EPTI am perfectly fine with XP...
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
I am perfectly fine with XP... | ||
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strongwind
United States862 Posts
I'm sure windows 7 will take some time to become mainstream (and for the price to go down), so I'm happy with my choice. If 7 does bring cool innovations to the table I might consider switching though | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On January 04 2009 13:20 I_are_n00b wrote: Windows is still the platform. Operating System theory isn't based on UI and all that stuff Microsoft is "copying" from Macs, it's about resource management. FreeBSD was a good switch for the Mac OS, but seriously? Apple is way behind in terms of the workings behind the UI. Just look at the DirectX API and how it's now the graphics platform for all games and 3D (along with the majority of hardware support). Honestly? Most companies just don't want to make software or hardware for Macs, mainly due to Apple having tight controls on its hardware and software. Having to have firewall and Norton, well that's unfair. If Mac becomes 50% of the market share, then we'll see who's more secure, until then, nobody's going to waste their time making a virus or malware that only affects such a small portion of the population. This. On January 04 2009 13:35 fusionsdf wrote: linux is a chimera with far too many heads to combine into one distribution. And it doesnt really have to happen. If one distrib gets pushed to the front because of capabilities, support or UI (suse, mandriva, etc.) then thats ok. The walmarts and other stores already have distributions picked out. The fact that you can buy a computer with either no OS already installed, or buy a cheap PC with Linux already preinstalled is a big thing for linux, but this still isnt the year of linux on the desktop And this. Open source development will have its day, but its not now, and it won't be for a while. On January 04 2009 13:24 Dalroti wrote: did anyone read my "obesity" remark about Microsoft? I think this will eventually happen you know. They need to cut some product lines or do something. And yes, i hope Apple comes atleast close to what Microsoft is. Is this a quip about Microsoft/Apple as companies, or Windows/Macintosh as operating systems? They're two different things, and talking about Microsoft's "obesity" is a statement about the former. As an end user, there's no reason you should care about how Microsoft operates, is business, so long as it operates fairly. Honestly, who's going to think less of Windows because Microsoft as a company is too big? It's irrelevant. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
What they want is a minimalistic system that will do everything and anything that they expect they can do with their computer. Windows OSes sort of satisfied that but M$ problem is that they need to some how generate revenues in a world of unsympathetic customers. IMO we don't need to improve the desktop GUI or anything else, rather give the dumb users something that they can manage with out a steep learning curve and give the power users something else. Too bad we live in an age that people have to upgrade even tho they don't need to. Vista is actually a good OS but problem is that no one want to learn how to use it. I can see that Linux becoming big simply because your average user is getting smarter and smarter and willing to learn extra things. But then again, they exists a significant majority of users that don't really care about what they use as long they get what ever job they do on a computer done. | ||
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laikomg
Canada50 Posts
Gamers will always be native to Windows. You aren't ever going to play a decent game on a Mac or Penguin. Microsoft can only improve on performance for W7. They know people hated the performance loss of Vista so I'm sure code optimization has been a primary focus of designing W7. I rather liked the GUI for Vista, but I'm sure there can be some useful improvements (and removal of dumb features like Windows Flip) to make computer use easier . I only wish Microsoft would support the custom GUI community more, since Aero got stale after seeing it on every other computer passing through my workplace. Maybe making the design of themes accessible and compatible with all versions of the OS would help. The only thing I think W7 will have problems with is software compatibility. This has always been a problem for new OS's however, and is usually fixed with time. Consumers should not be deterred. However, professional software for engineering or 3D will be left another generation behind. It's time Microsoft pays attention to the fact that huge companies are still on XP because their necessary software doesn't run on Vista. | ||
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laikomg
Canada50 Posts
On January 04 2009 14:43 haduken wrote: IMO we don't need to improve the desktop GUI or anything else, rather give the dumb users something that they can manage with out a steep learning curve and give the power users something else. AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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twincannon
United States31 Posts
On January 04 2009 12:56 Dalroti wrote: This is self explanatory. More negative feedback for Microsoft means more things Apple can use as basis for their advertisements. More advertisements means more sales for Apple (face it, who doesn't think the PC guy is awesome? He probably uses a Mac). more sales means more confidence for Apple. You can create the rest of the chain. Apple's ads are unbelievably stupid. Some of their more recent ones I can't even tell what they're trying to say (the holiday claymation crap), and some of them even seem to proclaim the "PC" character as the hero. I guess whatever they're doing works well on the unwashed masses but I've happily never owned an apple product in my life, including mp3 players (iriver wins... another thing SK does better!). | ||
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
On January 04 2009 13:13 Vharox wrote: I really have absolutely no problems with vista. My updates won't work....so I'm stuck with Vista bleeping 64 UPDATES YOU SHOULD INSTALL every time i get on because whenever i try it never works. But i get used to it. I don't have any serious problems with VIsta though. | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
On January 04 2009 15:13 b3h47pte wrote: My updates won't work....so I'm stuck with Vista bleeping 64 UPDATES YOU SHOULD INSTALL every time i get on because whenever i try it never works. But i get used to it. I don't have any serious problems with VIsta though. 404 user error? I heard they are trying to have the release date set to late 2009 early 2010 | ||
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Whyzguy
Canada263 Posts
I do know that Vista is getting so much hate and i guess this is why Windows 7 is so crucial. I'm running on XP 32bit atm and I'm pretty happy (except for the fact that it can't read my 4gb RAM, it only reads 3gb... gg). | ||
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
My new awesome computer comes with vista and that makes me a little sad. But atleast its premium so i get all that aero crap with the sexy themes | ||
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
I mean since Vista is so infamous and Windows 7 is just they're lame excuse of a remake for vista... >.> I remember reading somewhere that Vista is no longer getting updates/fixes because of Windows 7 | ||
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Whyzguy
Canada263 Posts
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liger13
United States1060 Posts
like on my old laptop, it ran smooth whereas vista just wasnt worth it  but as soon as drivers and things update things should be ok, which is the reason why m$ is working to get it out to the devs to work on. is Dx11 suposed to come out with W7 as well? i don remember | ||
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PobTheCad
Australia893 Posts
they will be hit alot harder in the recession than PCs you can make yourself for 1/4 the price windows will be fine | ||
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ParasitJonte
Sweden1768 Posts
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