Ron Schenone

Microsoft – Major Announcements When Windows 7 RC Is Released

Posted by on Apr 27, 2009 | 17 Comments

Microsoft is set to make what is being described as  ’major announcements’ when Windows 7 RC hits the desktop. Some people are already guessing as to what the announcements will be. Here are some of the guesses thus far:

Microsoft will add two more versions to the Windows 7 line up. Supreme and Grande.

Microsoft will bring back the extras in Ultimate.

Every Vista owner will get a free copy of Windows 7. Inside the Windows 7 box will be a note of apology signed by Steve Balmer.

Windows 7 will include a free anti-virus and anti-spyware software. Critics will say that this would be like letting the fox guard the hen house.

Windows 7 will have the word ‘WOW’ printed on the box.

Texas will ban Windows 7 for government and consumer use.

Windows 7 will be backward compatible for your old DOS games.

Every copy of Windows 7 will come with a ‘Cracker Jack’ surprise in every box.

There is a new guy in the Windows 7 vs Apple commercials. The Vista guy committed suicide.

Comments welcome.

PS My guess is it will be XPM which will allow XP to run virtually. What is your best guess?

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  • Jeff

    haha, I started reading this and then it hit me. Oh, nothing like have dazed post nap state

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hi Jeff,
    Small chuckle for the day.

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  • http://windows7center.com al

    have you been living under a rock xD. The major announcement is XP mode

  • Dean

    Did the Vista guy really commit suicide??

  • http://jamie123.co.cc jam_ie

    Are Vista users seriously getting Windows 7 for free? And which edition is it?

  • http://www.myspace.com/brianvimx BrianVimX

    I think they will give out free Acid to the new users to make them believe what they see – - -

    XP Mode will be a really nice step to show that they are thinking and listening to us. But…can you get updates and shit for XP?

  • http://www.pryde-design.co.uk Andrew Pryde

    My wish? They decide to stop making windows and donate all there money to charity. Then apple can take over the world with its superior product.

    Anyone for over dramatized claims of apples world domination?

    @Prydie

  • http://www.onemoretap.com XCool

    NotePad also comes in Supreme and Grande versions. :)

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Everything beside the fact that Windows 7 will contain XPM is a joke people.

  • ShayBC

    as if it’s not enough stealing ideas from apple, now they steal their marketing ideas (secret announcements, concept store, Steve joves wannabe…)

  • http://DannyMinick.com Danny Minick

    Long as I gets muh Microsoft Paint. >:)

  • http://hitekreview.blogspot.com Kawazoe Masahiro

    For those who don’t know, XPM is basically a Virtual PC VM with Windows XP on it running in VMWare Unity’s view mode. It also have Start Menu synchronization. You get it! It’s VMWare Fusion 2.0 for Windows!

  • Ryan Farmer

    “Microsoft will add two more versions to the Windows 7 line up. Supreme and Grande.”

    What about Meximelt?

    “Microsoft will bring back the extras in Ultimate.”

    Only to reveal 3 months later that you got hosed again.

    “Every Vista owner will get a free copy of Windows 7. Inside the Windows 7 box will be a note of apology signed by Steve Balmer.”

    What about the refunds on XP, Me, 98, 95, 3.1……..? ;)

    “Windows 7 will include a free anti-virus and anti-spyware software. Critics will say that this would be like letting the fox guard the hen house.”

    Windows Defender already removes things that are neither viruses or spyware because Microsoft doesn’t want them on your computer, why not add some real virus pattern files to it?

    “Windows 7 will have the word ‘WOW’ printed on the box.”

    WOW64 is already in the paragraph long UA string in IE 8. How about LAME32 for all the suckers that get that OEM?

    “Texas will ban Windows 7 for government and consumer use.”

    They already execute the mentally retarded. Don’t they?

    “Windows 7 will be backward compatible for your old DOS games.”

    But you’ll have to have Business or Ultimate to get Virtual DOS 6.22 mode.

    “Every copy of Windows 7 will come with a ‘Cracker Jack’ surprise in every box.”

    A 2 GB stick of Corsair RAM? Sweet.

    “There is a new guy in the Windows 7 vs Apple commercials. The Vista guy committed suicide.”

    Myth. He tried to hang but then went on to just not shutting down.

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Thanks for the comments everyone.

    Ryan – LOL