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Official support for both Windows 7 and 8 ends in January, Microsoft Edge also losing support

TechSpot

The year is 2009. Nvidia's GTX 295 is ruling the graphics card market, Apple recently released the iPhone 3G, and Microsoft has announced its newest operating system, Windows 7, to high amounts of consumer praise. Users finally felt like a suitable upgrade from Windows XP had arrived, and within two.

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Microsoft finally ends Windows 7 and 8.x support

Computerworld Vertical IT

After years of extended security updates, no more bugs or security holes will be patched in the venerable operating systems. When it launched in 2009, it helped Microsoft bounce back from the disastrous Windows Vista era. This week signals the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 Windows 7 had a good run.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

Microsoft had already created its low-cost PC DOS operating system for IBM PCs, and was firmly positioned as a software company. PC manufacturers flocked to Windows, and the operating system attracted support from important software companies. Windows 7 arrived in 2009 to clean up the Vista mess. Windows 7 (2009).

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Google parent company Alphabet broke $200 billion in annual revenue for the first time

The Verge

Google’s annual revenue: 2021: $258 billion 2020: $183 billion 2019: $162 billion 2018: $137 billion 2017: $111 billion 2016: $90 billion 2015: $75 billion 2014: $66 billion 2013: $56 billion 2012: $46 billion 2011: $38 billion 2010: $29 billion 2009: $24 billion — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) February 1, 2022.

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You ever think about how Asus put out like 40 models of a laptop called the “Eee PC”

The Verge

It originally ran a custom Linux operating system that reviewers loved ( Laptop Mag ’s Mark Spoonauer said it was “ten times simpler to use than any Windows notebook”) and was generally heralded as a new kind of computer with tremendous mass appeal. This was state-of-the-art tech blogging in 2009. Did netbooks ever happen?

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2013, it was also fined $731 million for bundling its Internet Explorer browser with Windows 7 , a case that began in 2011 against an operating system launched in 2009. billion in 2008 for failing to comply with the 2004 ruling. Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Microsoft, Software Licensing

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Fun Linux Things

CIO Musings

Circa 2009. You don't need expensive gear and proprietary operating systems to do impressive things with computers. The workstation also runs background music for me and runs the TOR browser so I can anonymously and confusedly surf the deepweb. Netbook - Remember netbooks? Sky's the limit. Find it at: [link] So, to sum it up.

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