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Microsoft launches Windows 7 in India
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Simplified PC experience that's faster, smarter and more secure. Under deployment by 1000 Indian businesses
October 22, 2009
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New Delhi, 22nd October, 2009: Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today
announced the availability of Windows 7 for its customers in India. In line with
Microsoft's commitment to releasing a new OS at periodic schedules, keeping in mind
evolving technologies, lifestyles and business needs, Windows 7 is designed to be
more reliable and responsive, delivering a simplified PC experience for consumers.
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Windows 7 delivers on a simple premise: make it easier for customers to do the things
they want on a PC through a streamlined user interface and several new features
that make everyday tasks faster. This launch marks a significant milestone for Microsoft
and is a result of extensive feedback from millions of customers and partners around
the world.
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Announcing the Windows 7 launch, Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman - Microsoft India said
"Proactive engagement and feedback thereof with partners and consumers was fundamental
to the development of Windows 7. It has helped deliver what is the highest quality
OS in the history of Windows. It enhances the user experience by its sheer simplicity
and caters to their connected lives across work and play. We are delighted by the
initial reviews from partners and the technology community. Over 90% of testers
from around the world have rated it as "good" or "extremely good" and consider Windows
7 to be responsive, simple to use and stable."
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Over 600 new feature ideas for Windows 7 were tested through global quantitative
research early in the engineering process, helping Microsoft determine the features
that best address consumers’ top needs. Further, Windows 7 saw the largest beta
testing program in the history of the industry, with 8 million testers worldwide.
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The result is an easy to connect, easy to browse and simple to use operating system,
requiring less waiting, less clicks, less hassle connecting to devices, less power
consumption and less complexity for the consumers. With features such as Aero Shake,
Peek, Snap, Jump Lists and a redesigned Windows Taskbar, Windows 7 is designed to
become the control center for all the media and make it easy to do more with photos,
music, movies and videos. Innovative new features like HomeGroup, Play To, Windows
Live Movie Maker and Remote Media Streaming in Windows 7 will help consumers discover
easy and exciting new ways to have fun and get new things done with the PC.
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Also, engineered to meet the demands of businesses of all sizes, Windows 7 promises
significant improvement in productivity levels. Its enhanced security and control
capability delivers reduced risk and effectively streamlines PC manageability to
drive reduced costs. Businesses in India are benefiting from these features, and
more than 1000 enterprises are currently deploying Windows 7. These include Infosys,
Maruti, Bangalore International Airport, L&T ECC, Wipro, Big Cinemas, Manipal University,
Biocon, Malayala Manorama, Greenply Industries, MindTree, GMR Infrastructure Limited
and NIIT, among others.
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Windows 7 is available in six editions, targeted at specific user groups and addressing
all segments of the market. The two primary editions are: Windows 7 Home Premium
for home consumers and Windows 7 Professional for small and medium sized businesses.
Also available in the line-up are Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic (in Emerging
Markets only), Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate. The FPP pricing for
Windows 7 has reduced in the range of 25-35 percent over Windows Vista, for most
SKUs.
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Windows 7 is available at more than 45,000 retailers around the world and in India,
all 16 OEMs will bring in more than 100 different Windows 7 PCs within 30 days from
today.
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Globally, more than 17,000 software and hardware companies are building solutions
on Windows 7 and over 50,000 developers are enrolled in the Windows Ecosystem Readiness
Program. Together, these partners are developing hardware, software and services
capable of reaching more than a billion PCs around the world.
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For more information on Windows 7 please visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
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For additional information on Windows 7
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To see what our customers & partners are saying about Windows 7
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About Microsoft India
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for
personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and
services designed to empower people through great software - any time, any place
and on any device. Microsoft Corporation India Private Ltd is a subsidiary of Microsoft
Corporation USA. It has had a presence in India since 1990 and currently has offices
in 16 cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad,
Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi,
and Pune.
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For further press information, please contact:
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For more information on Microsoft India:
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Log onto: www.microsoft.com/india
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Follow us on: www.twitter.com/MicrosoftIndia
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