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I Canât Think of a Good Reason to Upgrade to Windows 7 â Maybe Iâve Migrated Completely to the Cloud?
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| The only appealing thing, for me, about
| Windows 7 is that reports have indicated
| that it is generally faster than Vista. But
| why not go with a free alternative like
| Linux? I could easily download and install
| a Linux distribution today, for free, and
| it would probably run just as fast, if not
| faster than Windows 7. So what am I really
| paying for with a Windows 7 upgrade? Speed
| over Microsoftâs previous OS? Why not just
| go back to XP, which I already own, and is
| just as fast for the most part?
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http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/24/i-cant-think-of-a-good-reason-to-upgrade-to-windows-7-maybe-ive-migrated-completely-to-the-cloud/
Perceptions Against F/OSS and the Advent of [Vista 7]
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| Honestly, I am suspicious. Then again, if
| youâre one whoâd be likely to think that
| itâs better to risk the ire of a seemingly
| small group of users of Linux than to risk
| your business then itâs your decision. But
| please back it up with better reasoning
| than âWindows helps you quickly and easily
| get online and connect to your devices and
| services â without dealing with an
| unfamiliar environment or major
| compatibility issues.â If youâve got
| someone who was using Windows XP switching
| over to Vista or Windows 7, things will be
| different. It looks somewhat familiar but
| not quite. Not everythingâs the same as
| before.
|
| So yeah, with the advent of Windows 7 I am
| expecting more FUD against Linux and free
| and open source software in general. But I
| know that the community is improving on the
| kernel as well as the distros and the other
| applications that come with it.
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http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/perceptions-against-foss-and-the-advent-of-windows-7/
Windows 7 versus Ubuntu: Operating System War
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| This is most discussed issue between the
| two operating systems. No doubt Windows 7
| boots faster than Vista, but Ubuntu 9.10
| has a breezy boot up.
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http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/windows-7-versus-ubuntu-operating-system-war/
Recent:
Windows 7 â Itâs Vista All Over Again
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| âThere you go againâ. The Gipper said it in
| 1982, and Iâm saying it today â but about
| Windows 7, not Jimmy Carter.
|
| Because the more I play with Windows 7, the
| more I see the Vista debacle unfolding all
| over again. The commonly accepted wisdom is
| that Windows 7 is oh-so-much-better than
| Vista. Well, based on my own extensive
| testing, itâs not. Not at all.
|
| First a bit of history. Back in 2006 I was
| editor-in-chief of PC Magazine. Vista was
| coming out and we were pretty darn
| laudatory. Microsoft provided us with new
| hardware, we tested beta versions of Vista,
| and we loved it. Shortly after it shipped,
| alas, the Wow was less Now than Ow. Vista
| sucked upon release to the world for a wide
| range of reasons â not least because the
| networking and audio driver models were
| completely rebuilt in the six months prior
| to release. That led to driver problems,
| along with general instability. When I left
| PC Magazine in 2007, my parting column was
| a bit of an apology â weâd been too easy on
| what turned out to be one of Microsoftâs
| more uneven efforts.
|
| Itâs easy to get snowed. Microsoft provides
| its favored reviewers a steady stream of
| highlights, new versions, and new features
| â along with brand new hardware to run the
| new builds upon. A team of technical
| marketers inside the borg stand at the
| ready â helping the anointed work through,
| and around, any problems that develop
| during testing.
|
| [...]
|
| Weâve seen this story before. Vista was
| overhyped when it came out by everyone from
| PC Magazine to the Wall Street Journal. And
| now Windows 7 is getting the same treatment.
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http://louderback.com/2009/windows-7-its-vista-all-over-again/
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