Unlike Vista, People Actually Stand in Line to Buy Windows 7
Amazon has put Windows 7 up for preorder in the UK, and the sales so far have been amazing. In the first 8 hours, BBC reports, more copies of Windows 7 were sold than those of Windows Vista in its entire 17 week pre-order period. Yes, Windows 7 is somewhat of a quick fix for the unsuccessful Vista, but it’s a solid quick fix, and Windows users, who haven’t had a chance to switch to a really good new Windows OS since Windows XP can’t wait to get their hands on Windows 7. Now, we know that...
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Microsoft’s Browser Comparison Chart
Microsoft has a “Get the facts” page for Internet Explorer 8. As you can see, Internet Explorer has security, privacy, and ease of use, whereas Firefox and Chrome don’t have those. Gotta love some old-fashioned propaganda. [Via Reddit.] Read more here: Microsoft’s Browser Comparison...
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Trying Out Google Wave (Videos)
We are trying out the developer preview of Google Wave. Please keep in mind that this is a very early version of Google Wave with known bugs… this is not a final product yet. Each Wave document consists of several sub-parts, called “Blips”. Tony and I can chat along inside a Wave, and we’re seeing what the other types letter by letter. (PS: Oops, I miscorrected Tony’s sentence at around 3:30!) In Google Wave, you can invite a robot to a document (a Wave) like...
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