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First Look At Windows 7 Beta 1

Posted by Soulskill on from the piece-by-piece dept.

The other A. N. Other writes "It seems that Microsoft couldn't keep the lid on Windows 7 beta 1 until the new year. By now, several news outlets have their hands on the beta 1 code and have posted screenshots and information about this build. ZDNet's Hardware 2.0 column says: 'This beta is of excellent quality. This is the kind of code that you could roll out and live with. Even the pre-betas were solid, but finally this beta feels like it's "done." This beta exceeds the quality of any other Microsoft OS beta that I've handled.' ITWire points out that this copy has landed on various torrent sites, and while it appears to be genuine, there are no guarantees. Neowin has a post confirming that it's the real thing, and saying Microsoft will be announcing the build's official availability at CES in January."

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  1. Re:why is this surprising? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Except that this one is prettier. Those techie nerds will love it when we steal KDE 3.5's look at make it Windows-y, right?

  2. Windows Y Beta is better than Windows X release! by RedK · · Score: 0, Troll

    Same story everytime. Journalists just go crazy for the Beta, and so do most fanboys. They'll claim the Beta is so stable, moreso than the previous release. We saw the same thing with Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, etc.. Then the release comes and it's like a cold shower as people without the rose painted glasses get their hands on it. I'm glad I'm not stuck running Windows anymore.

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  3. Re:Eh? by Cally · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm no fan of MS, but what exactly do you propose they do?

    Personally, I propose that Microsoft fuck off and die (in a chemical fire.) So far, they've declined my offer, though things look promising for the new year :)

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  4. Re:why aRe:They're glowing! by guerilla7 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yep same here, nothing new on Windows 7 that Ubuntu can offer, or OS X, imho. I wonder what pen testers are doing nowadays with their copies of this beta 7000 release?

  5. Re:why aRe:They're glowing! by NekoXP · · Score: 1, Troll

    Funny, the comparison that Windows looks a lot like KDE is kind of backwards.

    Vista came about long before KDE got it's pretty revamp.. and Windows 7 just looks a hell of a lot like Vista.

  6. Please Pass to EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK! by aqk · · Score: 0, Troll

    This IS TRUE!
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    It is THE BEST BROWSER EVER!
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    Please pass this to EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!

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