A new version of Windows is always greeted by grand launch parties, events and promotions. Here area few pics commemorating the launch of Windows 7 right from printing the discs, to Ballmer ringing the bell on the Nasdaq and everything in middle.

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Harvey Norman store in Sydney Steven Sinofsky, President of Windows Live at Windows 7 launch in Japan In Japan Burger King offered the whopper with seven pieces of meat for seven days for 777 Yen. Ballmer rings the bell at Nasdaq. Opening of the first Microsoft store in Scottsdale, Arizona Microsoft set up a mini stall at the Japanese Linux Symposium where the vendor unsuccessfully tries to sell a copy to Linus Trovalds.

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