By Reuters May 7, 2009
Microsoft Corp's next version of Windows is stirring fresh complaints of anticompetitive behavior from rivals who say the new version of the operating system gives unfair advantage to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, the Financial Times reported. "Our initial review suggests this is a blatant use of the Windows operating system to change the market dynamics of browser usage," Mitchell Baker, chairperson of Mozilla, developer of open-source Firefox browser, told the paper. No-one at Microsoft could immediately be reached for comment. Opera, the Norwegian browser company, echoed Mozilla's complaints about Windows 7, the paper said.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Nvidia: We're ready for Microsoft this time (no, really)
by Mary Jo Foley May 7th, 2009
When chalking up what went wrong with Vista, incompatible hardware/software always makes it into the Top 10 lists. So it’s understandable that the Windows team is doing everything in its power to make sure third parties are ready with drivers and products that will work with Window 7 right out of the gate. Example: Nvidia. Nvidia was so late to the game in getting its graphics wares to work right with Vista that users almost launched a class-action suit against the graphics vendor. On May 7 — just two days after the Release Candidate (not even the final RTM version) of Windows 7 was made available to the public for testing — Nvidia issued a press release touting its Windows 7 readiness. (Nvidia’s not the only one, as TG Daily points out. Yesterday, it was AMD claiming it was first to market with Windows 7 drivers.)
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When chalking up what went wrong with Vista, incompatible hardware/software always makes it into the Top 10 lists. So it’s understandable that the Windows team is doing everything in its power to make sure third parties are ready with drivers and products that will work with Window 7 right out of the gate. Example: Nvidia. Nvidia was so late to the game in getting its graphics wares to work right with Vista that users almost launched a class-action suit against the graphics vendor. On May 7 — just two days after the Release Candidate (not even the final RTM version) of Windows 7 was made available to the public for testing — Nvidia issued a press release touting its Windows 7 readiness. (Nvidia’s not the only one, as TG Daily points out. Yesterday, it was AMD claiming it was first to market with Windows 7 drivers.)
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AMD Technology Delivers the Ultimate Visual Experience to Customers Running Windows 7 Release Candidate
By AMD Pressroom May 7, 2009
“As the only processor company offering DirectX® 10.1 graphics hardware support and a unified WDDM 1.1 graphics driver for both Windows 7 and Windows Vista, AMD continues to work closely with Microsoft to deliver a visually superior and dynamic computing experience,” said David Kenyon, vice president, worldwide channel marketing, AMD. “We are excited to offer our customers an opportunity to test the release candidate of the Windows 7 operating system on AMD-technology based desktops and notebooks, and eagerly anticipate the consumer launch later this year.”
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“As the only processor company offering DirectX® 10.1 graphics hardware support and a unified WDDM 1.1 graphics driver for both Windows 7 and Windows Vista, AMD continues to work closely with Microsoft to deliver a visually superior and dynamic computing experience,” said David Kenyon, vice president, worldwide channel marketing, AMD. “We are excited to offer our customers an opportunity to test the release candidate of the Windows 7 operating system on AMD-technology based desktops and notebooks, and eagerly anticipate the consumer launch later this year.”
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