Posted on 02/19/2009 1:30:25 PM PST by Chet 99
Remember when Vista was announced, and Microsoft decided to release six different versions of the operating system, much to the confusion, disappointment, and ridicule of potential buyers? Well guess what? Microsoft is back with the Windows 7 strategy. What has it learned in the last three years? Pretty much nothing.
While Microsoft is touting the "two primary editions" of Windows 7 -- a Home Premium edition and a Professional (intended for business) edition -- the fact is it's sticking with the same six different versions (or SKUs, stock-keeping units) that it had for Vista.
The real difference is that Windows 7 Home Basic -- the much-reviled stripped-down version of Vista that was designed for bare-bones PCs -- is now being shunted to emerging markets only, though it will still exist. But to confuse matters, a Windows 7 Starter edition, which will run only three applications simultaneously, will also be available.
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Not a problem... I still like Win98se... it’s amazing that you could run it, a 32-bit [graphical] OS, on only 8MB. (I’ve heard lower, but haven’t done that myself.)
I used to run W2000 exclusively, but since have upgraded to XP, which I hated at first but with the various service packs available have learned to love it. Vista was a mistake, it was a mistake because XP was a great platform, once they fixed the mistakes in it, and needed no upgrade such as Vista, especially one that required people to upgrade their hardware to run it and one that wouldn’t run legacy programs. I hope Windows 7 fails as well because we need a software company that is going to care about their customers and their needs instead of what makes MS more money. Yep, profits are what makes the business world go round but customer satisfaction is what makes the most profits.
I have windows 7 running on one of my hard drives. It boots faster than my xp64 bit.
And it only requires 512 megabytes of memory to get up and running !
Windows 95 was better. MUCH better, and not a gargantuan resource hog.
I switched over to TurboTax.com (online). Runs in a browser, any platform. Same or better functionality, and past tax returns are stored online, easy to get to if you lose your saved copies.
Well, no. But, the real issue is it even interferes with legit purchases.
I have two quad core computers running Vista, one 32 bit, one 64 bit. Both are running fine since I figured out how to shut down unnecessary, unneeded, and pointless crap.
If W7 is indeed faster, I’ll buy it and upgrade. I’ll still run Linux on the 12-15 laptops around the house. I’m a big Linux proponent. But my gaming computer, and my wifey’s, must remain MS product dependant.
Oh. The Blue Screen of Death. I have used Windows every day since Windows originally came out but have seen the BSOD only once in the last ten or twelve years and that was when my hard disk crashed. In that time I have NEVER seen one of my co-workers have the BSOD. I think you are exaggerating.
“I just ordered a new PC - and it will be coming with XP. No to Vista, no way no how...”
I’m with you. I’ve been running XP since “03” and haven’t a bit of problem with it. Also never Not once have I had a problem with IE either. Still don’t understand all the bad press given to it.
Talk with any Vista owner and you’ll hear nothing but nightmares.
I had problems with XP when I installed Norton.
I have an acquaintance that is filthy stinking rich who used to use iTunes to get music for their AppleTV, iPods, etc. They switched to Limewire. Not because of the money though. It was because once they get something off limewire, they can do whatever they want with it. They were having a problem getting stuff from iTunes to work on their appleTV system in their home and on their yacht.
The stuff downloaded from Limewire works like a champ.
Not exagerrating at all. It is the nature of the beast. I do a lot of unorthodox stuff with my computers and not surprised when I see it. Like I said seeing the blue screen of death is like a dear old friend.
There is a setting in Control Center/Performance information/performance options where you can choose maximum eye candy versus maximum speed. By choosing max speed, my Vista now looks like Windows 2000. Also, shutting down the UAC stops all the annoying pop-ups asking if you really want to do what you just instructed the dang computer to do....
Oh, I forgot. When I first got the computers, step ONE was eliminating Norton, Macfee (sp), and lots of other junk I don’t and won’t use. I’m behind a firewall, and I don’t get pwned by viruses and stuff. It just doesn’t happen.
"unorthodox". I am mostly orthodox and have seen the BSOD only one time in over a decade and that was a hard disk crash. Actually a corrupted file which was repaired and I was back on my way.
My friend, you should not have come out with such bashing based on the fact that you were not willing to upgrade your hardware. I am sure that you would have had similar and probably more frustrations if you had used the Apple system as it was more proprietary and you would not have been able to resort to trickery to upgrade your system.
I agree, the Apple architecture back then totally sucked. You couldn’t have payed me back then to want an Apple.
I got suckered into puting Norton 2009 on both my laptops....big mistake ?
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