Windows 7 may have limited XP downgrade rights – CNET News

Microsoft will allow only limited rights for those who buy a Windows 7 PC to go back to Windows XP, according to an analyst who said he has been briefed on Microsoft’s plans. According to Gartner analyst Michael Silver, Microsoft plans to only allow

Disney and Asus Offer Netpal Netbook for Kids – eWeek
Netbook leader Asus and Disney’s Toymorrow team will be delivering a netbook for kids from years 6-12 this summer. The Netpal runs Windows XP Home and features an Intel Atom processor, a spill-proof keyboard and gobs of Disney themes. Disney and

Windows 7 Licensing ‘Disaster’ Looming for XP Users – PC World
Windows 7, due to ship on Oct. 22, has gotten good reviews as the OS that Vista should have been. And the large percentage of businesses that have held onto XP rather than go to Vista — about half, according to Gartner — are no doubt planning to

Gartner slams Windows 7 downgrade plan – PC Advisor
The company plans to cut off OEMs’ XP downgrade rights, which only apply to Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate PCs, six months after Windows 7 debuts, limiting computer makers’ moves after that to offering Vista-powered PCs. “Microsoft has

Firefox runs 11% faster in XP than Windows 7; IE, Opera run slower – Beta News
Since we began our periodic check of the relative performance of the rendering and JavaScript engines in Windows-based Web browsers, where we’ve seen them run about 14% faster on average now in Windows 7 RC than in Vista SP2, we’ve been asked what