Windows 7

Ballmer: Windows 7 Sales Are 'Fantastic'

mashable.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology


Now, he claims that Windows 7 is selling even better, which we're inclined to believe based on the fantastic preorder figures. Speaking at Microsoft's...

Simon Aldous: Windows 7 'Inspired' By Mac, Microsoft Manager Admits

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology


In an interview with PCR, Simon Aldous, Microsoft's partner group manager, went on the record acknowledging that Microsoft's new Windows 7 software wa...

Windows 7 Not so Great as Advertised and Has Compatibility Issues: Is Microsoft in Collusion With Manufacturers Like HP?

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.08.2009 | Technology


Michael Russnow

There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers, so that we get the full use of our equipment.

Microsoft Nixes "Family Guy" Deal: Show's Off-Color Content "Not A Fit"

Variety | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology


The special included MacFarlane and Alex Borstein - the voice of "Family Guy" matriarch Lois - pitching Windows 7. For most of the special, however...

The Economy ... Still?

Duncan Quirk | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy


Duncan Quirk

Since it's been so long since my last comic, I thought I'd share this little picture I took at the laundromat. ...

Iran Trying to Install Microsoft Windows 7

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.24.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Spy-satellite photos reveal a shipment of Windows 7 software, as well as a dozen IT professionals from Redmond, Washington, arriving early Saturday morning in Tehran.

Just Listen Microsoft - An Opportunist Does Not a Visionary Make

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


Mark Goulston, M.D.

Opportunists are about extending a grasp in an already competitive environment. They are about being grabby, and when they have the clout of a Microsoft, about being "pushy."

'Get A Mac': Apple Ads Slam Windows 7, PCs (VIDEO)

Posted 10.23.2009 | Technology


Windows 7 was just released, and Apple's already trying to take the wind out of its sails (and sales) with several ads it's just launched attacking th...

Windows 7 Whopper: Someone Actually Eats Seven Layer Burger (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 10.24.2009 | Technology


*See photo and video below* In an effort to promote its new Windows 7 upgrade, Microsoft has partnered with Burger King in Japan to produce a seven-l...

Windows 7 Review: Everything You Need To Know About Microsoft's Vista Upgrade (PHOTOS, ROUNDUP)

Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology


Windows 7 is out! But should we really be excited? Will the new Microsoft upgrade really be a step-up from the nightmare that was Vista? We've got a...

Windows 7 Upgrade: Microsoft Prays For Fresh Start After Vista Debacle

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology


SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation Thursday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encour...

Seven Ways Technology Can Change the World

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact


Akhtar Badshah

To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 tomorrow, Microsoft is launching a new online competition: 7 Ways to Change the World. We'll choose the best and give you, and a nonprofit, the resources to implement change.

Windows 7 Release: China's Pirates Hijack Microsoft's Software Debut

nytimes.com | REUTERS | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology


At shops in the bustling Xinyang market in Shanghai, fake Apple iPhones and Bose speakers were displayed alongside bootleg copies of Microsoft's Windo...

Windows 7 On 'Family Guy': Microsoft Teams Up With Seth MacFarlane To Sell Software

Ad Age | Posted 10.13.2009 | Technology


The software giant has signed a deal with Fox to sponsor a variety show produced by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, voice of the family guy hims...

8 Outrageously Annoying Tech Videos

wired.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology


Most TV commercials are annoying, but the tech industry takes the cake for making ads so bad that you have to question if it was intentional. Ever ...

North Korea Reveals It Has Been Running Microsoft Customer Service for Years

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

In a frontal assault on America's computers, North Korea revealed today that it successfully infiltrated Microsoft customer service and has been running the company's calling centers for years.

VISTA BUYERS GET FREE WINDOWS 7 Upgrade

Sanfrancisco Gate | JESSICA MINTZ, AP Technology Writer | Posted 07.27.2009 | Home


Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that consumers who...

Windows 7 Release Date: October 22

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22, in time to ...

Disney Inks Deal with Hulu: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 1, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.01.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Disney has officially become an equity-owning partner in NBCU-Fox venture Hulu.

Microsoft To Release Version Of Windows 7 Next Week

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business


Microsoft Corp said on Friday a version of its long awaited Windows 7 operating system will be made available from next week....

Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Beta as a Free Download

wired.com | Dylan Tweney | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business


LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft's excitable CEO Steve Ballmer showed off Windows 7 -- the slick, fast, user-friendly successor to the much-maligned Windows Vi...

Intel Q4 Revenue Down 23%: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 8, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.25.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Intel's revenue for the fourth quarter fell 23% over last year. Intel had warned investors that revenue for the fourth quarter would be down, howe...

Microsoft To Let Consumers Test Windows 7 On Friday

Reuters | Franklin Paul | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business


Microsoft Corp plans to let consumers test the next generation of its computer operating system, Windows 7, starting on Friday and said the new softwa...

Microsoft Unveils Windows 7, RIP Vista: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 29, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.29.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Microsoft introduced Windows 7, officially ending the poor Vista years. The seventh incarnation of Windows is expected to be a slimmer, more respons...

Bye, Bye Bill Gates... Oh and Windows XP

Joanna Stern | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business


Joanna Stern

Why the slow and painful death of Windows XP? Well, because Microsoft Vista is just too bulky for some, including Intel. That is not to say that Vista is all bad.