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Windows 7 Released to BitTorrent, Manufacturing

John Paczkowski in News on July 23, 2009 at 4:30 am PT

Microsoft has signed off on Windows 7. On Wednesday, the company released the final version of the operating system to manufacturers, a piece of software that it hopes will restore the engineering reputation that Vista so badly tarnished.

Sinofsky Named Windows Division President (Official Announcement and Memo)

John Paczkowski in News on July 8, 2009 at 12:41 pm PT

Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of Microsoft Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, was given a bump-up in title today. He was promoted to president, joining Stephen Elop, Bob Muglia, Qi Lu and Robbie Bach as the fifth company executive with that title. The official announcement and all-hands memo, after the jump.