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Japan may be home to the Windows 7 Whopper, and the US has the less edible contents of the very first Microsoft Store, but it looks like Paris may be the real place to be for out and about Windows fans, as it can now claim the only Windows Cafe in the world as its own alongside all those other little tourist attractions you might be interested in. Better still, it looks like the cafe serves up at least as many types of drinks as Windows editions, and there’s some WiFi available for those looking for a place to loiter around. Hit up the link below for a peek inside courtesy of Le Journal du Geek.

[Thanks, Anh]

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Microsoft’s Windows Cafe opens its doors in Paris originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Win 7 ads highlight the bright ideas of ‘regular people’ (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Confirming our belief that Japan is at once among the coolest and craziest places on this planet we all call home is Burger King’s exclusive Windows 7 Whopper. Seven stacked beef patties extend your usual Whopper to over five inches in height and the whole thing costs an appropriate ¥777 (or $8.55). It’ll be available for one week only — or seven days, get it? Join us past the break to see the full towering size of this meaty monstrosity.

[Via Electronista]

Update: Andy Yang, our Engadget Chinese editor, has read the smallprint and noted that in fact only the first 30 customers each day will get the Win 7 Whopper at ¥777, with the rest shelling out a cool ¥1,450 ($17.10) for the privilege. Way to break with the number 7 theme, guys.

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Burger King selling a Windows 7 Whopper in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’ve heard that the next Engadget Show will be featuring a live, one-on-one interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (on the Windows 7 launch day, no less) — you’ve heard correctly. Additionally, our good friend Bit Shifter will be there providing chiptune jams, and Paris and Outpt will be on hand for some brain searing visual art. And of course, the editors of the site will sit down for a roundtable discussion of the week in news. If you’d like to join us for the live taping, you can — just check out the info below. If you can’t make it in the flesh, don’t worry. We’ll be livestreaming on the day-of, and we’ll also have a full, edited version of the Show available just a few days later for download via the site, iTunes, or the Zune Marketplace.

The Show will take place at the Times Center, part of The New York Times Building in the heart of New York City at 41st St. between 7th and 8th Avenues. Tickets are — as always — free to anyone who would like to attend, but seating is limited, and tickets will be first come, first served… so get there early! Here’s all the info you need:

• There is no admission fee — tickets are completely free
• The event is all ages
• Ticketing will begin at the Times Center at 12:30PM on Thursday, October 22nd, and the show begins at 2:30PM
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• Seating capacity in the Times Center is about 340, and once we’re full, we’re full
• The venue is located at 41st St. between 7th and 8th Avenues in New York City (map after the break)
• The show length is around an hour

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Reminder: The Engadget Show with Steve Ballmer tapes tomorrow — here’s how to attend (or livestream it)! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Take it from us, your London-based sleuths, when anything sells faster than Harry Potter books or DVDs in the UK, it’s scorching hot. Case in point is Microsoft’s Vista successor, which has sold so well that it has beaten the Amazon UK pre-order record previously held by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In fact, Windows 7 was able to tally up more sales in the first 8 hours of pre-order availability than Vista was able to collect altogether. Now that’s what we call an upgrade.

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Windows 7 breaks Amazon UK pre-order volume record, ousts Harry Potter originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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