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I have to say that I am not impressed with this presentation by Microsoft Saudi Arabia. Special thanks to @MarwanAlmuraisy for posting the video. Microsoft is supposed to start a Windows 7 ad campaign this Wednesday, we will see how effective it is going to be. Microsoft Windows 7 is now available in Saudi Arabia. The prices are (from Jarir Bookstore). Windows 7 Home Premium Full 469SR ($125). These are full editions and not upgrades or OEM (system builder) versions. The full version of Windows 7 all allow you to [...] Update: finally found the press release by Microsoft. In a small event in Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Microsoft Saudi Arabia has launched the company’s latest operating system: Windows 7. Microsoft Saudi Arabia’s “launch party” was a small press release attended by Samir Noaman, MS Saudi’s new CEO, Waiel Snosi, manager of MS Saudi sales and [...] Upgrading to Windows 7 is easy! Just follow this chart (via All things D):
Basically if it’s green then you can easily upgrade without altering your files (similar to a Mac OS X standard upgrade) and if it’s blue then you cannot easily upgrade over your files (think of it as Mac OS X archive [...] Microsoft released Maren for Windows. Maren is a keyboard add-on utility that converts Arabic text written in English to Arabic. For example I can write 5aled and get “خالد” (Khaled). Watch a short video demonstrating Microsoft Maren here. This is not the first service. Google Labs have the “Google ta3reeb” service. Which is basically a dynamic [...] Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows 7, has finally entered RTM (Release to Manufacturers) stage. But don’t expect the Arabic version until October. Also remember that if you did purchase a qualified Vista machine then you might be eligible for a free (or cheap) upgrade option to Windows 7, and this will be valid in Saudi Arabia [...] Update: Microsoft has updated the Windows 7 Upgrade Options page with information on participating vendors. You can change the region but Middle East – Arabic page is not available until now. Now the Middle East website is up. No real information though but if you bought a Windows Vista machine after June 25th then you [...] CodeBetter is a group of programmers who want to “raise software quality in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through sharing best practices related to different Application Lifecycle phases. Community target will be initially Microsoft technologies focus, upon the member’s feedback it can be stretched to other different technologies.” They are having a CodeBetter June Public Event on [...] |
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