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KDE vs. Windows 7 By Bruce Byfield | Article Published January 23, 2012 Can a free Linux desktop actually rival Windows 7? Tags: Linux, KDE, Windows 7 Users Desert Windows XP in Near-Record Numbers By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 03, 2012 In the last four months, Microsoft's 10-year-old operating system has lost six percentage points of market share. Tags: Windows 7, operating systems, Microsoft, Windows XP Microsoft Confirms x86 Apps Won't Run on ARM Windows 8 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 15, 2011 Microsoft officials clarified Wednesday that when they say existing Windows apps will be compatible with Windows 8, they mean on x86 chip architectures. Tags: Intel, Windows 7, ARM, x86, Windows 8 Microsoft Starts Blog for Windows 8 Information Exchange By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 16, 2011 In an attempt to repeat Windows 7's success, Microsoft's Windows head cranked up a new blog for Windows 8 this week. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows 8 More Than 40 Percent of PCs Will Run Windows 7 This Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 09, 2011 Just as Windows 7 seems to be hitting its stride in corporate deployments, it's starting to see its own view in the window of the enterprises' rotating door. Tags: Windows 8, Microsoft, Windows 7 Does Loving Linux Make Us Dislike Windows? By Matt Hart | Article Published August 08, 2011 Is the Linux-Windows debate about OS politics, or something more pragmatic? Tags: Windows, Linux, Linux desktop, open source, Windows 7 Ballmer: Microsoft 'All In' For Partners By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 11, 2011 Worldwide partner conference keynote highlights existing and future opportunities to Microsoft's sales partners. Tags: Windows 7, Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft, Windows 8 Microsoft Ships Windows 7 for In-Store Use By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 08, 2011 Microsoft said this week that the POS version of Windows 7 Embedded is now generally available. Tags: POS, Windows 7, Microsoft Microsoft Ships Windows Thin PC By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 01, 2011 New release lets IT professionals deploy locked down Windows PCs. Tags: Microsoft, thin client, thin PC, Windows 7 Five Questions about Windows 8 By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 18, 2011 Will Windows 8 be a "tweak" of Windows 7, or a radical overhaul? Tags: Windows 8, Windows 7, iPad apps, Intel, Microsoft Are Multiple ARM Versions of Windows 8 Coming? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 18, 2011 At an Intel affair, one of the chip manufacturer's execs let slip that Microsoft is planning more than one version of Windows 8 for ARM processors. Tags: Intel, Windows 7, ARM, Microsoft, Windows 8 Windows 7 Hits 350 Million Licenses By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 25, 2011 Microsoft's Windows 7 steamroller continues to crush records as it rolls forward a year and a half later. Tags: Windows 7, Windows XP SP2, Microsoft, Windows XP Will Microsoft's Windows Phone Succeed? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 31, 2011 Clearly Windows Phone is currently the dark horse. But what are its prospects over time against the iPhone and Android. Tags: Windows 7, mobile apps, android apps, iphone apps, Microsoft Should You Upgrade to Windows 7? By James Maguire | Article Published March 28, 2011 With some companies still hesitating to upgrade to Windows 7, a look at the possible rationale for making the leap to Windows' latest OS. Tags: upgrade, Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7, Windows XP Upgrading to Windows 7: Easing the Migration By Jonathan Hassell | Article Published February 21, 2011 Issues like hardware refresh, deploying thin clients and choosing a migration tool need to be evaluated. Tags: Windows XP, Vista, upgrading, thin client, Windows 7 Microsoft Releases Windows 7 SP1 to OEMs By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 10, 2011 Many corporate Windows customers no longer have an excuse not to migrate their systems to run on Windows 7, now that Service Pack 1 (SP1) is coming. Tags: SP1, Microsoft 7, Service Pack (SP1), OEM, Windows 7 Dell's Windows 7 Tablet: The Only Chance Against iPad? By Rob Enderle | Article Published February 09, 2011 The only way to compete against Apple is to flank the iPad maker with a product they have to chase. Tags: iphone apps, iPad apps, Dell, Windows 7, Apple Dell's Windows 7 Tablet: Top iPad Competitor? By Rob Enderle | Article Published February 09, 2011 The only way to compete against Apple is to flank the iPad maker with a product it has to chase. Tags: Apple, Windows 7, iphone apps, iPad apps, Dell 7 Reasons to Migrate to Windows 7 By Scott Alan Miller | Article Published February 07, 2011 Factors like drive support, Branch Cache and security support the case for migrating to the newest Windows OS. Tags: XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 7 SP1, Microsoft Microsoft Earnings Report: Bright Expectations, Big Questions By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 26, 2011 Microsoft has benefited from an improving economy, but as it prepares to report record sales for the holiday shopping quarter, questions remain. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, cloud computing, earnings, Windows Phone 7 Will Kinect Gain Windows Connections Soon? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 20, 2011 A rumors site says Microsoft is readying a developer’s kit and device drivers to enable its suddenly popular game controller to hook into Windows, and not just Xbox 360. Tags: gaming PC, Microsoft, Windows 7, Xbox, Kinect Is Service Pack Near for Windows 7? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 17, 2011 The software giant calls it inaccurate, but a post to a Microsoft blog in Russia may have prematurely announced the availability of Windows 7's first service pack. Tags: Microsoft, Service Pack, Windows 7, virtualization, SP1 Big Tech Gambles of 2011: Apple, Microsoft, AMD, IBM, and More By Rob Enderle | Article Published January 04, 2011 Many big tech companies have set their sights on ambitious goals for the year ahead. Tags: smartphone, Windows 7, cloud computing, PC, tablet Can Microsoft Win Back Lost Client Share in 2011? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 29, 2010 It could be a long hard year for Microsoft, trying to get users of all sorts to adopt, or at least stay with, the company's client products. Tags: browser, Windows 7, Microsoft, smartphone, BPOS Microsoft 2010 Year in Review: Smartphones, the Cloud, Tablets By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 28, 2010 From missing out on the slate market, to serious growth of its online services, to finally joining the competition for smartphone operating systems, it's been a busy and interesting year for Microsoft. Tags: Windows 7, smartphone, Google, Office 365, Microsoft 7 Tips to Ease Windows 7 Migration By Steven Warren | Article Published December 27, 2010 Planning strategies and technologies like virtualization can greatly ease migration to Windows 7. Tags: Windows XP, migration, Service Pack, Microsoft, Windows 7 Windows 8: 3D, But Only on 64-bits? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 13, 2010 Will Windows 8 have a three dimensional user interface? Another leak purports to add new information to what's known about Windows 8 so far. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, user interface, 3D, Windows 8 5 Ways Cloud Computing Will Affect Your Business in 2011 By Jeff Vance | Article Published November 29, 2010 Cloud computing will increase concerns with handling data, mobile and broadband speeds. Tags: Google, Microsoft, cloud computing, Cloud network, Windows 7 Windows at Age 25: Where's It Headed? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 23, 2010 Windows turned 25 over the weekend, but will it last another 25 years? Several analyst attempt a little perspective on its mid-term future. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows Phone 7, Windows, cloud computing Microsoft Stockholders Complain About Stock Price By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 16, 2010 Despite record quarter over record quarter, many investors are getting tired of the software giant's price stagnating, and told Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer so in so many words. Tags: Windows 7, gaming PC, earnings, Microsoft, stocks Microsoft Talks Desktop Virtualization Strategy By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 15, 2010 Microsoft blogger recommends which virtualization solutions to use to smooth the corporate migration of IE6 custom apps to Windows 7. Tags: virtualization cloud, desktop virtualization, IE6, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7 Business Upgrades Ready for Take Off By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 03, 2010 Another survey, this one from Forrester Research, points to a surge in Windows 7 upgrades by businesses in the next 12 months. Tags: Windows 7, Enterprise IT, Forrester Research, enterprise software, Microsoft Microsoft Blows the Doors off Analysts' 3Q Estimates By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 28, 2010 Riding the crest of a wave of its cash cow products, Microsoft brought in yet another record quarter. Recession? What Recession? Tags: Xbox, Microsoft, earnings, Windows 7, Office 2010 XP eXPires, OEMs to Stop Selling the Aging OS By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 25, 2010 However, determined customers can still get XP pre-installed using "downgrade rights." Tags: XP, Windows, OEM, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7 Sells 240 Million Licenses in a Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 21, 2010 Nearly a quarter of a billion Windows 7 licenses sold in less than a year: Microsoft celebrates. Tags: ROI, migration, Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows Windows Tablet 7 Coming, but When? By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 20, 2010 By quickly transforming Windows Phone 7 OS into a Windows Tablet 7 OS, the company could have the right product. But it must act fast. Tags: iPad apps, iPad, tablet, tablet computers, Windows 7 Microsoft Tool to Aid Windows 7 Migrations Enters Beta 2 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 14, 2010 Version 2 of Microsoft's tool for managing virtual desktops enters beta test -- pitched as a way to get legacy apps transferred over to run on Windows 7 machines. Tags: desktop virtualization, enterprise apps, Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Microsoft Office 2010 'Beta' to Die on Halloween By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 13, 2010 Come Halloween, the free ride is over, with Microsoft warning trial users of Office 2010 that their beta copies will expire unless they have paid for the regular version. Tags: Office 2010, Windows 7, beta test, Microsoft, software Windows 7 Enterprise Deployments Ready for Take Off? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 07, 2010 A recent mini survey by research firm Directions on Microsoft indicates that many IT decision makers will crank up deployments of Windows 7 over the next six months. Tags: Windows 7, Windows upgrades, Enterprise IT, Microsoft, Windows 7 Professional Internet Explorer 9's New Features By Eric Geier | Article Published October 06, 2010 With a beta version of the upcoming Internet Explorer 9 available for download, it's time to explore the newest IE features. Tags: Windows 7, Internet Explorer, IE8, IE9, download Microsoft Execs Detail Business Software Opportunities By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 13, 2010 Cloud computing and business upgrades to Windows 7 were among the growth opportunities cited by Microsoft executives, but demand for the relatively ancient Windows XP continues as well. Tags: Microsoft, Cloud, cloud app, Windows 7, cloud computing Windows 7 Outstrips Vista After Only Nine Months By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 03, 2010 It's only been nine months since the release of Windows 7, but a new report shows it has already superseded its predecessor in terms of usage. Tags: Vista, Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft, Net Applications Analysts Eager to Hear Microsoft's Plans for Ballmer, Growth By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 29, 2010 Microsoft hopes to wow attendees at its annual gathering of analysts on the company's Redmond, Wash. campus. But the biggest question of the day may go unanswered. Tags: cloud computing, Azure, Windows 7, Microsoft, Ballmer Microsoft Does It Again -- Record Revenues in 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 22, 2010 What recession? As expected, Microsoft broke revenue records again thanks to Windows 7 and Office 2010. Can the good times continue? Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7, earnings, Windows XP Windows 7 Sales Likely to Drive Microsoft Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 21, 2010 Microsoft is expected to turn in another strong quarter fueled by its new operating system, but will almost predictable record earnings -- again -- please or disappoint investors? Tags: earnings, Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7 Microsoft: Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 21, 2010 SP1 may be in beta now, but the company admits that Windows 7 customers may have to wait some time before getting their hands on the full update. Tags: Microsoft, Service Pack (SP1), Service Pack, Windows 7, Windows Windows 7 Security: 10 Positives By Lisa Phifer | Article Published July 20, 2010 For users and businesses considering the move to Windows 7, there are a number of security features that prove attractive. Tags: security, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows XP, Security practices Microsoft Extends Windows XP 'Downgrade Rights' Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 14, 2010 Changes in how Microsoft handles systems "downgraded" to be sold with Windows XP aim to make the process more consistent and responsive to customers' needs, but it still seems confusing. Tags: XP, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Microsoft Says It's Winning By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 29, 2010 Apparently fed up with taking a constant drubbing from the media and tech pundits, Microsoft's chief spin doctor talks up the software giant's successes. Tags: Microsoft, Azure, cloud computing, Bing, Windows 7 Windows 8 Features Leaked? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 28, 2010 Details of what's likely to be included in the next major release of Windows are leaking out. But is Windows 8 coming anytime soon? Tags: Windows 7, Windows 8, OEM, Service Pack, Microsoft Is the Service Pack for Windows 7 Already in Beta? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 25, 2010 Microsoft watchers have spotted early copies of the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 beta. The software giant says it's all part of the plan. Tags: Microsoft, SP1, Windows 7, Service Pack, Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Puts Limits on XP for Netbooks By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 11, 2010 The company this week tells PC OEMs that they won't be able to package XP with netbooks for much longer. Tags: netbooks, Windows XP, Microsoft, Windows 7 The Windows 7 Wave Is On Its Way By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 25, 2010 Research firm Forrester studied 90,000 corporate PCs and found Windows 7 has already outstripped its predecessor, Windows Vista, taking only six months to penetrate as deeply as Vista did in a year. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, IT manager, IT, Windows Customers Forgive Microsoft for Vista: Survey By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 21, 2010 A new survey of customer satisfaction finds that Microsoft's image is recovering from the Windows Vista debacle as more and more users check out Windows 7. Tags: Vista, Microsoft, Windows XP, Windows 7, survey Microsoft Credits Windows 7 for Record Earnings By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 22, 2010 Hefty sales of Windows 7 helped Microsoft again turn in another stellar quarter, once again beating Wall Street analysts' estimates. Tags: earnings, PC, Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7 Microsoft Deals on Windows 7 Anytime Upgrades By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 05, 2010 Microsoft tries discounts to entice customers to upgrade their new Windows 7 PCs and netbooks from lower-end editions to higher-end editions. How good are the deals? Tags: Windows upgrades, Windows 7, netbook, Microsoft, PC Survey: Windows 7 Early Adopters 'Very Satisfied' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 31, 2010 Early adopters who bought a new PC with Windows 7 or who upgraded an existing PC to the new operating system were "satisfied" with the experience, according to a new survey. Tags: PC, Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP Microsoft Finally Talks Up Windows 7 Service Pack By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 19, 2010 Like most service packs for Windows, Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 will not make a lot of changes to the code, instead mostly focusing on stability and bug fixes. But there are still a couple of surprises. Tags: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Service Pack, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 SP1 Is Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in Q4? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 09, 2010 Malaysian tech enthusiast site TechArp claims its sources say Microsoft has moved up availability of the first service pack for Windows 7 - possibly to the end of this year. Tags: Service Pack (SP1), Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows, Service Pack Microsoft COO Sees Customer Caution By - Reuters | Article Published March 04, 2010 In a speech at the London School of Economics, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner said that customers are are no budget cycles "which is helpful, but ... they're still being conservative." Tags: Windows 7, Windows Azure, recession, Microsoft Microsoft CFO Says Product Blitz Heating Up By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 02, 2010 The company's new CFO takes an upbeat stance with financial analysts, citing a cornucopia of new and updated products coming down the pike, many of them targeted at enterprise IT shops. Tags: Enterprise, Microsoft, Office 2010, IT manager, Windows 7 Windows 7 Release Candidate Shutdown Hell Begins By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 27, 2010 Users have been able to run Windows 7's 'release candidate' for nearly a year for free, but now the pre-release code is entering its expiration period. What do you do now? Tags: Windows, RC, Release Candidate, Microsoft, Windows 7 Intel Wrestles With Windows 7 Deployment Issues By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 26, 2010 An Intel engineer blogs about the challenges involved in moving the tech giant, which skipped Windows Vista and stuck with XP, to Windows 7. Tags: Windows 7, Windows, corporate deployments, Microsoft, Intel Microsoft Study: Windows 7 Pays Off in a Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 22, 2010 The Microsoft-sponsored study claims to show that ROI on corporate rollouts of Windows 7 can pay off in as few as 13 months, according to Forrester Research. Tags: Microsoft, Forrester Research, Windows 7, Windows, ROI Developer: Windows 7 Maxes Out on Memory Use By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 19, 2010 Devil Mountain Software's latest results from its XPnet performance network claim to show that Windows XP machines use less memory than Windows 7 does. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, XP mode, XPnet, XP Virtual PC: Running Virtual XP in Windows 7 By David Strom | Article Published February 17, 2010 Virtual PC options from VMware, Laplink, Zinstall, and Microsoft can help you use a VM to run XP on Windows 7, allowing an easier migration to this new OS. Tags: virtual desktop, Windows 7, virtual machine, Windows XP, virtual PC Microsoft: Mobile Software Get Upgrade By - Reuters | Article Published February 15, 2010 Microsoft launched its new mobile phone OS, offering gaming and networking features aimed at expanding its appeal beyond its core business customers. Tags: mobile applications, smartphone, Microsoft, mobile app, Windows 7 Windows Software Upkeep: 7 Essential Tips By Ronald Pacchiano | Article Published February 12, 2010 Maintaining your Windows PC isn't that hard, as long as you follow some basic procedures. Tags: Windows XP, Windows, Windows 7 Microsoft: Windows 7 Not Harming Batteries By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 09, 2010 The warnings issued by Windows 7 about failing batteries are correct, and are not causing batteries to reach this state, a Microsoft executive states. Tags: battery, battery life, laptop, Microsoft, Windows 7 Windows 7 Use Surpasses 10 Percent By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 02, 2010 The new Microsoft OS keeps gaining steam, according to Net Applications. Still, Windows XP continues to lead the pack with a 66.31 percent market share in January. Tags: Microsoft, OS, Windows 7, Net Applications Using Windows 7 in iPad? Citrix Says Yes By David Needle | Article Published February 01, 2010 Citrix is the first to claim it will enable the iPad to run Windows 7. IT managers will be able to control who can access the Windows 7 desktop or even specific applications. Tags: iPhone, iphone apps, iPad, Windows 7, Windows Seven Techniques to Ease Windows 7 Migration By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published January 28, 2010 Migrating to a new OS doesn't have to be hard. Here are some straight forward guidelines. Tags: platform, Windows 7, migration, Microsoft Windows 7 Cutting Into XP By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 22, 2010 How soon before Windows 7 kills off XP's dominant market share? Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows, desktop PC, XP Windows 7-Based Embedded 2011 Goes Retail By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 12, 2010 Digital signage and ERP for retail introduced at retail conference. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, Dynamics AX for Retail, Windows Embedded, Windows 7 kernel Will the Linux-Windows Netbook Change the OS Wars? By Emery Fletcher | Article Published January 08, 2010 Lenovo's new hybrid Linux-Windows netbook, debuted at CES, could be a game changer. Tags: netbooks, Windows 7, netbook, Linux desktop |
