By Jakob Griffith on May 10th, 2009 at 8:49PM
Earlier in the week we mentioned that Microsoft had released an evaluation copy of Windows 7 known as the Release Candidate. After previously tinkering with Vista and build 7000, we give you a brief update of the newest OS to join Microsoft’s team. While it does has many faults, the skies look promising for this budding system.
By Craig Lloyd on May 5th, 2009 at 12:18AM
As expected, Microsoft delivered their Windows 7 Release Candidate right on time. If you haven’t already gotten your hands on it, hit up the link below to download it. Well, what are you waiting for?
By Craig Lloyd on Apr 24th, 2009 at 11:10PM
Microsoft has just officially announced the release date of the Windows 7 Release Candidate on their Windows Blog. The RC will be available on April 30 for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, while the public will be able to snag the RC starting May 5, two days earlier than expected.
By Craig Lloyd on Apr 23rd, 2009 at 8:54PM
We hope you enjoyed the clever, yet cheesy pun in the title because according to Microsoft’s Parters website, an RC of Windows 7 could very well be on its way the first week of May (do you get it now?). May 7 is Windows 7 Virtual Partner Readiness Day, which could very well mean the next giant leap for Windows 7 is coming then. We’ll see.
By Craig Lloyd on Mar 29th, 2009 at 5:56PM
According to Microsoft’s website, the company will issue a public release candidate of Windows 7 in May. The RC release will be available at least through June 2009 and Microsoft is not limiting the number of product keys, so you have plenty of time to grab a copy.
Microsoft decided to lift the download limit altogether after their servers crashed from the January rush of the Windows 7 Beta. Microsoft thinks that this unlimited factor will hopefully prevent server crashes from happening again.
Windows 7 RC1 will also have an extended expiration date compared to the beta. The release candidate will not expire until June 1, 2010.
By Dylan Campton on Feb 13th, 2009 at 1:05PM
A recent rumor has Microsoft thinking about giving Windows Vista users a free upgrade to Windows 7 come December 2009. The catch? Users must own a PC with Vista pre-installed, and the system must come with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA). The upgrade only apples to Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate, which can then be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate respectively. Finally, Microsoft says the program does not support multiple upgrades for medium, large, or enterprise customers, according to the document.
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 7th, 2009 at 10:38AM
Now that Microsoft unveiled the different versions of Windows 7, the pricing for the new OS has been released. According to Windows Secrets, the declared prices probably won’t tickle your fancy.
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 4th, 2009 at 12:22AM
Microsoft did what no one wanted them to do. They made too many versions of the new Windows 7 operating system. After people were complaining about Vista having the same useless feature, you would think Microsoft listened. There will be six SKUs (or versions) of Windows 7. They are listed as follows:
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 6th, 2009 at 5:17PM
Some breaking news that we just received. It seems like predictions are heavily saying that the public beta for Windows 7 will be announced at the CES event tomorrow by Steve Ballmer. You’ll be able to watch Steve Ballmer’s announcement live via 100K, 300K, or 750K streams. It’s expected to start at 6:30PST tomorrow. Don’t miss out!
Be sure to check out this page for the Windows 7 Beta download when it is released.
We will keep you updated on this story as soon as we hear anything.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 6th, 2009 at 2:22PM
Forget benchmarking utilities. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes from ZDNet put together 23 real-world scenarios to see which operating system would be the quickest to complete the tasks. He tested the 32-bit versions of Windows 7 build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP SP3. He tested all three OSs on two different rigs:
Windows 7 managed to outperform both Vista and XP on both. Kingsley’s scoring system was to give a 1 to the OS that finished each test first, a 2 for second place, and a 3 for third. The results were as follows (Lowest score wins obviously):
Windows 7 – 50 combined points
Windows Vista – 109 combined points
Windows XP – 117 combined points
The results are unbelievable in my opinion. Let’s hope that it’s true though. Windows 7 still has a while yet before the final release is done, and many things could change since then. More than likely those changes will be for the good.
