Jul 24 2009 1:20PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Windows 7,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Gold partner
Some Microsoft Gold partners are more than miffed that they won’t get their Windows 7 RTM code until after volume customers as well as hardware OEMs and ISVs.
According to the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft Golds have t Continued »
Jul 22 2009 1:49PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
Windows 7,
Twitter,
cloud computing,
atom-based servers
There’s nothing like a channel advisory board call to recharge the batteries.
Here are the top five takeaways from SearchITChannel.com’s quarterly call earlier this week:
First: It’s probably a no-brainer, but solution providers expect a big hardware refresh to accompany the Windows 7 launch this fall and hope to bundle an array of services around that upgrade binge.
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Jul 13 2009 3:51PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
Microsoft,
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,
Windows 7,
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies
Bill Veghte may be moving on from his Windows leadership role, but he was in New Orleans with a vengeance Monday morning, promising Windows RTM for this month as planned and reiterating the new desktop OS’s ability to drive partner services dough, particularly in deployment planning.
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Jul 9 2009 12:53PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Microsoft,
Windows 7,
Office,
Steven Sinofsky
Steven Sinofsky, a Microsoft long timer known for driving efficient–and secretive–Office 2007 and now Windows 7 development efforts, got promoted. Yesterday, he was named president of the Windows division. Tami Reller, CFO of that group, now picks up marketing as well. Bill Veghte, the senior VP who lead the marketing, sales and strategic planning charge will assume another–as yet unnamed–role.
Jul 6 2009 12:34PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Windows 7,
Vista,
Windows XP,
downgrade rights
Microsoft did a good thing when it amended its planned Windows 7 downgrade rights to give PC buyers 18 months (instead of the original 6) from the October 22 ship date to downgrade to Windows XP or Vista or stick with Win 7. So that gives you 18 months from Oct 22, or until Service Pack 1 (SP1) debuts, to decide.
But still, given that many shops wait till SP 1 to evaluate any Microsoft OS, there is still an issue.
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Jun 26 2009 5:28AM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Windows 7,
Vista,
Win 7,
Microsoft
Windows 7 pricing was posted on the Windows Team Blog Thursday.
Estimated retail price (ERP) on upgrades is $119.99 for Win 7 Home Premium; $199.99 for Professional; $219.99 for Ultimate. These (U.S.) prices are presumably for users moving from either Windows XP or Vista. Continued »
Jun 18 2009 2:26PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
Barbara Darrow,
Windows 7,
Microsoft,
Windows 7 downgrade rights,
IT channel products and technologies,
Vista
Windows 7 isn’t out yet but nearly everyone is perplexed by Microsoft’s licensing and downgrade rights for the operating system.
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Jun 4 2009 3:08PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
Android,
Google,
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Windows 7,
netbooks
I can’t remember who said it but around the time Oracle launched its big Sun Microsystems buyout plan, one industry pundit snarked that it was only a matter of time before Oracle CEO Larry Ellison would rechristen netbooks as NCs and declare victory. (If you kids don’t know what an NC is, ask your parents. Or read this.) Continued »
Jun 4 2009 1:57AM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
Microsoft,
TechEd 2009,
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Windows 7,
Vista
Microsoft got specific about general availability for Windows 7. The software will be on PCs and store shelves October 22, Microsoft said Wednesday. According to the Windows Team blog, partners should get RTM code in the second half of July. RTM code for Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available at around the same time.
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