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Microsoft Windows 7 | Professional Upgrade
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UPDATE: Microsoft has announced the GA (General Availability) of Windows 7 for October 22, 2009. It will be available in retail stores beginning that day. More information here. Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the next version of Microsoft Windows and the successor to Windows Vista. Microsoft has stated that it is "scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year timeframe", and that "the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar." The first public beta was released to the public on January 9th, 2009 and will expire August 1st, 2009, with a downloadable ISO available to the first 2.5 million people. According to Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal, the market expects Windows 7 to debut in November 2009. ... PROS: (1) Improved memory management takes up less RAM than Vista (2) Allows you to turn off fundamental Windows features such as Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer (3) Revamped taskbar that can combine running programs and hide labels - 3 options how it is done (4) Better supported 64-bit architecture (5) Able to change UAC security (rather than ON / OFF in Vista) ... CONS: (1) Seriously overpriced (2) This is what Vista should have been, and we will get to pay for an upgrade -
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