Bottom line: So far, Windows 7 looks and behaves almost exactly like Windows Vista. It performs almost exactly like Vista. And it breaks all sorts of things that used to work just fine under Vista. In other words, Microsoft's follow-up to its most unpopular OS release since Windows Me threatens to deliver zero measurable performance benefits while introducing new and potentially crippling compatibility issues.
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The larger question is what all those Vista refuseniks will do when their hopes for Windows 7 are crushed. Some will undoubtedly give in. After all, you can prop up Windows XP only for so long. However, for many shops, this may be the perfect opportunity to seriously explore the alternatives outside Microsoft. Ubuntu Linux gets more polished each quarter, while Apple hardware and Mac OS X continue to impress technical and nontechnical users alike.
One thing's for sure: Microsoft's once unassailable dominance of the enterprise desktop is wobbling on a precipice. Windows Vista has permanently eroded the company's reputation among IT decision makers, and from what we've seen of Windows 7 so far, Microsoft still does not "get IT."
#407855 - 01/14/0904:47 PMRe: Windows 7: Lipstick on the pig
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I've got it running in VMWare at the moment ...not sure why I downloaded it. It hasn't sparked any interest in me after playing with it for a while. How about that solitaire...
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I got so excited about Windows 7 I installed iTunes and one ONE SONG ! I have not gotten into heavy gaming like solitaire in Windows 7 yet although it gives me goosebumps thinking about it.
#407909 - 01/15/0904:51 AMRe: Windows 7: Lipstick on the pig
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Originally Posted By: carp
Says pretty much the same thing that Win7 is just a Vista SP2 update , not worth any price
Leopard is far, far superior to Windows 7. But hey, the beta does cost nothing for now, so why not use it... for now. That said, by time the final release comes, perhaps it will be worth a fee.*
*Not for me, though, if it is anywhere above $99.
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Yikes, it looks like Windows 7 isn't much an improvement over Vista, at least according to InfoWorld's coverage.
Infoworld also says Ubuntu gets leaps and bounds better but from personal experience Ubuntu 7 was faster and far less buggy than 8.
My personal experience with x64 Vista is in complete opposite from the current views. The only thing I really dislike is the automatic networking, I don't think it's as adjustable as it should be. Any issues I've had aren't with the OS itself, it's with things like video drivers. The latest 8.12 ATi drivers really screwed things up - however that's ATi's fault, not M$'s. Also, Fallout 3 has been a complete pain in the ass to get running, but that's due to ASUS drivers I had installed that didn't uninstall properly - and again, that's ASUS's fault for writing crappy code, not M$. The OS itself has been nothing but rock solid and I'm now happily roaming the wasteland with nary a hitch.
Is W7 dropping 32 bit support? They should have dropped that in Vista.
Edited by SgtBaxter (01/15/0908:38 AM)
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When you sign up for the beta you choose x32 or x64 ...still going to have a 32-bit version.
How effing stupid are they? Any CPU you buy today is 64 bit capable, and with the memory advantages there's about zero reason to run a 32 bit system anymore.
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