Posted on 01/29/2010 2:44:11 AM PST by SmokingJoe
Seattle - The successful launch of new operating system Windows 7 propelled Microsoft to record revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009, the software giant reported Thursday.
Microsoft reported net income of 6.7 billion, a 60 per cent increase on the year prior, while revenue rose 18 per cent to 19 billion dollars.
'This is a record quarter for Windows units,' Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, said in a news release. 'We are thrilled by the consumer reception to Windows 7 and by business enthusiasm to adopt Windows 7.'
The company said it sold more than 60 million Windows 7 licenses in the second quarter, making the operating system Microsoft's fastest-selling in history. That helped the company's Windows and Windows Live division rack up 6.9 billion dollars in revenue, an increase of about a third over the period a year earlier
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Good one!
>>>Is all software running on XP compatible with 7 or is there a list of what software is and isn’t compatible?<<<
Most software is, but you can run the upgrade advisor and it will let you know.
I’ve installed it on about 30 machines so far and with very few exceptions, everything just works. I can certainly recommend it. You should have hardware made in the last 4 or so years, older than that and you’re going to start to run into issues.
Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B544E90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&displaylang=en
I bought an HP laptop with windows 7 in Dec, and I highly recommend it. If you hold your cursor over the Explorer icon on the bottom of the screen, you can actually see the screen of each window you have open.
“I bought an HP laptop with windows 7 in Dec, and I highly recommend it. If you hold your cursor over the Explorer icon on the bottom of the screen, you can actually see the screen of each window you have open.”
That’s interesting, and a plus. Thanks.
My new Windows 7 computer is so fast that it’s annoying to use our other one with XP.
For the first time in my life I bought a laptop with Windows 7 under the hood.
It was like buying a car with square wheels, propelled by four blind mice and missing the steering wheel. The developers forgot to include a recommendation to get drunk before use.
And the “new” Internet Explorer is stuck in the 1990s. Someone needs to clue these boys in that CSS exists.
>>I keep asking about W7 DRM and spyware/malware and never get answers.
What are the questions?
On DRM, I don’t use the Windows media player, and haven’t for a long time. I like VLC. So I’m not sure if I can answer.
On spyware/malware, I’m using Microsoft Security Essentials.
What don't you like about it? Be specific. I'm totally satisfied with Windows 7.
I've been able to do that in Linux for some time now. Not with IE of course, but Firefox and any other program I have open.
My post # 16 was supposed to be directed towards you.
Apologies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2439930/posts?page=16#16
If you are trying to load it into an older computer, you will have problems. Lack of RAM might be a problem or processor.
Sounds like a lot of people replacing Vista. Like me.
OK, thanks. Yes, on WXp, upon downloading a new release of W Media Player, it began installing all kinds of Vista-style DRM.
I stopped it and unistalled it (Not that you ever really can) and dowloaded the Prizm player, as well as VLC.
I have no stolen content, but that kind of stuff, that has people standing over my shoulder triggers the reflex one has when a person reads over your shoulder on the subway.
Kind of like Dell's "Helpful" software that comes with their machines.
(This once, I will not do my usual Linux commercial).
This feature was handed over from Vista to W7. It’s not something new and amazing. However, I have always liked this feature.
As far as selling LINUX, I hate Linux. It is the OS for our PASON system and it seriously SUX. Not only is it slow, but it crashes, locks up, loses data every hour on the hour, but it is the only system of it’s kind and we are forced to live with it. I would love to see W7 take over and soon.
I’m into computer servicing and repair, so I have to keep up with the latest operating systems, which is why I upgraded to Windows 7.
In practical terms, if you’re already running XP, then stay with it. I love XP, and still use it on a few of my other machines. There’s nothing wrong with it. There are some neat features on Windows 7, and it is a very stable operating system, but unless your software requires Windows 7, you can just stick with what you got.
A hard reboot, with a battery pull if it is a laptop, is the only thing that can get me running again.
I’m running a wireless network in my home with a new Windows 7 laptop. My desktop is running XP, to which the printer is connected. I’ve been unable to print from my laptop. Any suggestions?
“XP Mode consists of the Virtual PC-based virtual environment and a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). It will be made available, for free, to users of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions via a download from the Microsoft web site. (That is, it will not be included in the box with Windows 7, but is considered an out-of-band update, like Windows Live Essentials.) XPM works much like today’s Virtual PC products, but with one important exception: As with the enterprise-based MED-V (Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization) product, XPM does not require you to run the virtual environment as a separate Windows desktop. Instead, as you install applications inside the virtual XP environment, they are published to the host (Windows 7) OS as well. (With shortcuts placed in the Start Menu.) That way, users can run Windows XP-based applications (like IE 6) alongside Windows 7 applications under a single desktop.”
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