In fact, the company has plans to introduce a netbook-specific version of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system.
Windows 7 has reportedly been licensed to more than 400 million computers worldwide.
Windows 8 Logo Microsoft has sold a staggering 700 million licenses for Windows 7.
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On the enterprise side, more than 60 percent of desktops are running Windows 7.
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Media Center has been around since 2002, but was greatly expanded for Windows 7.
People will start to realize that Windows 8 is MORE POWERFUL than Windows 7.
The company is in the midst of upgrading its 750 Windows-using employees to Windows 7.
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Will roll out in the next month an SDK for Kinect on Windows 7.
Windows 7, which was released in October 2009, is stable, fast and easy to use.
To do that, it made a beta version of Windows 7 available to the public.
Plus, Windows 8 is a big change, not just a follow-on the way Windows 7 was.
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It is a faster version of windows 7, with a full touch mode available.
Unfortunately, the machine on display was running Windows 7, not 8, which is a bummer.
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Microsoft claims to have 450m users of Windows 7, the operating system's latest incarnation on PCs.
Windows 7, Android, MeeGo and Google's upcoming OS will all work on the Intel platform.
The receiver is Windows 7 compatible, and its Ethernet port can also be used for firmware updates.
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The Commodore 64 will be returning, and it will accommodate original games as well as Windows 7.
Overall, Windows 7 owns 45 percent of the market, and XP steadfastly hangs on to 39 percent.
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Two of Lenovo's five best-selling laptops ( updated hourly) are Windows 7 machines as I type this.
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It is a sleeker, bolder version of its predecessors, the Xbox interface, and the Windows 7 phone.
Analysts speculated that Google was trying to muddy the prospects for Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system.
Windows 7, a decent replacement for Windows XP, finally, could have sustained the industry easily for a decade.
For organisations faced with expensive upgrades to Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS represents a far more cost-effective alternative.
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Organizations are on the verge of a Windows 7 upgrade and a hardware refresh on desktops as well.
The Wi-Fi-only X300 is more laptop-like, with a larger screen and the more expensive Windows 7 Home Edition.
Microsoft appears to be a strategic partner in the process, which also involves readying apps for Windows 7.
This functionality has helped the deployment of Windows 7 in enterprise environments by making more legacy apps viable.
Futuremark currently offers 3DMark06 for Windows XP, 3DMark Vantage for Windows Vista, and 3DMark 11 for Windows 7.
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Perlman demonstrated OnLive streaming Windows 7 to his iPad, using a free mobile app for the iPad (and Android).
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It took closer to 20 minutes from download to complete install time on both Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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