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outsidethebeltway.com - 10/9/2009
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Walter Mossberg says Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows
7, is good enough to help erase memories of...
the Vista fiasco. Not only is it “the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced” and “a boost to ...
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Windows 7 Huge Upgrade, Upgrading Impossible
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Windows 7 Huge Upgrade, Upgrading Impossible
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... Walter Mossberg says Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7, is good enough to help erase memories of the Vista fiasco. Not only is it “the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced” and “a boost to productivity and a pleasure to use” but it’s every bit as good as Apple’s Snow Leopard. ...
Nobody does more for Apple than Microsoft
dustbury.com —
The largest single group of Windows users today? XP users. Their upgrade path to the latest and greatest? Nonexistent:
They’ll have to wipe out their hard disks after backing up their files elsewhere, then install Windows 7, then restore their personal files, then re-install all their programs from the original CDs or downloaded installer files. Then, they have to install all the patches and upgrades to those programs from over the years.
Microsoft includes an Easy Transfer wizard to help with this, but it moves only personal files, not ...
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Communist Shop Windows
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A collection
of communist shop windows provides a reminder that there are
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Windows 7 Review: Microsofts Vista Upgrade Still Has Snags
huffingtonpost.com 10/22/2009 — Best of all, Windows 7 represents a departure from Microsoft's usual "success is measured by the length of the feature list" philosophy. This time around, it was, "Polish, optimize and streamline what we've already got."
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Why we hate you: man forced to put burka on his... windows?
fivefeetoffury.com 28 days ago —
"This is the United
States of America and we’ll do whatever the fuck we want."
Well, yes and no...
he agreed to put a curtain over the windows so devout Muslims wouldn't be corrupted by the sight of infidel
inebriation. But the curtain hasn't arrived yet, so over the ...
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