7 Reasons to Avoid Windows 7 (and gparent vs Dr Egg)
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[QUOTE=Funcoot;16839936]Or 30 to just upgrade to the new OS.
I will admit, Microsoft should model Apple when it comes to their OS prices.[/QUOTE]
Apple can afford to make it that cheap since their hardware is so expensive.
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[quote]Apple is promising its OS will deliver on many of the improvements Microsoft highlights in Windows 7 — [b]64-bit addressing[/b][/quote]
Wait what? Is he saying that Apple is just now making 64-bit OSes?
[QUOTE=Funcoot;16839936]Or 30 to just upgrade to the new OS.
I will admit, Microsoft should model Apple when it comes to their OS prices.[/QUOTE]
Snow Leopard is somewhat different to before, basically because it's not a feature release, there are some UI refinements and some new features of coursem but it's mainly a technology/under the hood release. I'm sure the next update will be back to the $120 price.
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[QUOTE=Roast Beast;16840371]
Wait what? Is he saying that Apple is just now making 64-bit OSes?[/QUOTE]
apparently (talking about leopard):
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The Kernel is a true 32/64bit hybrid. This is excellent as the drivers from panther/jaguar days still work.Just run the included Chess program and fire up Activity Monitor and look for Chess. It will show up as Intel 64 bit if you have a 64 bit capable processor.
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"It’ll Cost You Time, Too"
WTF?
I'm 14 and I installed Windows 7 in less than 5 minutes. Install time does not count. And I have never seen a bootuptime like this before.
[QUOTE=Anzonix;16840669]"It’ll Cost You Time, Too"
WTF?
I'm 14 and[B] I installed Windows 7 in less than 5 minutes.[/B] Install time does not count. And I have never seen a bootuptime like this before.[/QUOTE]
:rolleyes:
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give me books
[QUOTE=Roast Beast;16838899]Can you give some examples? Just curious, never heard anyone say this before.[/QUOTE]
In terms of user-friendlyness Windows Vista is a lot more helpful to the new computer user. When you start Vista you're greeted with a screen that tells you how to use windows, your PC, and more. In Windows 7 you get a blank desktop.
Windows Vista still sleeps faster than Windows 7 for me, it still shuts down faster, and for some crazy reason (probably drivers), it plays games faster. Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is awesome in terms of speed and new features, but it's a little lacking in user-friendly-ness and some areas of speed. That and the UI has so many inconsistencies (Icons, certain gradients/images), Vista is somewhat more consistent.
But that stuff is all minor, and shouldn't be a reason why Vista > 7. Just saying that it's better in some areas.
(To anyone wondering why i'm so pro-Vista - I followed it from Beta 2, and i didn't hear much criticism of it until a few months after I bought my first Vista rig, and over those months I found it amazingly awesome.)
That Welcome screen was one of the worst things about Vista.
[B]1 Good reason to get windows 7[/B]
It's not Snow Leopard :smug:
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;16841270]In terms of user-friendlyness Windows Vista is a lot more helpful to the new computer user. When you start Vista you're greeted with a screen that tells you how to use windows, your PC, and more. In Windows 7 you get a blank desktop.
Windows Vista still sleeps faster than Windows 7 for me, it still shuts down faster, and for some crazy reason (probably drivers), it plays games faster. Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is awesome in terms of speed and new features, but it's a little lacking in user-friendly-ness and some areas of speed. That and the UI has so many inconsistencies (Icons, certain gradients/images), Vista is somewhat more consistent.
But that stuff is all minor, and shouldn't be a reason why Vista > 7. Just saying that it's better in some areas.
(To anyone wondering why i'm so pro-Vista - I followed it from Beta 2, and i didn't hear much criticism of it until a few months after I bought my first Vista rig, and over those months I found it amazingly awesome.)[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind. it's still a beta
Beta means they know there's still shit to be done.
[QUOTE=FlashStock;16840886]:rolleyes:
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give me books[/QUOTE]
If install time does not count.
Meaning the time the setup is copying files ect.
And the fact that English is not my native language, you cant call that slow.
i got my windows 7 for 50$ owned
[QUOTE=Anzonix;16841431][B]If install time does not count.[/B]
Meaning the time the setup is copying files ect.
And the fact that English is not my native language, you cant call that slow.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I saw that later.
Fuck your couch, I fucking love Windows 7.
[QUOTE=Van-man;16841396]
Keep in mind. it's still a beta
Beta means they know there's still shit to be done.[/QUOTE]
It went out of beta a very long time ago. Windows 7 has been finished for the past like 6 months.
[QUOTE=compwhizii;16839867][img]http://imgkk.com/i/61Y79C.png[/img]
whoah[/QUOTE]
The Tru7h is out there!
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;16838204][b]It’s Still Windows[/b]
Windows isn't going to open an adobe file because hey guess what, it's 3rd party software. Searching for a program would be cool, i'll admit, but bashing windows because it can't natively open an adobe file is really really stupid.[/QUOTE]
Um Windows does search for programs. Granted it is a bit rubbish, but it is there. And a format from a big company like Adobe IMO should have been picked up on in the file extension search.
Doesn't Windows' dialog take you to [url]http://filext.com/[/url] 's page of the format you're trying to open when you click some option?
[QUOTE=Dr Egg;16842906]Um Windows does search for programs. Granted it is a bit rubbish, but it is there. And a format from a big company like Adobe IMO should have been picked up on in the file extension search.[/QUOTE]
It's so crappy though i didn't even want to mention it.
[QUOTE=Panda X;16843159]Doesn't Windows' dialog take you to [url]http://filext.com/[/url] 's page of the format you're trying to open when you click some option?[/QUOTE]
Nah it takes you to some Windows site about it, which is why is is a bit crap.
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[QUOTE=Jimmy422;16843528]It's so crappy though i didn't even want to mention it.[/QUOTE]
lol
[img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RSme1qpk-5o/So8z11q4OFI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/8TNSYSNkE6c/s912/Capture.PNG[/img]
I lol'ed
You forgot to mention it's the exact same fucking thing as Vista, just with a different skin.
[QUOTE=mgear;16844645]You forgot to mention it's the exact same fucking thing as Vista, just with a different skin.[/QUOTE]
You seemed to have missed the point of this thread.
[QUOTE=jjsullivan;16844550][img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RSme1qpk-5o/So8z11q4OFI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/8TNSYSNkE6c/s912/Capture.PNG[/img]
I lol'ed[/QUOTE]
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Horrible reasons, except the price.. I find it very expensive. I think vista users should get W7 a bit cheaper than Xp users.
[QUOTE=Daniellynet;16844879]Horrible reasons, except the price.. I find it very expensive. I think vista users should get W7 a bit cheaper than Xp users.[/QUOTE]
Should've bought it when it was $50. All Windows upgrades are expensive, and it's totally worth the $190.
Windows 7 is cinda like a big update on vista
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;16844932]Should've bought it when it was $50. All Windows upgrades are expensive, and it's totally worth the $190.[/QUOTE]
Mother Fuck.. When was that? And wow, i cant find a SINGLE place where i can preorder w7..
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[QUOTE=luke7dude;16844955]Windows 7 is cinda like a big update on vista[/QUOTE]
It is.
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;16842001]It went out of beta a very long time ago. Windows 7 has been finished for the past like 6 months.[/QUOTE]
Either you pirated the rtm version (naughty pirate) or you was using the beta version with a few issues.
[QUOTE=Van-man;16848516]Either you pirated the rtm version (naughty pirate) or you was using the beta version with a few issues.[/QUOTE]
You can get the RTM right now if you an appropriate MSDN or Technet account.
snow leapord is a service pack not a OS
[QUOTE=mgear;16844645]You forgot to mention it's the exact same fucking thing as Vista, just with a different skin.[/QUOTE]
No it's not.
That is like saying Snow Leopard is exactly the same as Leopard.
[QUOTE=LooperNor;16852007]No it's not.
That is like saying Snow Leopard is exactly the same as Leopard.[/QUOTE]
Well.....
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