Microsoft Windows 7 - Finally It is Here!

22. October 2009 by admin.

Windows 7 is now for sale around the world. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is officially kicking off the Windows 7 launch at an event in New York City. Microsoft’s partners will be unveiling new hardware and OEMs are now no longer recommending Vista to consumers and are switching their default choice to Windows 7. Today is easily the most important day for Microsoft this year (the operating system’s RTM date of July 22, 2009 comes in at a close second place). Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening today.

The editions

Windows 7 comes in six editions, and while this may seem like a lot, don’t worry, you only really have to worry about two: the Home Premium Edition and the Professional Edition. Home Premium is what you want if you use your computer for personal use and entertainment purposes. Professional is what you want if you’re in the corporate world—basically anything significant for work. Both are available at retail and with the purchase of a new PC, and Microsoft will make sure to market both like there’s no tomorrow.

Starter Edition is only available via OEM purchase, and is shipping only on low-end computers. Home Basic Edition is only available in emerging markets, so chances are you won’t see it at all. Ultimate Edition and Enterprise Edition are pretty much one and the same, the main difference being that the former is aimed at computer enthusiasts and the latter is for corporations. You’ll find Ultimate on sale at retail and on select OEM computers, while you’ll likely only encounter Enterprise if you work for a large company.

Users might also want to know that Windows 7 is available today worldwide in 14 different languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Chinese (Hong Kong). The remaining languages will be available starting October 31, 2009.!

At Rapidsoft Systems - we have been already working on a number of Windows Dot Net Software Development Projects and Windows Mobile Software Development Projects, so we welcome the arrival of one more new exciting product Microsoft.

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