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Windows 7 box art, packaging gets official(er)
by Brad Linder Jun 24th 2009 at 2:00PM
As you can see, the packaging is pretty simple and actually looks a lot like the Windows Vista packaging. But while the cover art may not have received a major redesign, the overall packaging has. The amount of packaging weighs 37% less than previous Windows packages, and the plastic case is recyclable. There's less inside the box as well. All you get is the case, a paper sleeve, and a brief "getting started" guide.
You can find a picture of an opened box after the break.
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KeegdnaB said 2:14PM on 6-24-2009
Actually it looks more like the XP packaging. The only thing it has in common with Vista's is the shape, and even then it still opens like a standard DVD case instead of the swivel-out.
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Heavytoka said 2:14PM on 6-24-2009
I hope it doesnt run like this Crappy Vista that i'm using
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Darien said 2:23PM on 6-24-2009
no it doesnt run like vista at all , im running windows 7 RC and it works fabouls as my primary and only OS . So it goes to show microsoft can rescue the shitty vista to an new 7
AndrewNoNumbers said 2:53PM on 6-24-2009
What's all the random particles on the Windows logo? The pictures are too small to see.
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alahmnat said 2:54PM on 6-24-2009
Hey cool, it actually *opens* like a box this time too! Kudos to Microsoft for realizing that if your box needs instructions on how to open it, you've done something horribly wrong...
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felipe.ziraga said 7:59AM on 6-25-2009
Clean, nice use of white space, well presented logo and product......now where have i seen this??????
I like it :)
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Cody said 11:10AM on 6-25-2009
Why are they calling it "Windows 7"? Shouldn't it just be "Windows Band-Aid"? "That last one we programmed was crap...here, try this one (fingers crossed)!
lol.
Maybe microsoft could call on Apple's programmers for help here. lol. Why does microsoft always make personal computing MORE complicated instead of less? Just get a Mac and don't use MS.
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