After our coverage of PDC 2008, we thought that Windows 7 news would slow down for a bit. Not so. Instead, PDC was only the tip of the iceberg; the PDC build leaked onto the web, Microsoft gurus started digging, and, of course, Microsoft revealed more information at WinHEC 2008. This is the best time to wrap up everything Windows 7-related that has been discovered, hinted at, and announced since PDC. Without further ado, here we go.
The pre-beta build (6801) of Windows 7 that was given out to PDC attendees quickly found its way onto p2p sites, in both 32bit and 64bit versions. The number of downloads is estimated in the tens of thousands. Opinions were, of course, mixed: some users complained that there wasn't anything new in the release (compared to Vista), while others reasoned that it was a pre-beta and that expectations shouldn't be high in the first place. A select few decided to take a different path and started to figure out what else Microsoft was considering including in Windows 7.
Full Story: Windows 7 post-PDC roundup, links galore!
The pre-beta build (6801) of Windows 7 that was given out to PDC attendees quickly found its way onto p2p sites, in both 32bit and 64bit versions. The number of downloads is estimated in the tens of thousands. Opinions were, of course, mixed: some users complained that there wasn't anything new in the release (compared to Vista), while others reasoned that it was a pre-beta and that expectations shouldn't be high in the first place. A select few decided to take a different path and started to figure out what else Microsoft was considering including in Windows 7.
Full Story: Windows 7 post-PDC roundup, links galore!