I'm currently running a licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop. In anticipation of my impending Sandy Bridge build this weekend I purchased a family pack of Windows 7 Home Premium to make ...

At the risk of piling on, I’ll join the chorus of those who wish Windows 7 Ultimate was, well, more ultimate–offering truly important features that aren’t in other versions of the new OS. While I ...

Three years ago, when Microsoft was in the final stages of getting Windows Vista ready for its launch, I looked at the official price tag for Vista Ultimate edition and concluded: “Yes, Microsoft ...

Consumers running Windows Vista Ultimate, who have blasted Microsoft for breaking promises to deliver a host of extras, are now knocking the company’s upgrade plans and discount pricing for Windows 7.

Not all Microsoft customers are cheering the just-announced Windows 7 pricing that puts the cost of an upgrade at as little as $50. Redmond is offering discounts on Windows 7 upgrades to some, but not ...

Stumbling on to Microsoft's UK Web store could thrust you face-to-face with confusion -- up close and personal with three unusual versions of Windows known as Windows 7 Home Premium N, Windows 7 ...

Early this week, I tested Apple’s most powerful Mac, the eight-core Nehalem Mac Pro, running the January (build 7000) pre-release of Microsoft’s Windows 7 Ultimate operating system. The version of the ...

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Should Microsoft make Windows 7 available as a free upgrade to all Vista Ultimate users? Analyst Michael Cherry thinks this is what Microsoft should do. So, why should Microsoft extend this generous ...