Windows 7 launched in Botswana

  1. Posted on Wednesday 4 November 2009 - 12:42
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    Mulaku Chiyenu, AfricaNews reporter in Pretoria, South Africa
    Microsoft's newest Windows 7 has launched in Botswana. "Windows 7 represents years of in-depth listening to our customers and partners around the globe, and is the most well-researched, well-planned Windows release ever," said Louis Otieno, Country Manager for Microsoft East and Southern Africa.
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    "Eight million people took part in our Windows 7 beta testing program worldwide, including Windows users from across the African continent. This input and feedback helped shape Windows 7 into a product that people really wanted.

    "In fact 91 percent of Windows 7 Release Candidate testers told us they would recommend Windows 7 - we are incredibly excited and humbled at the response so far," he added.

    He said for consumers, Microsoft designed Windows 7 to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things customers do every day easier.

    A statement from Microsoft said: "For small to medium sized businesses, Windows 7 is the best operating system for work, whether people work from their company office, from home or on the go. Windows 7 works the way you want, enables you to get more done and keeps your work safe".

    Microsoft's partners in Botswana who sell and distribute Windows 7 are excited at the opportunities Windows 7 will bring.

    Testimonies

    According to Alex Mac Donald, Director, Kolari (Pty) Ltd, "there is a version of Windows 7 to suit everyone's pocket and to satisfy everyone's specific needs. The enhanced search features in Windows 7 have already saved me several hours a month that I usually spend looking for documents."

    "Windows 7 has given me the kind of experience that I have been looking for years - user-friendly, fast, flexible, smooth interface - all bundled up in one. What an operating system!" added Taurai Makamba of Modi Investments (Pty) Ltd.

    "I think it is time for all our internal users in the office to move to Windows 7 for better efficiency and higher productivity," said David Chipeta, Modi Investments. "Microsoft has listened to our user requirements and needs."

    Sarfaraz Kazi, Director at Systems & Information Technology also added, "Windows 7 is the one operating system that I don't have to wait for a service pack to be released to deploy."

    Microsoft has developed different versions of Windows 7 to cater for the different things people want to do with their PC:

    Windows 7 is available in 14 languages today including English, French and Portuguese and 19 further languages by 31 October. Microsoft is working to ensure Windows 7 will be available in local African languages including Afrikaans, Kinyarwanda, Amharic, Kiswahili, Hausa, Sesotho Sa Leboa, Igbo, Setswana, IsiXhosa, Wolof, IsiZulu and Yoruba within 18 to 24 months.

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