Microsoft is launching the latest version of its Windows operating system, Windows 7. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
Microsoft is launching the latest version of its Windows operating system, Windows 7. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com

The curtain has been raised (slightly) on the next installment of Microsoft’s Windows operating system – Windows 7.
Microsoft hope it will bring the internet, mobile phone and PC closer together. But reviews have so far been mixed, although reviewers have been limited to trying the (pre-beta version).
The full version is expected to be capable of working with a touchscreen screen, navigating documents and the Web similar to Apple’s iPhone. It is officially released at the end of 2009.
“I have seen the future, and it is bleak. Windows 7, the next big version, the one that was supposed to fix everything that was wrong with Vista, is here (at least in pre-beta form), and I can now say – with some confidence – that Microsoft has once again dropped the ball.
“Overall, I’m extremely disappointed with Windows 7. Far from atoning for Vista’s sins, Windows 7 simply carries them forward, visiting them upon yet another generation. Windows 7 is no panacea. Rather, it’s just more of the same: slow, bloated, and frustrating as hell.”
“When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft hasn’t just learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista. It has picked up a thing or two from Apple’s OS X, judging by first impressions.
“It’s not clear how big the changes are so far. If you put the beta-build of Windows 7 side-by-side with Windows Vista, you’d be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Yes, some of the icons look slightly different and there’s no sidebar, but it’s essentially still the Vista look and feel. But that changes when you start to use Windows 7.
“For a start the OS won’t nag you as much; many notifications are banished to a control panel, you get to approve icons before they show up in the system tray and Microsoft has reined in Vista’s useful but annoying UAC prompts; you can choose which ones you want to see or turn them off altogether.”
“Initially Windows 7 looks similar to Vista, but there a lot of new features that have been added. Under the skin, Microsoft has been working hard. Boot times have been reduced, and certainly the review laptop Microsoft provided has a fairly snappy boot time.
“Microsoft has been working with OEMs to improve battery life – simple things such as reducing the timer frequency can improve battery life by up to 10 per cent. The networking stack has had new diagnostics added to help users figure out exactly where the problem lies.
“So, is this all a big deal? It’s not a change to the fundamental core of Windows, and most of the improvements sound relatively small. But taken together, they seem to address many of the issues people have had for Windows. I’m looking forward to trying it out, starting this afternoon.”
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at 6:01 pm
i’d like to see people run PC games through Google’s idea of the Cloud, internet computing…
at 6:01 pm
Anytime, just google “Windows 7 Upgrade Option”
at 6:01 pm
Oh and thank you sooo much for telling me, I would never have known.
at 6:01 pm
HOLY!!! REALLY?!?! Do you know what we have to do to upgrade? I bought my computer in September.
at 6:01 pm
I already know what camel video you are talking about, and that video was made A LONG time ago when the experts didn’t have full expierence and expertise in those fields.. So that video is irrelevant. Not to mention they were heavily payed to say contractictory statements.. very much unlike these guys.
at 6:01 pm
watch “more doctors smoke camel cigarettes” on youtube and tell me you trust experts LAWL
personally i take an enthusiast’s opinion over a supposed expert or proffessional
there was a guy who tested crysis on all three OS and he got the most FPS on xp
so yeah wutever
at 6:01 pm
Um almost any new computer ( aside from the latest vist fiasco) will run much better all the way around. I mac deal with Macs and fix them occasionally for partner’s wives.
They crash just like anything else if you put crap on it. And its not better all the around – I always have those lovers of Macs complaining they cant user alot of hardware or software with it.
Plus most professionals went with Vista 64 because Apple dropped the ball with alot of its software 3rd parties.
at 6:01 pm
Wells hes an “expert” and your not.. So I’ll take his word.
at 6:01 pm
gaming bechmarks
xp>7>vista
cocksucker said it’s faster than xp lies!
just brin g back xp FFS
at 6:01 pm
Hm. Homophobic and a PCnerd. “Rape the competition”? Okay, well:
cnet has already released a prizefight, Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard. Guess which won? It seems nice now, but third-party applications can and will quickly change that.
at 6:01 pm
Yes I have had Beta since the beginning of the year. If you bought a computer in the last 3 months with Vista, you can get a free upgrade to windows 7. I bought it yesterday after testing it all year. Great OS.
at 6:01 pm
Does the beta of WIndows 7 work okay? I don’t want to buy windows 7, since I just bought my computer with Vista.
at 6:01 pm
LINUX FTW OLOZL
at 6:01 pm
Mac is fucking gay. 7 will rape the competition.
at 6:01 pm
This reminds me of the New Coke debacle. hey’ll be able to sell Windows 7 just because it’s bound to be way better than Vista.
at 6:01 pm
Yeah, I used to think that way too before I bought a Mac. Now, I see what everyone was so hyped about. It’s a better computer all the way around.
at 6:01 pm
means you’re probably going to remain dumb for life… baby!
at 6:01 pm
They do it because mac users are usually retarded dumbasses that know little to nothing about computers or how business infrastructure works to collaborate everything behind the scenes.
The typical mac user like to pretend he/she is tech savvy but they usually wind up talking out their asses and it makes for some good comedy when listened to back at the office ( sitting in the IT department)
at 6:01 pm
i see no need to upgrade from Vista.
at 6:01 pm
I like that I got to preview Windows 7. I won’t have to buy it until summer 2010!
at 6:01 pm
Do mac users bash on windows so more people switch over and improve it with more software. They seem desperate to put windows down.
at 6:01 pm
Um..thats not how w7 looks.
at 6:01 pm
7 FTW!!
at 6:01 pm
windows is sooo shit
MAC 4 life BABY
at 6:01 pm
Looks outdated already.