes, if anyone is interested.



I am :D 50-60 may be a bit much though, :pt1cable:

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Tindytim   12-29-2008 at 08:31:58 PM
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klonedesu wrote :

I am :D 50-60 may be a bit much though, :pt1cable:



There are quite a few things that are different. I may make a thread in the next few days.

I said 50-60 for the pickier people. A lot of those would probably be cropped, like for the new taskbar features, and some other new options.

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amdfangirl   12-29-2008 at 11:57:04 PM
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Tindytim wrote :

I never understood the appeal of touch screens. It seems gimmicky, and rather useless. If I want my screens to look like smudgy crap I would rub dirty Vaseline all over them.



No, I mean tablet screens, sorry

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chupeta   01-05-2009 at 11:34:56 PM
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i have.. a windows 7 at this moment i have it since 28 dicember =)!

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angry_ducky   01-06-2009 at 02:02:26 AM
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chupeta wrote :

i have.. a windows 7 at this moment i have it since 28 dicember =)!



Yeah; Windows 7 Beta 1 was leaked onto torrent sites about a week ago or so...

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