July 6, 2009 5:14 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise Vista desktop,
enterprise Windows Vista,
upgrading Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7,
Windows 7 volume pricing and licensingJust when the Vista to Windows 7 migration path appears relatively smooth and clear, up pops another bump in that road to make life interesting. This time, there's been one very emotional and highly negative reaction to Microsoft's recent pre-release promotional pricing extravaganza for Windows 7...
July 3, 2009 4:03 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Windows 7 Home Premium family pack,
Windows 7 licensing,
Windows 7 pricingAs I reported in my blog from yesterday various Windows watchers are starting to zero in on language in the Windows 7 Home Premium EULA that indicates the planned release...
July 2, 2009 4:17 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise Windows 7,
entrprise Vista,
Windows 7 performance,
Windows 7 pricing,
Windows 7 reliabilityIt's a truism in engineering that no matter what customers request, when it comes to revising existing products given goals to make things better, faster, and cheaper, it's necessary to pick at most two of those characteristics to guide future development work. Thus, if you want a product or system...
June 26, 2009 2:20 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Microsoft Security Essentials,
Microsoft Security Essentials beta closed,
MSE,
MSE beta closedIn a recent blog I indicated that MS planned to make its Microsoft Security Essentials product available as a free beta soon. Well, it went into beta on 6/24 but the number of downloads was limited to 75,000. Within 24 hours of the opening gate, that ceiling was reached and the gate was closed. If...
June 26, 2009 1:52 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Windows 7 retail packaging,
Windows Vista retail packaging,
Windows Vista vs. Windows 7With all the details on Windows purchase, upgrades, and pricing now established, it should come as no great surprise that Microsoft has also finished up its retail packaging for the boxed versions of the new OS. For a sneak peek, you can check out the ".
June 26, 2009 1:23 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
free Windows 7 upgrade for PCs with Vista pre-installed,
Windows 7 full retail pricing,
Windows 7 pre-order pricing,
Windows 7 upgrade pricing,
Windows Vista to Windows 7 upgrade pricingOK, so here are the long-awaited particulars on three areas related to Windows 7 pricing and upgrades, where references to "Today" mean 6/26/2009:
Terms of the "buy Vista now, upgrade to Windows 7 later" deal. Starting today, those who purchase a PC equipped with any of these...
June 22, 2009 4:08 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
download (beta) Winodws 7 Upgrade Advisor,
Enterprise desktop,
Windows 7,
Windows 7 enterprise desktop,
Windows 7 Upgrade advisorThe Windows 7 Upgrade advisor is still in beta — as is the Windows 7 OS itself — but it's recently acquired a pretty permanent-looking URL: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/upgrade-advisor.aspx. System admins who may be thinking about upgrading current XP or Vista platforms to Windows...
June 22, 2009 3:04 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista,
enterprise Windows Vista,
Windows security software,
Windows security software subscription renewals,
Windows Security software subscriptionsI was both bemused and pleased to read about NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo having extracted a $375K settlement from both Symantec and McAfee to set aside what Network World reports...
June 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise desktop,
enterprise Vista desktop,
Microsft Secrurity Essentials (MSE),
Windows 7 security software,
Windows security software,
Windows Vista security software,
Windows XP security softwareIn the wake of numerous leaks about the upcoming product, Paul Thurrot was finally allowed to go public on June 18 about the replacement product for Windows Live OneCare. Formerly code-named "Morro" (for the famous beach in Rio de Janeiro), the product is almost into public beta, and will be called...
