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In case you hadn't come across it.
This maybe a repost.

https://gizmodo.com/5069661/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-and-impressions


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[The Shaggy D.A.]

So, they want me to pay for what Vista should have been? I'll still stick with XP.
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[Hetzer]

More pointless crap, when most of the crap in Vista still doesn't work properly. MS, one of the biggest spivs on the planet.
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[bazza]

Worth £300 of anyone's money.

And an upgrade to a new PC because hardware manufacturers have been told to only produce drivers for the latest hardware.

And all new software because your XP and Vista programs will no longer work.

So what's that - about £2K per PC? In the middle of a recession?

Sheer genius.
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[JonB]

The underlying kernel system of Windows 7 is to be the same as Vista, so no new drivers will be needed.

It is essentially Vista Service Pack 2 akin to that of XP SP2.
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[bazza]

[stinkwheel]

The more of these threads I read, the happier I am that I changed over to Linux.
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[bEN_]

i'm just amazed how little we have come since windows 95 really.
i'm still having stupid fucking problems on a brand new high spec pc.

https://www.dba-oracle.com/images/motivational_linux.jpg


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[chrisw]

[MaybeGuy]

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why pay more?
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[stinkwheel]

[chrisw]

How long ago? No more than a few of months...

If you are happy with what comes with your chosen build of Linux then all is well, but start looking for software which is even slightly outside the mainstream and you have to do some leg work. No big deal if you don't mind spending a couple of hours installing software but that just won't wash with the masses. It’s the same reason why most people don't service their own cars.

If Linux wants to be taken seriously by the mainstream home market the community has to simplify its offering. Cutting down the number of variants and making the software finding and installing process simple enough for even the dumbest of users to deal with will be a killer blow for MS.

Making the process of large scale role outs and centralised management as simple as the MS equivalents (WSUS, Sysprep, SMS etc..) will see it make in-roads into the corporate desktop.

As an open minded tech I don't care what people want to use, be it WinTel, Mac or Linux. All I want is a system that’s secure, easy to use and doesn't cost the earth. So far MS has the best offering. If a future release of a Linux flavour manages to convince me that it has made the changes I have mentioned above then I would ready accept it, until then I will stick to what works best for me and the company I support.

(edited for S&G)

[stinkwheel]

[chrisw]

I have used the software repositories in Linux, some with a command line and some with the GUI like that and I still posted the above, tells you something about how reliable they are.

Sorry, Linux just isn't quite there, and I'm far from a Penguin hater.

[stinkwheel]

[JonB]

Yes, Linux is good. I have used it before and tend to install it on laptops so they perform better. But for everyday use I can't stand it. The GUI is hideous, if XP looked like a kids building set, then Linux definately looks like it was made by those folks at Crayola.

For all the bad press Vista gets (mostly unjustified) it looks really good and as a general consumer that is important.

Don't get me wrong I feel vilified that my upgrade to Vista, only to be superseeded by Windows 7 in the space of a few years which in itself is only a minor upgrade despite Microsoft's attempts to dress it up as a major upgrade. I would hope that any people who bought a copy of Vista should get a discount on Windows 7, but of course it won't happen. I wont be going out of my way to install it. It'll be installed when I next build a brand new PC.
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[bazza]