Microsoft has promised that the new version will be faster and more efficient than its predecessor, Vista. -- PHOTO: AP
MICROSOFT'S upcoming computer operating system, Windows 7, will be available to Singapore users here at the same time as it is launched in the United States.
The software giant's Windows software runs on most of the world's computers, and Microsoft has promised that the new version will be faster and more efficient than its predecessor, Vista.
Vista has been slammed for being overly taxing on computers resources. Third party reviews of test or 'beta' versions of Windows 7, by sites like ZDNet, have reaffirmed this.
Microsoft senior director for its business and marketing organisation Haresh Khoobchandani declined to say how much Windows 7 will cost, or if it will also extend its 'technology guarantee' programme to Windows 7. With previous operating systems, Microsoft offered consumers who bought computers a few months before the launch of a new operating system a free upgrade to the new software.
That said, Microsoft 'will not jeopardise the customer experience', said Mr Khoobchandani. Windows 7 will be launched within the year.
