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windows 7,Journalists who went to Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference picked up pre-beta copies of Windows 7, and several have reported on it. Bear in mind that this preview version isn't feature complete, doesn't have the final interface, and still contains a load of debugging code, so you can't judge the performance. However, since Windows 7 is likely to ship on more than 200 million computers a year from 2010 onwards, even incomplete information is interesting.
Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows has probably the biggest analysis: his Windows 7 Preview is in five parts, four of which have been posted so far. He says: "Clearly, Windows 7 is to Windows Vista as was Windows XP to Windows 2000. And that's true on a number of levels."
Active Win also goes to town, with more than 13,000 words on a single page. There, Andre Da Costa excitedly concludes:
It's safe to say I am overwhelmed, overjoyed and most of all excited about Windows 7. This is the release of Windows everybody has been waiting for, it's what Vista was meant to be and beyond that. Windows 7 puts the user first; it's about going back to the fundamentals of what an operating system must do. Managing and maintaining your PC is exceptionally seamless in Windows 7 and users will appreciate the tremendous improvements and advancements this update will offer on both existing and new hardware form factors in the future.
Gizmodo also has a long page, Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions, with lots of illustrations.
Ars Technical has several pieces, including First look at Windows 7's User Interface, Understanding Windows Live Essentials in Windows 7, Windows 7's streamlined UAC, Windows 7 management features will make IT admins grin, More on the Windows 7 UI: new taskbar will be mandatory, and Windows 7 Libraries under the microscope.
Ars accepts that "Windows 7 will not contain anything like the kind of far-reaching architectural modifications that Microsoft made with Windows Vista." However, it says: "the new UI takes the concepts that Windows users have been using for the last 13 years and extends them in new and exciting ways," and "the extent of these interface changes makes it clear that this is very much a major release."
The Windows Team's blog has Post PDC Keynote: What are people saying about Windows 7?, with links and a selection of favourable quotes.
Finally, Charlie Owen has a comprehensive and useful walkthrough showing the Media Center aspects, but bear in mind that he works on the product.
Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows has probably the biggest analysis: his Windows 7 Preview is in five parts, four of which have been posted so far. He says: "Clearly, Windows 7 is to Windows Vista as was Windows XP to Windows 2000. And that's true on a number of levels."
Active Win also goes to town, with more than 13,000 words on a single page. There, Andre Da Costa excitedly concludes:
It's safe to say I am overwhelmed, overjoyed and most of all excited about Windows 7. This is the release of Windows everybody has been waiting for, it's what Vista was meant to be and beyond that. Windows 7 puts the user first; it's about going back to the fundamentals of what an operating system must do. Managing and maintaining your PC is exceptionally seamless in Windows 7 and users will appreciate the tremendous improvements and advancements this update will offer on both existing and new hardware form factors in the future.
Gizmodo also has a long page, Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions, with lots of illustrations.
Ars Technical has several pieces, including First look at Windows 7's User Interface, Understanding Windows Live Essentials in Windows 7, Windows 7's streamlined UAC, Windows 7 management features will make IT admins grin, More on the Windows 7 UI: new taskbar will be mandatory, and Windows 7 Libraries under the microscope.
Ars accepts that "Windows 7 will not contain anything like the kind of far-reaching architectural modifications that Microsoft made with Windows Vista." However, it says: "the new UI takes the concepts that Windows users have been using for the last 13 years and extends them in new and exciting ways," and "the extent of these interface changes makes it clear that this is very much a major release."
The Windows Team's blog has Post PDC Keynote: What are people saying about Windows 7?, with links and a selection of favourable quotes.
Finally, Charlie Owen has a comprehensive and useful walkthrough showing the Media Center aspects, but bear in mind that he works on the product.
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windows 7, And so it begins! Windows 7 has finally shown its face; LITERALLY! Up to this point, it has been nothing but rumors and minute credible information scattered amongst them, fake screenshots, a MinWin demo (if it weren’t involved with Windows 7, Ben Stein couldn’t have made it any less interesting where UX is concerned), fake videos, and did I mention rumors? It’s almost eerie how word of Windows 7 has made it out in comparison to that fateful day back in 2002 when the first Longhorn screenshots found their way to the internet via Calvin Zheng. The build itself, 3663.Lab06_N.020728-1728, never made its way into the hands of all those longing to try it (not to be confused with the first public BUILD leak of Longhorn, which was 3683) but it’s still too soon to tell if the same fate awaits Windows 7 build 6519. I would be VERY surprised if it doesn't leak within the next month or so but that's just my opinion and certainly nothing to lose sleep over.
First of all, the ever-present, “Is it real?” Yes, it’s very real. I'm talkin' "The Matrix" real. "What is 'real'? How do you define 'real'?" (Sorry... I couldn't help but add the obligatory movie quote) Anyway, for those of you who don’t know how to listen to and trust the people who have built their reputation in the Windows beta community off of credibility, let us try a different approach. Take a look at the first Longhorn screenshots that hit the net back in 2002:
First of all, the ever-present, “Is it real?” Yes, it’s very real. I'm talkin' "The Matrix" real. "What is 'real'? How do you define 'real'?" (Sorry... I couldn't help but add the obligatory movie quote) Anyway, for those of you who don’t know how to listen to and trust the people who have built their reputation in the Windows beta community off of credibility, let us try a different approach. Take a look at the first Longhorn screenshots that hit the net back in 2002: