so windows 9 will be to windows 8 like windows 7 was to vista. - TBD2024-03-28T19:22:26Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/so-windows-9-will-be-to-windows-8-like-windows-7-was-to-vista?groupUrl=pc-mac-help-desk&feed=yes&xn_auth=noso oct 31st they're retirin w…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2014-02-19:1991841:Comment:16682042014-02-19T07:50:18.052Zfrenchyhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/frenchy160
<p>so oct 31st they're retirin windows 7 ?? funny but thats the same day i'm retirin too .. my 62nd birthday .. well i probably won't really retire .. but i'll slow down a lot .. maybe .. i think .. anyway none of this is a surprise to me .. as you might know i got a new computer a couple of months ago and did some pretty hard lookin at windows 8 vs. windows 7 and went with 7 .. this article said pretty much exactly what my conclusion was too.. microsoft was tryin to get into the phone game…</p>
<p>so oct 31st they're retirin windows 7 ?? funny but thats the same day i'm retirin too .. my 62nd birthday .. well i probably won't really retire .. but i'll slow down a lot .. maybe .. i think .. anyway none of this is a surprise to me .. as you might know i got a new computer a couple of months ago and did some pretty hard lookin at windows 8 vs. windows 7 and went with 7 .. this article said pretty much exactly what my conclusion was too.. microsoft was tryin to get into the phone game cause thats the way most of the younger crowd is gettin online nowadays so they tried to mashup two systems .. and they were pretty lackluster at both with 8 .. i'm sure 9 will be better cause 8 was a dismal failure .. but it did get their foot in the door and they had to start someplace .. but when you see that the number one app for 8 was the start button they took off well that says somethin don't it ?? they didn't think that thru .. betcha 9 will have a start button .. as i still don't have a phone i'll stick with 7 till they pry it from my cold dead hands .. maybe .. ehh .. we'll see .. </p> A scary thought: This Hallo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2014-02-19:1991841:Comment:16682012014-02-19T04:23:43.350ZProblemAgainhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ProblemAgain
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<h1 class="headline" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1392783712826_327">A scary thought: This Halloween will mark the end of new Windows 7 consumer PCs [updated]</h1>
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<h1 id="yui_3_9_1_1_1392783712826_327" class="headline">A scary thought: This Halloween will mark the end of new Windows 7 consumer PCs [updated]</h1>
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<p>If you want a new PC but would <a href="http://bgr.com/2014/01/20/hp-windows-7-pcs-return/">prefer to get one with Windows 7 instead of Windows 8</a>, then you’d better realize that your window is slowly closing. Paul Thurrott writes that <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/microsoft">Microsoft</a> has officially set a deadline of October 31st, 2014 as the last day it will allow manufacturing partners to preload the assort Home editions of <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/windows-7">Windows 7</a> onto new machines. After that point, every new consumer-targeted PC they make will need to have some variation of Windows 8. The good news for Windows 7 fans, however, is that they still might be able to get new Windows 7 PCs through their work even after the last new Windows 7 consumer PC has been sold because Microsoft has extended the deadline for OEMs to preinstall Windows 7 Pro onto business PCs.<span id="more-3084967"></span></p>
<p id="yui_3_9_1_1_1392783712826_691">UPDATE: This article’s original headline may have given the impression that October 31st would be the end of all Windows 7 PCs and not just consumer PCs. The headline has been changed to add this clarification. <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/what-the-windows-7-pro-sales-lifecycle-changes-mean-to-consumers-and-business-buyers-7000026366/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>ZDNet’s</em> Ed Bott also notes</a> that OEMs will keep selling Windows 8 PCs that users can downgrade to Windows 7 Pro if they want through October 31st, 2015. So even if you buy a Windows 8 PC and don’t like it, there’s a good chance that you’ll still be able to downgrade it to Windows 7 if you want.</p>
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