Try Windows 7 RC free for a year.

By , on 1 May, 2009

On May 5th the Release Candidate version of Windows 7 will be made available to the general public—it’s already available to MSDN subscribers—and if you decide to give it a try you’ll have a full year before it expires:

Windows 7 RC, slated for download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers Thursday and by the general . . . → Read More: Try Windows 7 RC free for a year.

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ArsTechnica covers the unveiling of “Windows 7.”

By , on 28 October, 2008

The folks over at ArsTechnica.com attended Windows PDC and got a good look at the next version of Windows:

At PDC today, Microsoft gave the first public demonstration of Windows 7. Until now, the company has been uncharacteristically secretive about its new OS; over the past few months MS has let on that the taskbar . . . → Read More: ArsTechnica covers the unveiling of “Windows 7.”

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The official name for Windows 7 will be: “Windows 7”

By , on 16 October, 2008

Considering all the gruff Microsoft took over the name “Windows Vista” (including some gruff from me) it’s probably a smart move on their part to just go with something simple for the next major release:

Windows Vista Team Blog : Introducing Windows 7

And, as you probably know, since we began development of the next . . . → Read More: The official name for Windows 7 will be: “Windows 7”

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Bill Gates says Windows 7 will be out within the next year.

By , on 4 April, 2008

Looks like Vista will be joining the ranks of past Microsoft OSes such as Windows ME as a short-lived and much reviled release as word from the Big Man himself says that Windows 7 will be out next year:

MIAMI—Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Friday indicated that Windows 7, the next major version of Windows, . . . → Read More: Bill Gates says Windows 7 will be out within the next year.

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