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Oh no! I'm impressed! Windows 7, Windows 7 and What will come

CrazyClone View Member Profile	Jan 9 2009, 12:08 AM Post #1
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 115 Joined: 12:53am July 28, 2008 Location: The matrix, using Linux	Windows 7 Beta is coming Tomorrow (January 9th 2009). I've been following them with the latest previews, and news. The videos REALLY impress me. The task bar is more like a Dock, and wow... can't express my excitement. It all started this morning when Steve Balmer announced the Beta that comes tomorrow... Then I started watching these Videos and I'm actually impressed! Honestly, I might actually install Windows Live Messenger! Well, I can't wait to get home tomorrow. I'll start the download before i go to school... The Future is almost here. Gnome and KDE will have some catching up to do? No, since microsoft does what they're best, they ripped off a lot from the competition again What do you think? Thank you, Crazy<Clone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7...s.aspx?vindex=7 http://wm.istreamplanet.com/customers/ms/7..._ces_090107.asx EDIT: Turns out, it was their cool press conference that pulled it off, for me at least. They're good at the business [of ripping people off]. Their Press conference [with no sweaty Balmer] actually made me believe this was a worthy product. Turns out Windows 7 is just like Vista (but a finished version). You might wonder why they didn't release it with a service pack? Read their History of ripping off. This post has been edited by CrazyClone: Jan 9 2009, 07:03 PM -------------------- "We want a sweaty Balmer!" "I want: 'developers, developer, developers!'" "or maybe if he just a kicked in flat screen." ---CES '09, Kevin Pereira from G4

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The_Pirate View Member Profile	Jan 9 2009, 11:30 AM Post #2
Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 558 Joined: 2:25pm February 11, 2005 Location: Sonderborg, Denmark	XKCD (Edit:) Sorry, it's just my ironic side that comes boiling to the surface... I cannot comment on Win7, as i have neither seen nor tried it yet. XKCD just managed to provide a nice counterweight to all the marketspeak. Let's see what it can do, then i'll try and evaluate on merits. This post has been edited by The_Pirate: Jan 10 2009, 04:06 AM

CrazyClone View Member Profile	Jan 9 2009, 02:23 PM Post #3
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 115 Joined: 12:53am July 28, 2008 Location: The matrix, using Linux	QUOTE(The_Pirate @ Jan 9 2009, 12:30 PM) XKCD I LOVE THAT COMIC! BTW, I meant to say: KDE and gnome wont have to catch up. the style reminds me of KDE4 First post updated! 360 fans: http://arcadejumpers.com/e107_plugins/foru...ewtopic.php?209 This post has been edited by CrazyClone: Jan 9 2009, 07:03 PM -------------------- "We want a sweaty Balmer!" "I want: 'developers, developer, developers!'" "or maybe if he just a kicked in flat screen." ---CES '09, Kevin Pereira from G4

Essence_of_Insan... Essence_of_Insanity View Member Profile	Jan 11 2009, 04:06 PM Post #4
Monster Book Stacker Posts: 394 Joined: 8:52am November 7, 2006	QUOTE(CrazyClone @ Jan 9 2009, 12:08 AM) Turns out, it was their cool press conference that pulled it off, for me at least. They're good at the business [of ripping people off]. Their Press conference [with no sweaty Balmer] actually made me believe this was a worthy product. Turns out Windows 7 is just like Vista (but a finished version). You might wonder why they didn't release it with a service pack? Read their History of ripping off. My understanding is that while, yes, it's still vista, it's a less resource consuming version of vista and more customizable.

roonwit View Member Profile	Jan 11 2009, 06:49 PM Post #5
Leaky Lounge Over Achiever Posts: 9,332 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005 Location: near Muggleswick, UK	I have it installed in a virtual machine. It has slight differences from Vista, but I haven't discovered anything major. Vista will get a service pack as there is a beta version of service pack 2 which supposedly gives performance improvements. -------------------- W.L.Y.J. We love you Jo

WeasleyGirl93 View Member Profile	Jan 11 2009, 10:24 PM Post #6
Firebolt-Polisher at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 1,050 Joined: 9:23pm April 14, 2006 Location: Buffalooo!!	I think that Microsoft is treating this like ME. Vista had so much backlash, that instead of fixing it, they're coming out with a newer and supposedly better product to try to gain some more credibility and making more money. -------------------- Hockey fan? CLICK! A proud memeber of PATHETIC

Essence_of_Insan... Essence_of_Insanity View Member Profile	Jan 11 2009, 10:30 PM Post #7
Monster Book Stacker Posts: 394 Joined: 8:52am November 7, 2006	QUOTE(roonwit @ Jan 11 2009, 06:49 PM) I have it installed in a virtual machine. It has slight differences from Vista, but I haven't discovered anything major. Vista will get a service pack as there is a beta version of service pack 2 which supposedly gives performance improvements. Hmm... I may still wait till Windows seven comes out and buy a personal copy of that and not waste it on a copy of Vista. I've kind of been bumming off of the code I got from the store because my laptop was a shelf model and the only one of this particular model they had.

roonwit View Member Profile	Jan 12 2009, 04:59 AM Post #8
Leaky Lounge Over Achiever Posts: 9,332 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005 Location: near Muggleswick, UK	QUOTE(WeasleyGirl93 @ Jan 12 2009, 03:24 AM) I think that Microsoft is treating this like ME. Vista had so much backlash, that instead of fixing it, they're coming out with a newer and supposedly better product to try to gain some more credibility and making more money. ME was always going to be a bit of a dead end though, because they were switching from the 95/98/ME code line to the NT one. Windows-7 is a continuation of Vista, so they could backport some of the improvements in Windows-7 to Vista. In fact, since Server 2008 and Vista share the same forthcoming service pack, it is likely they will improve Vista with stuff in -7. From a marketing point of view though I suspect Vista will shrink into the background. -------------------- W.L.Y.J. We love you Jo

CrazyClone View Member Profile	Jan 14 2009, 07:59 PM Post #9
Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 115 Joined: 12:53am July 28, 2008 Location: The matrix, using Linux	My got the 7 64bit Beta. It looks good and all, but I think I will miss the now-classic taskbar. (similar to xp and vista). The one from 7, like KDE... which I dont like -------------------- "We want a sweaty Balmer!" "I want: 'developers, developer, developers!'" "or maybe if he just a kicked in flat screen." ---CES '09, Kevin Pereira from G4

Master Yoda View Member Profile	Jan 15 2009, 12:10 PM Post #10
Monster Book Stacker Posts: 358 Joined: 7:14pm March 25, 2006 Location: In Detention with Proffesor Longbottom	How much does a product such as windows 7 cost? I wanna try it im just a poor bloke with a hole in his pockets. -------------------- "Ahhh Mrs. Weasley, your just in time for desert! As long as Mr. Belby left any" BAHAHAHAHA lol

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