Windows 7 Professional $99.99 and Home Premium $49.99 Discounts Now Live
On the same day that it announced officially the pricing of Windows 7, Microsoft also revealed that customers would have the opportunity to buy the two main editions of the next iteration of Windows at discounted prices.
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26.6.2009 Buy Windows 7 Ultimate for Just $99.99, Home Premium for Just $49.99
While the Windows 7 SKU official pricing is nothing short of being on par with that of Windows Vista's editions, with the exception of Home Premium, Microsoft does have something special in stores for consumers.
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25.6.2009 Vista OEM 'Express' upgrades stuck at the gate
Europeans who bought a new PC in time for Christmas and were persuaded that they would get a Vista upgrade soon after the rollout by redeeming a voucher, are learning that demand for the upgrades far outstrips "supply".
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18.2.2007 Windows 7 only $29.99 for Students
Students can get a hold of Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for just $29.99 – that’s $90 off the regular retail price! To be eligible, you must have your own .edu email address.
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27.10.2009 Microsoft Office 2007 RTM'ed, Window Vista 99% RTM
On Monday Microsoft will announce that the 2007 Microsoft Office system products have been released to manufacturing (RTM).
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6.11.2006 Activate Windows 7 Pre-Beta 6801 with Vista Beta or RC Product Key without Crack
Already download and install Windows 7 Pre-Beta build 6801? You probably have to leave the product key field blank during installation in order to complete the setup of Windows 7.
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1.11.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Leaks, Public Beta Expected in November
After Microsoft announced yesterday that Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 will be sent to testers this week, more exciting news comes from the Office 2010 section.
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21.10.2009 Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2
Visual Studio 2008 is the next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and the Web. The Beta 2 release includes most of the products found in the Visual Studio product line. MSDN Subscribers can also download these files from
MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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27.7.2007 Can we have a Windows 7 beta 2 please?
I’ve been running Windows 7 beta 1 for now eight weeks and I’ve put this beta thorough a serious workout.
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21.2.2009 Windows Defender Beta 2
Overview
This release includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsoft?s growing understanding of the spyware landscape.
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14.2.2006 Windows VistaBootPRO 2.0 Beta
PROnetworks announced that VistaBootPRO 2.0 Beta, the newest version of the original program developed by the PROnetworks Betas Team and the Beta Testing Forum, is now available for download. This is an update to the original VistaBootPRO 1.0 Beta. There are lots of new features and improved GUI interface. Full support for Windows Vista Beta 2 and Build 5456 has been added as well.
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15.7.2006 Safari 3.0.4 Beta for Windows
Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari: the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world. With its simple, elegant interface, Safari gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the web, up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer.
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16.11.2007 Windows 7 Beta 1 Just Around the Corner?
Microsoft has not only wrapped up the first Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, but is also close to releasing the first Beta of Windows 7.
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4.12.2008 Windows 7 beta 1 review
I’ve now had my hands on Windows 7 beta 1 build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400 (the build that is widely expected to be made available to beta testers by Microsoft early in January) and have had some time to compose my thoughts and feelings about this latest release.
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29.12.2008 Windows 7 beta on MSDN?
Just as many are waiting for the Windows 7 beta to be announced at CES, we have a Microsoft blog saying its available on MSDN!
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8.1.2009 Windows 7 Changes Since Beta for the RC
We’ve been quite busy for the past two months or so working through all the feedback we’ve received on Windows 7.
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26.2.2009 Windows 7 Beta 1: Two Months Later
I've been running the software since Jan. 9. It's time for an update on the experience.
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9.3.2009 Windows 7, a few more changes from Beta to RC…
Building on the recent post on some changes since Beta) on some of the changes you will see in the Release Candidate.
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13.3.2009 Windows 7 Beta Is Dead
This is it! Today, August 1st, 2009 is the final expiration deadline for Build 7000, which is the first and only Beta development milestone of Windows 7.
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1.8.2009 DOWNLOAD Windows Vista Beta 1
links updated
This is Unofficial Download page of Windows Vista Beta 1. Windows Vista codename Longhorn, the next generation OS from Microsoft
This is Beta 1. Build 5112 for those inclined to such information.
Please post this on other forums and sumbit this to other news sites to help us. It will increase the traffic to the page dramatically!
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Windows Vista Beta 2 Videos
After installing Beta 2 of Microsoft's upcoming operating system, I decided to grab a few videos of the GUI in action. Read more for videos.
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Windows OneCare Beta Goes Live
Microsoft is waving goodbye to Symantec and McAfee it seems. On Tuesday, the company opened the doors to its Windows OneCare Live beta, a PC protection and maintenance service that offers an antivirus and firewall, along with tune-up and backup functionality.
Any Windows XP SP2 user can now register to download the latest beta release.
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1.12.2005 Windows Onecare Now Available for Anyone to BETA Test
So what's Windows OneCare?
It's the new antivirus, firewall and and backup solution being provided by Bill.
The BETA version is now available to everyone that speaks english
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16.12.2005 Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1.2
Overview
Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow-enabled applications on Windows. It consists of a Microsoft WinFX name space (System.Workflow), an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
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16.1.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.0 BETA
Windows Live Messenger will be the next-generation MSN Messenger. It will have everything you already love about Messenger-your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends via text, voice, and video-plus new ways to connect and share documents with almost magical ease. As always, it will be free to download Messenger and use most of its features.
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28.1.2006 Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2 now?
Paul Thurrott writes in is weekly edition of shortakes that "the Vista Beta 2 build candidate is up to build 5384.3", he also notes that "you never know if a last-minute change could cause it to jump to the build 5385 range. "
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20.5.2006 Windows Defender Beta 2 Update
Microsoft released a new Windows Defender 2, yesterday. Used to check for spyware mainly, Windows Defender is the succesor of Windows Antispyware.
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13.4.2006 Sign up for Windows Vista 2 Beta
Lead evaluations for new technologies and understand their impact on your IT environment and their potential for your company by pre-registering here.
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10.5.2006 Windows Vista Beta 2 released
Windows Vista Beta 2 has officialy been released to testers, via Microsoft's Connect portal. The build number is 5384.4. Windows Server "Longhorn" has also been released to testers. The packages are available for both the x86 and x64 platforms.
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23.5.2006Acer netbook for $99.99, but there's a catch
Radio Shack is now advertising a $99.99 Acer netbook on its Web site. Yet to get the Windows XP-enabled device at that price, you also need to sign up
for a two-year 3G wireless contract from AT&T...
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16.12.2008NASA's rover Spirit is stuck on a rock, takes photo of rock
NASA's rover Spirit is stuck and the rover was able to take a picture of its underside. The rover that has far outlasted its original expected
lifecycle has found itself high centered on top of a rock. NASA engineers were able to rotate the microscopic imager to view the underbelly to take
the photo shown below. The image is blurry because the imager was designed to take photos of objects at a distance of 6 centimeters (2.4 inches).
Despite the fact that the image is out of focus and grainy in nature it does clearly show what the rover is stuck on top of and will hopefully assist
in the demounting of the robot.
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05.06.2009Windows 7 OEM prices unveiled, 50% off list price
ComputerWorld is reporting that online retailer Newegg.com has unveiled Windows 7 OEM pricing. Newegg.com has priced the OEM version of Windows 7
Home Premium at $99.99 which is a price reduction of 50% down from the recommended retail price of $199.99. Other savings are available for
Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate at $134.99 and $174.99, respectively. This is a saving of approximately 50% on each version from
the list price. OEM editions are priced lower as you typically do not get retail packaging, little official support and you're not able to
transfer the operating system license from one PC to another.
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29.09.2009Yahoo Raising Subscription
Music Price
Confirming speculation that
record labels were not content
with the $4.99 pricing of
Yahoo! Music Unlimited, the
company on Nov. 1 will raise
its music subscription fee by
$5 to $9.99 USD when purchased
annually. Monthly fees will
jump from $6.99 to $11.99 USD,
bringing the service closer in
cost to Napster and Real's
Rhapsody...
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22.10.2005Virgin Puts Out Cheap Music
Downloads
Virgin Digital's music
download service this week
quietly left beta and launched
a new subscription offering
known as "Red Pass."
For just $7.99 per month,
users can download and stream
as much music from Virgin's
library as they want, with the
option to buy and burn tracks
for 99 cents...
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16.11.2005Office Depot to Sell $99 PC
Those looking for an ultra
low-cost computer may be in
luck -- as long as a paying a
steep shipping and handling
charge is not an issue. Office
Depot would offer a computer
on its website for $99 USD,
which costs $99 more to ship...
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02.09.2006Apple, AT&T unveil monthly iPhone plans
AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. on
Tuesday said wireless service
for the iPhone will range from
$59.99 per month to $99.99 per
month.
The highly
anticipated gadget retails for
$499 for a model with 4
gigabytes of storage and $599
for one with 8 gigabytes.
It's slated to go on sale at
6 p.m. local time Friday at
Apple and AT&T retail stores
as well as Apple's Web site.
The $59.99 monthly
plan includes 450 minutes of
voice time; a $79.99 plan
includes 900 minutes; and a
$99.99 plan includes 1,350
minutes. All three offer 200
text messages, unlimited data
services, minutes that roll
over month-to-month and
mobile-to-mobile calls. There
also is a $36 activation fee...
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27.06.2007Leaked Best Buy memo reveals Windows 7 Upgrade pricing?
Earlier this week Microsoft finally confirmed to the world that Windows 7 will RTM October 22nd, a date in which we've all been waiting for. Now
that we know the date, our next question is what will Windows 7 cost consumers? Apparently Best Buy has the answer to that question, as Engadget is
reporting that a leaked memo has revealed the upgrade plans for Windows 7. According to the image above, Best Buy will offer customers to order a
Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49.99 and Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99.99.
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05.06.2009Windows 7 pre-orders claim Amazon's top sales spots
Now that Windows 7 pre-orders are being sold for a big discount, Computer World is reporting that buyers are flocking to take advantage of these
discounts, and that Windows 7 pre-orders already claimed Amazon's top sales spots for software. As of 1:30 PM ET, Windows 7 Home Premium, selling
for $49.99 has claimed the number one spot of Amazon's bestseller list, while the Professional edition, selling for $99.99 has claimed the
number two spot, and the Ultimate edition, selling for $219.99, and not having a discount claimed the number four spot. The pre-order deals
starts today, and goes through July 11 or while supplies last.
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27.06.2009Microsoft: Windows 7 UK pre-orders 'strong'
Microsoft began its limited Windows 7 pre-order offer in the early hours this morning. A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed to Neowin that early
indications show orders have been "strong". Microsoft has partnered with several retailers in the UK to offer both Windows 7 Home Premium E
(£49.99) and Windows 7 Professional E (£99.99) for early adopters. Microsoft will only be offering Windows 7 E in Europe, without
Internet Explorer. Company officials confirmed that no upgrade versions are available so customers who purchase Windows 7 E using the pre-order offer
will get full versions of Windows 7.
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15.07.2009BestBuy offering $99 3G iPhone to Reward Zone members
An exclusive offer only available at BestBuy offers Premium Silver members will be able to get an iPhone 3G at BestBuy for only $99.99, in the 8GB
model. The 16GB model, in either white or black, is going for $199.99 to Premier Silver members. The reports indicate consumers will need to
purchase a 2 year contract when purchasing the phone, add a new line, or be eligible for an upgrade and a data plan. All Reward Zone members can pick
up an 8GB 3G iPhone for as little as $149.99 or the 16GB model for $249.99. Only reward members before February 21, 2009 can cash in on the
savings from BestBuy on selected 3G iPhones.
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25.02.2009Microsoft Office 2007 RTM'ed, Window Vista 99% RTM
On Monday Microsoft will
announce that the 2007
Microsoft Office system
products have been released to
manufacturing (RTM). This gold
code milestone concludes the
largest Office beta program to
date, with more than 3.5
million people downloading
Beta 2. RTM also marks a
critical step toward worldwide
business availability of the
2007 Office system, Windows
Vista and Exchange Server 2007
on Nov. 30, 2006.
Windows Vista build
6000.16386.061101-2205 is 99%
RTM only a few managers that
need to sign of the code are
left.
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06.11.2006Windows 7 pre order discount orders are now avaliable
As we reported earlier today, Microsoft would offer both Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional at a pre-order discount price of $49.99 and
$99.99 respectively starting June 26th and going through July 11 while supplies last. But it looks like you don't have to wait any longer,
the Microsoft Store is now taking Windows 7 pre-orders at the discounted prices. Users can either pre-order Windows 7 as a download, a download plus a
disc, or just a disc. People are reporting that their Windows Live ID's aren't being accepted if they try to log in, but if they create a new
account with their e-mail address the order does go through.
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26.06.2009Windows XP SP3 RC Refresh on Connect
Oh wow, Thanks Microsoft! They have just posted a refresh of Windows XP Service Pack 3. So if you are still stuck on XP, by choice or not and
you're a tester.. then it's available for download now!
This build will be made publicly available soon, but there are 2 points to
be aware of troopers!
- Even though the update packages are the same as RC Refresh, it is referred to simply as Windows XP
Service Pack 3 Release Candidate, to avoid confusion for people who have not tried these releases before on a private beta.
- There will be a
public forum on TechNet to support that release. If you choose to read or participate on that forum, we ask that you continue to observe your NDA
regarding schedule, beta releases, bugs you've logged through the private beta program, or other information you have obtained from the beta
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18.12.2007Windows Live Mail Plus announced
As more Windows Live services
launch out of beta in the next
few months, one of the
unanswered questions still
remains around premium
subscribers. Some good news
for Hotmail Plus users comes
in the form of Windows Live
Mail Plus, which is currently
only marketed in Holland.
Some of its features
are 4gb of storage,
attachments upto 20MB, no
advertising across several
Live services, Microsoft
Outlook access, No disabling
of your account due to
inactivity.
The
yearly cost remains at 19.99
euros, expected 14.99 euros
and $19.99 when launched in
other regions.
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29.12.2006Microsoft.com runs on Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
Microsoft is proud to announce
that the
www.microsoft.com site is
running 100% on their next
generation web platform,
Windows Server 2008.
For those of you curious
about the scale and
availability of
www.microsoft.com:
Availability YTD “ 99.83%
(Measured by Keynote Systems,
Inc.)
- 0% Impact to
Availability during upgrade to
Beta 3
- 99%+ of hosted
Apps upgraded without any
change required
Audience Reach - #4 in U.S
(65M UU) & #5 worldwide (287M
UU)
Hosting Model
“2 Internet Data Centers & 80
Web Servers
- 500+
Vroots, 350+ IIS Web
Applications & 12 Application
Pools
- 10,000
Requests/Sec & 300,000
Concurrent Connections
winbeta.org - 14.06.2007
Microsoft reveals mobile app store plans
Microsoft today announced new details about how developers can build and sell applications for Windows phones through its Windows Marketplace for
Mobile. Microsoft unveiled the application marketplace available with the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system at last months World Mobile Congress in
Barcelona. The software giant says it will charge a registration fee for developers a $99 a year. Included in this $99 is the ability to
submit up to 5 applications to the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. If you wish to submit additional applications then there is a charge of $99 per
application.
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neowin.net - 11.03.2009
Windows XP SP3 RC Refresh (Build 3264) on Connect
Oh wow, Thanks Microsoft! They have just posted a refresh of Windows XP Service Pack 3. So if you are still stuck on XP, by choice or not and
you're a tester.. then it's available for download now! This build will be made publicly available soon, but there are 2 points to be aware of
troopers!
- Even though the update packages are the same as RC Refresh, it is referred to simply as Windows XP Service
Pack 3 Release Candidate, to avoid confusion for people who have not tried these releases before on a private beta.
- There will be a public
forum on TechNet to support that release. If you choose to read or participate on that forum, we ask that you continue to observe your NDA regarding
schedule, beta releases, bugs you've logged through the private beta program, or other information you have obtained from the beta
program.
neowin.net - 19.12.2007
Windows 7 Release Candidate confirmed for May 5 release
Remember that Microsoft page that said that a Windows 7 RC would be public available on May the 5th? Turns out it was dead on, as the Redmond-based
company have written a blog post confirming it. For those of you who are MSDN and TechNet subscribers, you can look forward to an April 30 release,
but as mentioned, us mere mortals are stuck waiting just over an extra month. The blog post also has some rather cool facts: at certain points during
testing, bug reports and feedback were coming in every 15 seconds for a week flat. It goes to show that beta testers really do make a difference.
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neowin.net - 25.04.2009
Want Windows 7 Beta 1? Here's what you have to do...
PDC attendees got the Windows 7 pre-beta build, and Microsoft told them that a public beta would be available in early 2009. But you don't want to
wait until then, right? You want Beta 1, right now. Well, I can't give you that, but I can tell you how you can get your hands on a physical copy
of the Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD. You'll need $100 and a desire to visit one of the upcoming episodes of the MSDN Developer Conference (MDC).
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neowin.net - 04.12.2008
