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Microsoft Breathing Easy As Windows 7 Takes Off
Microsoft is breathing a sigh of relief after Sales of Windows 7 significantly outstripped those of Windows Vista in its first week on sale according to new research.


Microsoft Moves Into Brain Pedometer & Makeup Market
Microsoft who have been doing it tough lately, are now moving into the digital makeup and the brain pedometer business, according to patents filed in the USA. They have even patented an application crash alert system which some say is a bit rich coming from Microsoft.


Dolby Cuts Windows Deal Despite Limited Support In OZ
Despite doing nothing, to support their media centre platform in Australia, Microsoft is still adding new entertainment features to their Windows 7 offering with the announcement that the new OS will support Dolby Digital Plus multichannel audio.


Microsoft To Open Retail Stores New Consumer Push In OZ
Microsoft is planning to open retail stores "right next door to Apple" in the USA however the Company who have virtually ignored the retail market in Australia have refused to talk about local, rumours that they are set to crank up their retail and consumer presence in Australia.


Windows 7 Pricing Revealed
Microsoft has announced its pricing for the upcoming Windows 7 operating system.


Is Windows 7 Worth The Hoopla?
If the predictions are to be believed, Windows 7 will be available by the end of the year. With Microsoft recently offering the Release Candidate version to consumers for free, they are hoping to turn around their image, damaged by the plagued Vista operating system. Now that people are using it, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with reports of a faster, less resource hungry and more intuitive operating system, finally fulfilling the promise of what Vista should have been.


Windows 7 To Be Backward Compatible
With the imminent release of Windows 7, Microsoft is being very careful to make sure that nothing goes wrong.



 



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