Microsoft Plans Major Windows 7 Announcement

When we say Win7 is "All that *and* a bag of Doritos", we really do mean it.

Small taskbar you say?

Win7 Small Taskbar.PNG
 

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I doubt there will be any 'major announcements' at this late stage but then we know how the marketing people love hyperbole.

I would like to see some small UI touches to refresh - only because I like new things and I've already become used to Windows 7 :D A new set of Icons for 7 perhaps.
 

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yhea, we need somthing new, something big! XD Windows OsX 7 lol
 

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Windows 7 7068
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Dual Core 2.0 Ghz
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ATI X1400
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Sigmatell 9200
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Laptop Dell
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1050x1680
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120GB
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azerty Dell
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fibre obtic 32mbs
and you know what the big announcement going to be? they going to talk about the greatly improved version of windows 7 for netbooks...bank on it...
 

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Windows 7 RC Build 7201
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Silverstone ST70F 700w
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Logitech MX Revolution
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6mb
No the big announcement is that they've agreed the purchase of the computer division of Apple, to allow Apple to concentrate on what their good at - iPods, and Snow Leopard has been canceled to be replaced by Windows ME v2 :p
 

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I think the big announcement is all beta users that registered with their live id is to get Windows 7 free, yes free.....:devil2:
 

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AMD Phenom II x4
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1920 x 1080
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2 x 1TB
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Thermalake 550w
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echrada said:
I think the big announcement is all beta users that registered with their live id is to get Windows 7 free, yes free.....:devil2:
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You need to keep away from them mushies Les :sarc:
 

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The virtualization may actually be the big announcement. Microsoft is already giving away MS Virtual PC for free. Including it in or later build would be big news. Also it would be in keeping with the virtualization features of Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2.
 

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BFG 600 watt
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MS Natural
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swarfega said:
Maybe theyre releasing Microsoft Linux instead :p
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they already did that and charge about 300+ bucks for it..... that is if you can even still get it
 

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Ive never heard of them release a linux distro.
 

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these are nothing but propaganda. MS has always a big mouth and laud words out of nothing. Steve Balmer is on top in this list.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 bits
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Sandy Bridge HuronRiver Platform x64-based PC
Memory
8.00 GB DDR3 (667 MHz)
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1366 x 768
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Seagate 750 GB
swarfega said:
Ive never heard of them release a linux distro.
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Google mslinux.org and look at the cached page. It was a spoof back about 6 years ago.

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]MS Linux to have Start Button
Microsoft is working to incorporate the well known "Start" button from the Windows Platform into X Windows' Gnome interface. "We just can't figure out how the hell to get that darn foot out of there! The damn thing is like stuck." The team will have this feature ready by product launch.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]MS Linux Faces Competition
Microsoft has hired lawyers to attack it's own product line in an attempt to confuse the DOJ. This stunning new tactic shows great promise according to several Harvard Law professors, although many expressed confusion when questioned about the long term effects of this campaign.[/FONT]
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Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
Brink said:
Interesting. Looks like we may see the W7 RC around April 10th after all. :)
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If that happens,Windows 7 RC would be after my birthday as one of my birthday presents!My birthday is this thursday april 9.
 

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computerwizkid said:
If that happens,Windows 7 RC would be after my birthday as one of my birthday presents!My birthday is this thursday april 9.
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Mine too! Happy birthday to us indeed.
 

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Intel P4 2.8GHz
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Asus P48X-X
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GeForce 7300GT
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on board
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HP w2007
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150GB IDE, 1TB SATA internal
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Dragonfly said:
Google mslinux.org and look at the cached page. It was a spoof back about 6 years ago.
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Hmmmmm, didn't they buy SCO years ago? Or maybe my memory is playing tricks. :confused:
 

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Windows 7 32 bit
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2 GB
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NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB
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CRT
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
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500 GB Sata internal :

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PS/2
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Brink said:
Interesting. Looks like we may see the W7 RC around April 10th after all. :)
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Just wonderin', if that .iso is only the 32 bit version, why is it over 2 GB?
What the hell is in there? .NET 15.0??
 

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2 GB
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NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB
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CRT
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
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500 GB Sata internal :

SIIG USB 3.0 docking stations w/WD Caviar Black 6 Gb/s drives
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PS/2
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PS/2 Wheel Mouse
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SIIG USB 3.0 PCIexpress card.
TheTeZ said:
they already did that and charge about 300+ bucks for it..... that is if you can even still get it
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It'll be a cold day in hell before MS releases a linux distro!

Bring on the RC! Early b-day present for me and my 1TB HDD on the way from newegg! :D
 

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Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 LGA 775
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4 GB G.Skill DDR3 1600
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2 x ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
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Creative SB X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro PCI
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LG 24" LCD Display
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WD Velociraptor 300GB 10,000 RPM
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PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW SR
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