Microsoft's Ballmer touts 'best version of Windows ever'


Tech | 206919 hits | Jan 08 10:14 am | Posted by: Eisensapper
27 Comment

Ballmer announced that Microsoft is releasing a beta version of Windows 7, which will be available for download beginning Friday. The news suggests the world's largest software maker may be giving up efforts to rehabilitate its often-maligned Vista operat

Comments

  1. by roger-roger
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:19 pm
    As if to prove his point, Ballmer also welcomed onstage program manager Janet Galore, who gave brief demos of some Microsoft product prototypes, including a tabletop-like touch screen and a flexible, wafer-thin digital screen you can roll up like a piece of paper.
    Now that would be fucking cool!

  2. by avatar bootlegga
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:26 pm
    "Best version ever" is usually about 10 patchs, upgrades, and versions after the original release...

  3. by avatar SigPig
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:08 pm
    They had the best version of windows ever. It was called XP.

  4. by roger-roger
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:11 pm
    Never the less Im probably going to buy it when it comes out :x

  5. by avatar SigPig
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:27 pm
    Im gonna wait to see how it is then decide between that and a macbook. Currently the Mac is in the lead for me.

  6. by avatar commanderkai
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:37 pm
    I still find Vista to be the best, outside of the memory issue.

  7. by avatar Heavy_Metal
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:37 pm
    "Eisensapper" said
    As if to prove his point, Ballmer also welcomed onstage program manager Janet Galore, who gave brief demos of some Microsoft product prototypes, including a tabletop-like touch screen and a flexible, wafer-thin digital screen you can roll up like a piece of paper.
    Now that would be fucking cool!


    talk about technology mirroring science fiction eh

  8. by Terence
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:40 pm
    The last time I was impressed was Windows 3.11 for Workgroups. :lol:

  9. by avatar Yogi
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:05 pm
    I want to see MS come up with some sort of compensation for those of us who got stuck/screwed with Vista when we purchased computers/laptops that came pre-loaded. I got a quote of a few hundred $$$ to change to XP. New harddrive and another copy of XP.

  10. by avatar hurley_108
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:18 pm

  11. by avatar Canadaka
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:42 pm
    I really think Windows 7 will be the best. The benchmarks coming out from Beta1 already Beat XP and Vista on almost all tests.

  12. by roger-roger
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:44 pm
    nice, Im just going to have to swallow that $300+ pill for the new OS. :(

  13. by avatar hurley_108
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:20 pm
    7 may be alright. 98 was good, Millennium Edition sucked balls, XP was good, Vista sucked balls, so we're due for a good one.

  14. by avatar hurley_108
    Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:22 pm
    "Eisensapper" said
    nice, Im just going to have to swallow that $300+ pill for the new OS. :(


    Find a small, local vendor of misc parts. They may sell you an OEM copy on its own, or they may let you take one if you buy a new optical drive or something else relatively trivial you may need anyway. Could save a few bucks.



view comments in forum
You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news.

 Share  Digg It Bookmark to del.icio.us Share on Facebook


Share on Facebook Submit page to Reddit
CKA About |  Legal |  Advertise |  Sitemap |  Contact   canadian mobile newsMobile