Tag: Microsoft

  • Vista Got Good Reviews Too

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – As Microsoft Corp’s Windows 7 release approaches, early reviews are generally positive. But so were reviews for Windows Vista just before its launch. In the months leading up to Windows 7’s release this Thursday, publications from ComputerWorld to the New York Times have written favorable assessments, praising, in particular, its increased speed and… Read more

  • Microsoft Ushers in Windows 7 Era

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Kylie, the precocious 5-year-old from the television commercials, took center stage at the Microsoft Windows 7 launch event to inaugurate the new operating system. Her declaration, “I’m a Windows 7 PC.” The diminutive Kylie struck the cord that Microsoft wanted for the Windows 7 launch event: simplicity. While the launch event focused mostly on the… Read more

  • Microsoft Channel Chief Issues Partner Call to Action Around Windows 7

    Carolyn April

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    Microsoft will – finally – launch Windows 7 in New York today, making the new version of the operating system generally available to the public. Partners have had access to the OS for some months now, as they build out their solutions and applications to be ready to go to market, but they are getting… Read more

  • Windows 7 Deployment Sparks Optimism

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Even though some channel partners remain skeptical about the bounce they expect Windows 7 to provide to their sales numbers in the next year, a new study out by ITIC and Sunbelt Software shows that 60 percent of companies worldwide have made plans to deploy the new operating system, and 49 percent will do it… Read more

  • Windows Start to Seven

    Windows Start to Seven

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Windows Start to Seven   No Title Under pressure to compete against Apple’s Mac GUI, Microsoft developed and released Windows 1.0. It wasn’t a true operating system, but rather a navigation extension to MS-DOS. Version 2.0 was slightly more palatable to users, which caused Apple to sue for patent infringement. The market didn’t accept the… Read more

  • Microsoft Calls for Trade Rules Governing Software Services

    Channel Insider Staff

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    By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries need to forge new trade rules governing the movement of electronic data across borders as the world becomes increasingly connected, a Microsoft official said on Wednesday. As more and more software services are provided over the Internet, "people will be calling on computers located around the world," said… Read more