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So how’s your head after that wild Windows 7 launch party with the Stepford crew? Still got the spins? OK, if you really did throw or attend an official Windows 7 launch party, then that’s … interesting. I sincerely hope you had a good time. For the rest of us, the official introduction of Windows 7 was a pretty austere affair. No human billboards this time around, no Santana, no fireworks, and no around-the-block lines at Best Buy, as far as I could tell. But the size of the party a company throws for itself is no way to measure the success of a new operating system.

Originally posted 2009-10-23 23:46:30.

Microsoft on Thursday released Windows 7 XP Mode to manufacturing and said the final release will be generally available Oct. 22, as scheduled. Windows 7 XP Mode is aimed at letting small and medium-sized businesses running Windows 7 Professional or higher leverage their existing investments in Windows XP applications. It will also help SMBs migrate safely to Windows 7. The final release of Windows XP Mode will be available from the Microsoft Download Center Oct. 22, Brandon LeBlanc wrote in the Windows 7 blog.

Originally posted 2009-10-03 01:27:37.

Sony has launched a new range of VAIO X Series laptops, which it claims to be the lightest in the world.

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Originally posted 2009-10-08 01:30:01.

Google will release its Chrome operating system for download within a week, according to a report in the blog TechCrunch, which sited an unnamed source. Launching the OS as soon as possible makes sense, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. “I would expect the Chrome OS will show up shortly because they need the ecosystem ready by the end of 2010,” he told TechNewsWorld. That ecosystem consists of products from Chrome OS project partners, including Lenovo, Acer, Asus, HP, Toshiba and Qualcomm.

Microsoft’s newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes. Microsoft plugged several security holes Tuesday, but none are aimed at Windows 7, which was released Oct. 22. That’s to be expected, said Ben Greenbaum, a researcher at the antivirus software company Symantec. “Attackers will take more time to figure out ways of breaking into Windows 7,” he said. Computer users can get the patches through Microsoft’s automatic-update service.

So Microsoft has a new operating system. Can the company still make average computer users care? By the time you read this, Windows will have officially launched, and there will probably be a new round of commercials for the operating system — and the new touchscreen computers containing it — filling the time between weekend NFL games and MLB playoff action on your TV. The Thursday press conference in New York starring CEO Steve Ballmer will have provided its share of sound bites and feature demonstrations for the cable business channels.

Earlier this week, Windows 7 became the highest grossing pre-order product in Amazon UK history, topping those of J.K. Rowling’s book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” according to media reports. The reason for making the correlation between a much-anticipated OS and a very popular book, presumably, was to demonstrate that even before its much-hyped Thursday launch, Windows 7 was already a success. It could turn out that the Potter factor was indeed an accurate leading indicator. However, for those who are skeptical, what is an effective gauge for measuring the success of Windows 7?

You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn’t known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it. Few details for the launch of Microsoft’s next PC operating system have been made public, though it’s a safe bet Oct. 22 won’t feature acrobats climbing buildings and unfurling banners in New York, as was the case for Windows Vista in 2007. One thing we do know is that Microsoft hired House Party to bring the Windows 7 buzz into living rooms around the world.

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