• 8 Reasons not to Avoid Windows 7
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Not going to bother quoting it and reformatting it, here's the link: [url]http://www.aeroxp.org/2009/08/8-reasons-not-to-avoid-windows-7/[/url]
I AM using Windows 7 and my PC is a hell-load faster than with Vista.
Why couldn't they be cool and make it 7 reasons.
This man expresses my thoughts exactly.
[QUOTE=compwhizii;16846654]Why couldn't they be cool and make it 7 reasons.[/QUOTE] The one-upsmanship game.
I hope brian replies to this article, this is fun to watch also this is the TL;DR version [quote] * Upgrading from Windows XP requires a clean install: Users who bought computers between 2006 and 2007 (not including corporate boxes) without the intention of upgrading to Vista later on are likely out of luck and will need to back up their stuff before doing a clean install. My highly forgiving guess puts this at 5 percent of all computers in the United States once all corporate boxes and older XP boxes are accounted for, but there are no scientific stats to actually put a number on this group. Corporate networks, the largest source of XP computers in most studies, will be completely unaffected by the clean install mandate. Netbook users will also be mostly unaffected due to the direct correlation between the willingness to install Windows 7 on a netbook without an optical drive versus technology savvy-ness. * The Upgrade is Expensive: So is the upgrade to Leopard. Users are already being charged for a service pack, and users who bought their computers with Tiger without moving to Leopard will be charged even more, unlike XP users moving to 7. * It’ll Cost You Time, Too: but many more businesses are willing to upgrade to Windows 7 now than they were at around the same time back when Vista was first released, XP was first released, and so forth. It all boils down to doing cost-benefit analyses, which is something Brian Chen didn’t look into or even consider. * It’s Still Windows: but Windows is more usable, far easier to use securely, is much more stable on a much wider hardware base, and is already a home run with critics, analysts, and anyone who isn’t a fanboy or Brian Chen. * Security Isn’t Automatically Better: actually, it is. By default, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are more convenient to use securely than XP, which is enough of an incentive to upgrade. Unlike OS X which I can use without an antivirus because of security by obscurity, I can use Windows 7 without an antivirus because of security by ease-of-use and common sense. * Built-In Support for Egregious Hardware-Based DRM: The DRM exists in Windows to satisfy the MPAA and RIAA, but it has hardly been implemented at all by any content distributers. Brian even admits that this is a reason derived from fear than from substance. * Snow Leopard Is Almost Here: Windows 7 is more usable than OS X, to the point where Apple blatantly copied Aero Peek straight from Windows 7. That’s not including how easy it is to use Windows out of the box (unlike Brian’s argument that it doesn’t “just work,”); almost every possible hardware configuration capable of running Windows 7 is supported out of the box, and new drivers can be downloaded after installation to make those configurations which don’t work, work. * Brian Chen is a Self-Admitted Mac User: actually, this isn’t a rebuttal. It’s just confirming the truth. I suppose this one might actually require you to read everything I wrote, which starts below. [/quote]
I pretty much agree with everything he said.
In the original article's subject It's Still Windows: What the fuck did you expect. It has the word "Windows" in front of it. Did he misread it for "Leopard 7"?
[QUOTE=Teh_Cheese;16848525]In the original article's subject It's Still Windows: What the fuck did you expect. It has the word "Windows" in front of it. Did he misread it for "Leopard 7"?[/QUOTE] He's saying it's still windows as in, it's still the OS with a fragmentation prone filesystem, that requires you to fetch all your apps on the web, requires you to have an AV if you're an average user, etc. He's talking about Windows reputation, not its brand name.
[QUOTE=gparent;16848703]He's saying it's still windows as in, it's still the OS with a fragmentation prone filesystem, that requires you to fetch all your apps on the web, requires you to have an AV if you're an average user, etc. He's talking about Windows reputation, not its brand name.[/QUOTE] I know, I was making a joke. (I know it didn't sound like it but, it was)
Oh, okay.
Brian Chen is stupid, this guy is intelligent, and at least admits his bias. Even though he's right. And I'm bias. But he's right and I'm right. Brian isn't. Yeah.
I AM using Windows xp pro and my PC is a hell-load faster than with Vista,win7.
[QUOTE=Georg;16855261]I AM using Windows xp pro and my PC is a hell-load faster than with Vista,win7.[/QUOTE] You good sir must have really old PC. [editline]02:59PM[/editline] [media]http://i29.tinypic.com/30w10ko.jpg[/media]
i agree. except i probably havent used OSX enough to judge it. but everyone complaining about UAC wouldnt like OSX either, because a message pops up in osx every time you install something, requiring a password. much like UAC.
[QUOTE=BananasGoMoo;16868638]i agree. except i probably havent used OSX enough to judge it. but everyone complaining about UAC wouldnt like OSX either, because a message pops up in osx every time you install something, requiring a password. much like UAC.[/QUOTE] That's even worse, because instead of clicking a button, you have to have the effort of typing letters and numbers.. Letters, [b]and [i]NUMBERS![/b][/i]
[QUOTE=bigdoggie;16876601]That's even worse, because instead of clicking a button, you have to have the effort of typing letters and numbers.. Letters, [b]and [i]NUMBERS![/b][/i][/QUOTE] I can only imagine.
I have been using 7 for roughly three weeks and have not had a problem other then crysis starting in windowed mode (I have to alt-enter to get it fullscreen) It runs games with dx10 as good as it would run on XP if not better and it looks really nice. I have my upgrade coupon also. I am happy with windows and I really wish MAC would shove their bullshit up their ass and give it a rest. Both OS's are good for someone and it should be left at that.
I have my mom's computer running [b]Windows XP[/b] because she's afraid of change (she hated Ribbon UI in Office 2007). My gaming machine is running [b]Windows Vista 32-bit[/b], because I'm too lazy to backup, format, and install 64-bit 7 RTM. My Laptop is running [b]Windows 7 RTM x64[/b] and [b]Linux Mint 7 x64[/b], because it's pretty much my OS testbed between Windows and Linux distros. My Dell Dimension is running [b]OS X Snow Leopard 10.5.6[/b] as a hackintosh, because DELL's are great for that. My opinion: Don't feed into fanboyism and blindly follow the mass just to "fit in", but rather stick with an OS that works for [b]you[/b]. I use all 3 OS platforms for different things. iTunes in OS X is far superior than in Windows. Windows plays all my games without a hitch. Linux is my OS of choice for fixing computers, since it's free and customizable. So try to ignore bias OS opinions, and force yourself to sit down with an OS and try it out extensively before giving up and calling it shit. Keep an open mind, and use what you are comfortable with.
I have the Win7 RTM and it makes me orgasm with speed and precision.
[QUOTE=gunvalk;16899548]I have the Win7 RTM and it makes me orgasm with speed and precision.[/QUOTE] This. ^
[QUOTE=bigdoggie;16876601]That's even worse, because instead of clicking a button, you have to have the effort of typing letters and numbers.. Letters, [b]and [i]NUMBERS![/b][/i][/QUOTE] oh the horror
My computer isn't compatible for some reason and it's fairly new
[QUOTE=Dr Pepper;16922641]My computer isn't compatible for some reason and it's fairly new[/QUOTE] Why so?
Brian just made a snow leopard article :uhgg: [url]http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/6-things-snow-leopard/[/url] [editline]05:28PM[/editline] and a comment [quote=lolcatz] Snow Leopard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 7[/quote]
[QUOTE=Dr Pepper;16922641]My computer isn't compatible for some reason and it's fairly new[/QUOTE] try turning your computer on and then see if Windows 7 will install
[QUOTE=Dank Dave;16960141]try turning your computer on and then see if Windows 7 will install[/QUOTE] i think what he means is that you should go into windows then launch the CD and install from there. That's what i did, works everytime Saves DVD's :3:
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