Articles on Bill Veghte

Windows 7 on a thumbdrive for Netbooks - Jun 29, 2009

Crave Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on Netbooks ever since it introduced the operating system last fall. However, helping consumers get it on their notebooks has proven more tricky. Microsoft ... Read story »

Windows 7 pricing for PC makers - Jun 26, 2009

Crave Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium ... Read story »

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 coming this year - May 12, 2009

Crave Microsoft confirmed that it is planning to release Windows 7 this year, in time for the holiday shopping season. "We are tracking well to a Windows 7 holiday," Microsoft Senior Vice ... Read story »

Windows 7 not likely to jolt PC market - Jun 9, 2009

Crave Bill Veghte Microsoft's top Windows business executive said Monday that for all his excitement about Windows 7, he doubts the release of the operating system will lead to a significant ... Read story »

Microsoft: Windows 7 on track - Jul 25, 2008

Crave Windows unit head Bill Veghte said on Thursday that Windows 7 development remains on track. The company has officially said it would ship by January 2010, but top executives have also ... Read story »

Can Apple beat the too-expensive rap? - Jun 9, 2009

Crave Apple got aggressive on pricing at WWDC 2009. The big knock on Apple--whether or not it's always been accurate--is that its products are more expensive than most of its competitors. ... Read story »

Are touch gestures in Windows 7 overrated? - Jul 2, 2009

Crave N-trig's dual-mode digitizer allows for both pen and touch input and is used in laptops from HP and Dell. There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft ... Read story »

Windows Starter gets new market: Netbooks - Feb 4, 2009

Crave For many years now, Microsoft has offered a "starter edition" of Windows aimed at first-time PC buyers in emerging markets. Though low-cost, the starter version has limitations such as only working ... Read story »

Windows 7 to launch October 22 - Jun 3, 2009

Features Microsoft confirmed that it is planning for Windows 7 to hit retail shelves and start showing up on new PCs come October 22.  Read story »

Sources: Windows 7 moving toward 2009 release - Feb 13, 2009

Crave Microsoft is moving forward with plans to launch Windows 7 this year, although the company still refuses to publicly commit to that goal. PC industry sources in Asia and the US ... Read story »

Microsoft at CES 2009 - Jan 9, 2009

Features From Windows 7 to Netbooks, CNET interviewed two head honchos at Microsoft regarding its plans for the future.  Read story »

Windows 7 to hit the stands by December 2009!! - May 14, 2009

Blogs A few days back we had the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 for the mass public. Now, we have fresh indication from Microsoft that Windows 7 is expected to ... Read story »

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