Microsoft to release beta version of Windows 7 operating system on Friday CEO Steve Ballmer promises Windows 7 will be faster, easier to use Ballmer gave keynote address Wednesday at CES trade show in Las Vegas Ballmer: Despite recession, tech companies should push forward with innovation LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday with an impassioned endorsement of PCs and a sneak peek at the company's future Windows 7 operating system. As expected, Ballmer announced that Microsoft is releasing a beta version of Windows 7, which will be available for download beginning Friday. The news suggests the world's largest software maker may be giving up efforts to rehabilitate its often-maligned Vista operating system, which was released worldwide in... [read full story]
