Read more Windows 7 stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37381/windows-7.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:21:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72839/gap-narrows-but-macs-still-beat-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Windows 7 and Mac’s Snow Leopard operating systems both available, it’s time for Walter S. Mossberg to drop some science on the arduous task of picking a computer. Things aren’t too different this time around: Macs are still more expensive, though “prices on Windows PCs are creeping upward.” And...http://www.newser.com/story/72839/gap-narrows-but-macs-still-beat-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:37:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72302/windows-7-drops-microsoft-is-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt last, you can put your Vista woes behind you. Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, which drops today, takes what's good about its predecessor—especially security and good looks—and eliminates the parts that drove users bonkers. Windows 7 isn't just substantially faster and more compatible with users' machines,...http://www.newser.com/story/72302/windows-7-drops-microsoft-is-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 7:41:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71244/windows-7-finally-an-end-to-the-ordeal-of-vista.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPC users who've suffered the agonies of Vista are finally about to get a reprieve, Walt Mossberg says: Windows 7, to be released Oct. 22, is "a faster and much better operating system than the little-loved Windows Vista, which did a lot to harm both the company's reputation, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/71244/windows-7-finally-an-end-to-the-ordeal-of-vista.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 7:51:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70434/pick-an-os-uncool-robots-or-snooty-evangelists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnyone who wants a computer faces an unpleasant choice: Mac OS or Windows. Now, Windows is “awful”— buggy, at times barely functional. But one expert would rather assign himself to Microsoft purgatory than join the club of snooty, self-satisfied cooler-than-thou Mac users. “Stop showing me your iPhone,” Charlie Brooker writes...http://www.newser.com/story/70434/pick-an-os-uncool-robots-or-snooty-evangelists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:59:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65249/to-appease-eu-microsoft-offers-browser-choice-with-windows-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft will offer a choice of web browsers to European users of the new Windows 7 operating system to avoid an antitrust fine, Bloomberg reports. “When you’re looking at ongoing fines in a downturn, it makes more sense to settle,” one analyst says. The EU says the software giant will...http://www.newser.com/story/65249/to-appease-eu-microsoft-offers-browser-choice-with-windows-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 13:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65107/switchover-to-windows-7-a-big-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest Windows incarnation beats Vista and XP, but don’t expect a smooth transition: upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is an ordeal, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . “In fact, the process will be so painful that, for many XP users, the easiest solution may be to...http://www.newser.com/story/65107/switchover-to-windows-7-a-big-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 9:56:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63940/why-googles-os-wont-beat-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft needn’t stress about Google’s planned operating system, writes Joseph Tartakoff for paidContent. Five reasons why: Windows 7 will put Microsoft on firmer ground, having won great reviews so far—and it will have been out 9 months by the time Chrome OS appears. Google’s not the only behemoth that...http://www.newser.com/story/63940/why-googles-os-wont-beat-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62821/microsofts-windows-7-prices-include-early-bird-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pre-ordered upgrade to Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system will cost US customers $49 or $99 from tomorrow until July 11, depending on version: Home premium or Professional, CNET reports. Also starting tomorrow, anyone who buys a new Vista PC will get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it’s...http://www.newser.com/story/62821/microsofts-windows-7-prices-include-early-bird-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 11:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56978/buying-a-computer-wait-for-new-os.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s a bad time to buy a computer, writes Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal . And that makes it an equally awkward time for his annual computer buying guide. Both Microsoft and Apple will release new operating systems in the fall, and it’ll be easier to buy a computer...http://www.newser.com/story/56978/buying-a-computer-wait-for-new-os.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 9:07:00 CDT