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While Windows 8 has is confirmed in global does not by welcomes, but Windows 7 still is a paragraph regardless of is technology Shang also is market Shang are performance is rod of products, however 2009 years publishing yilai it has walked four years of time, according to Microsoft of life cycle policy,Windows 7 RTM version of mainstream support time will in April 9 ended, course this does not effect playing has SP1 patch yihou of version.

If you are a genuine Windows 7 users, please upgrade to SP1 for support as soon as possible, this version of the life cycle for the January 13, 2015, and extended support period to expire until January 14, 2020.

United States authorities of the consumer magazine consumer reports (Consumer Reports) online edition published an article recently, despite the listing of Windows 8 for two months, but when users buy a new PC, Windows 7 computers are still preferred, at least for now. Consumer reports senior editor tangna·taipulini (Donna Tapellini) said: “at the beginning of 2009 went on, Windows 7 is generally has been well received. 3 years passed, Windows 7 complaints were few and far between. If you are on Windows 7, or even would be satisfied with Windows XP, so no need to upgrade to Windows 8. ”

Consumer reports still insisted on its previous position, Windows 8 especially for Tablet PCs, but is not suitable for everyone. Taipulini said: “Microsoft spent a lot of time and resources to develop the touch and gesture features of Windows 8, but unless you are using a touch-screen device, otherwise not very meaningful. ”

Industry sources say, do not touch, Windows 8 will be a hard to sell product. According to research firm NPD Group data, Windows 8 devices, touch-screen equipment sales momentum for the best, despite the high price of these products.

Taipulini said that although Windows 7 PC soon will disappear from stores such as best buy, but many other retailers still offer Windows 7 product, or purchased directly from some PC manufacturers.

By October 2014, two years after the listing of Windows 8, Microsoft still allows the OEM vendors selling Windows 7 PC. Therefore, Windows 7 PC could not disappear in the short term. In fact, many companies are still about 11 years ago today the old transition system Windows XP to Windows 7.

At present, most new PC already started Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system preinstalled, but in the long run, succeed Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows operating systems with the highest market share is only a matter of time. For those users who are using Windows 7, but, in the short term there are upgrades of Windows 8 necessary?

Recently, a foreign consumer website giving a negative answer to this question, the Web site in the Windows 7 and Windows 8 after comparing, for older users, stick to Windows 7 is the most sensible choice, and gives the following reasons:

First, Windows 7 has received praise from users since launch in 2009, ‘ the system helped Microsoft even has transformed many users of Windows XP, and Windows 8 is still does not have this charm to convince users must upgrade.

Secondly, stressed the touch is until Microsoft Windows 8 compared to previous Windows system’s biggest innovation, but most of the current Windows 7 PC user does not have a touch-screen feature, so even if the upgrade Windows 8 operating system is unable to get the best experience.

Again, Windows 8 in order to adapt to the new way of operation and made a lot of changes in user interface, and this move will make users who are accustomed to using a traditional Windows system is not feeling well, so as to reduce the user’s operational efficiency. So in a way, Windows 7 is more in line with people’s habits.

Finally, although Microsoft has released data that Windows 8 when it is formally listed has been growing faster than Windows 7, but Windows 8 PC number of products in the market is still small, and hard drives on Windows 8, there are still a lot to be room for improvement, but after time trials of Windows 7 is better able to provide users with a more stable experience when using.

But while also has different of sound pointed out that, Windows 8 compared to Windows 7 more for elderly and child, computer knowledge lack of crowd using, user can like using iPad as through Windows 8 since with of Windows Store security shortcut of search download by needs of application, and all program of installed and uninstall work are is simple clear, and Windows Store in the of application number has been rendering growth trend, People in the future, through the features to get more good software application to their computers.

Microsoft says it in a month’s time, Windows 8 sales reached 40 million, it seems that the new operating system OS in the market penetration rate is not too high. Recent data released by Net Applications show Windows 7 operating system remains the highest November rate, it occupies in the market for operating systems market share as high as 44.7%.

Windows XP, is by far the most Microsoft headache. When this system in October, its market share is 39.82%, and it still is the second-largest selection of system users.

Windows 8, Microsoft launched the latest products in the OS wars, its market share is only 1.09%. Windows RT system’s market share is occupied by low-amazing, only 0.02%.

AllThingsD published commentators said, although Microsoft Windows 8 to be quite high, but sales of this product is far better than Windows 7. More Windows 7 PC product inventory is the main obstacle to new product universal reason, and lack of supporting PC products Microsoft intends to own production cause of PC equipment. Article mainly read as follows:

Microsoft released Windows 71 years later, this product’s sales had reached more than 240 million. Therefore, when Windows 8 released this year, Microsoft has to give this product a very high expectations. Company founder Bill Gates said: “this is a significant event. ”

Microsoft is a big deal, but what about the consumer? According to a report sales far below Microsoft’s Windows 8 is expected.

According to insiders, Microsoft’s new product sales data was very disappointing. Consumers on the characteristics of new products is not lack of understanding and supporting PC product is the main reason for the sales slump. Among them, Microsoft believes that lack of supporting PC products was to blame. This may explain why after reports that Microsoft plans to produce PC hardware products and related equipment.

United States Vice President of market research firm NPD shidifen·beikeer, Windows 8 in United States sales market is far better than its predecessor, Windows 7. Although the market penetration of new products faster in Windows 7, but this product’s sales strength than Windows 7. Windows 7 launch of the year, has basically no Vista system on the market, so the rapid spread of new products. When listing Windows 8, various computer manufacturers hands there are still a lot of Win 7 product inventories. This is not conducive to sales of new products. While sales of Windows 8 weekly is still growing, but its market share compared to Win 7 No.

Therefore, consumers hesitate in buying new products. Unlike then, many consumers almost have not hesitated to give up Vista choose Win 7. However, with reductions in inventory, manufacturers began to produce more of Win 8 products, this situation may be reversed.

Even if the new product sales less than Microsoft expected, external or arbitrary on new product sales predictions for the future. As the technology blog Technologizer founder Hali·maikelaken said, Windows 8 and any versions of Microsoft operating systems are different, therefore we should not underestimate the novelty of consumer psychology.

Statistics according to market research firm Net Applications, Windows 7 system’s market share has reached 44.7% last month, since September has slightly increased. At the same time, Windows XP systems declined from 41.2% to 40.7%, although September and October’s transition will not have any too large patterns of system changes, but Windows 7 is indeed slowly erode originally had 11 years of age Windows XP market share.

According to Net Applications, XP power monopoly operating system share a few years later, more than XP system Windows 7 is already in August this year, success is a genuine leader in the field of operating systems.

A year ago, XP’s market share of 48%, the time Windows 7 market share but also below the 35%. Microsoft has been working on individual users and corporate users do lobbyists work, hoping that they can use for many years upgrade XP to Windows 7. Every so often, so Microsoft is always to tell users of XP in 2014 in August lost the support of Microsoft. After that, Microsoft will no longer provide security and other various patches and upgrades, which means users need to use a Windows XP system to take risks on their own.

In addition Microsoft is phasing out part of the XP system applications. For example, IE9 and IE10 does not provide support for Windows XP systems, Office 2013 runs only on Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems.

Windows 8 system, is still in its nascent stages, on a Net Applications statistic charts, Windows 8 market share last month of 0.41%, compared to September 0.3% growth. But after last week’s Windows 8 released, we should be able to see some impressive results in the November results.

Overall, the current Windows operating system market is still an absolute King, all add up to 91% version of the market share, compared to Mac OS and 7.1% for Linux about market share, Microsoft still has an absolute advantage.

Microsoft today officially launched its new operating system Windows 8 official version, meanwhile,announced Steven Sinofsky, head of Windows and Windows 7 in 3 years after the introduction of the previous generation system, total sales reached 670 million, including business users and individual users.

Microsoft in Windows XP large was success Hou, Yu 2009 launched of Windows 7 is a paragraph relative success of system, especially in suffered criticized of Vista system Hou, Microsoft by WIn 7 of stability efficient still maintained with high of user viscous, however near two years to, as flat computer, and large screen smart machine, moved terminal of quickly rise, PC system has gradually lost of old brilliant. So, claimed to be one of the largest in the history of Microsoft Windows upgrade, touch-screen systems and desktop systems to open, the official launch of Windows 8 and own brand Tablet PC Surface.

Sinofsky describes, 1.24 billion hours testing the new system, before publishing the official version, Microsoft has released a developer preview, consumer Preview Edition. The Windows 8 upgrade price of $ 39.99, about 248 RMB, Win8 RT Edition Tablet PC may be lower than the price below $ 300, less than 1870 Yuan.

Because the chip architecture, Windows 8 RT versions will not be able to run Windows 7 programs, can only download APPS from the Windows Store.

According to reports, the Windows Store will be launched in 231 international markets, Microsoft is actually “most users store in the market.” However, compared to Android and Apple’s app store, Microsoft’s app store still cannot compete with.

September 2012 operating system market share data has been released, data from Net Applications show Windows 7 have occupied 44% Web traffic, with the highest percentage and apparent growth firmly occupy the first and former King Windows XP can only rank second, share 41.2%, last month, Windows 7 than XP for the first time, this gap is widening.

Windows XP released in more than 10 years ago, it has proved a powerful stamina for this operating system, many users and organizations that bypass the Windows Vista and have been using it, and in the past three years, an increasing number of people migrating to Windows 8.

Microsoft out XP and did all sorts of ways to make it hard to use, for example IE9 will not support XP,IE10 does not even support Vista, coming soon Office2013 requires Windows 7 or Windows 8, and so on, while XP last support period will be at the end of April 2014.

In the other operating system data, usage of Windows 8 rose up slightly to 0.3%, the new system will be released later this month.

Overall, Windows OS dominates, the market share of almost 92%, and Linux just over 1% 7% users of Mac OS x.

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Today, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 no longer has official gadget downloads and support, which is give way to build Metro style Win8. Win 7 gadgets since the advent of performance is far better than expected, and appear more than once on the performance and security problems, the following is the official announcement:

Because we want to pay attention to is the various exciting features of the new version of Windows, Windows Gadget Gallery Web site are no longer.

Install gadgets from trusted sources may harm your computer, and you can always access your computer files, and display content, or to change its behavior. If you are concerned about download unskilled labourer with security problems in the past, you can learn more about gadgets and steps to protect computers.

Information for developers:

Now you can use HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills to build Metro-style applications for Windows 8 Release Preview. To begin developing a Metro style application, go to the Windows Developer Center.

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According to Microsoft’s Windows 8 Professional Edition license agreement, Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Edition users will be allowed to downgrade the new PC to Windows 7 or Vista. User is unlikely to downgrade the Windows 8 Professional Edition PC to Windows XP.

Windows 8 Professional Edition users only have the right to downgrade. This is in line with Microsoft practices, such as the right to demote for only Windows 7 Professional Edition. Windows 8 Professional Edition license agreement States that “the user can not use Windows 8 Professional Edition, use the following earlier versions: Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Business Edition. “Windows 8 Professional Edition license agreement does not mention Windows XP Professional Edition. Microsoft Professional Edition will cease to support Windows XP in April 2014.

Is different from consumers and small businesses, Enterprise license agreements with Microsoft from any version of Windows, large enterprise customers can downgrade to any prior version.

Since many users dissatisfied with the 2007 release of Windows Vista, downgrade to Windows XP, downgrade rights are worthy of attention. Traditionally, downgrade rights apply only to the OEM version of Windows,Windows 8 is no exception: a retail version of Windows 8 Professional Edition license agreement does not mention the right to downgrade.

As with earlier Windows versions, customers need to own an earlier version of Windows installation media. License agreement States that “the PC manufacturer or installation, or Microsoft, which does not have an obligation to provide users with earlier versions of Windows, users themselves preparing to install earlier versions of Windows Media. ”

However, unless Microsoft changes to existing policies, PC manufacturers to factory to demote Windows 8 Professional Edition PC with earlier versions such as Windows 7 Professional Edition. After the release of Windows 8, PC manufacturers in the next two years–that is, before the end of October 2014 can continue selling pre-installed Windows 7 computer.

Windows 8 Professional Edition user demoted is more complex, because the user must modify the PC BIOS settings, to the so-called “legacy mode” (legacy mode) starts. By default, Windows 8 will be based on UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) mode starts a new PC, providing new features, including Secure Boot.