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Anthony Doesburg: Mixed feedback for Microsoft's face-saver
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| The good news about Windows 7 is that it's
| faster than its predecessor, Vista. The bad
| news about Microsoft's new operating system,
| which went on sale yesterday, is that it is
| slower than Vista.
|
| The contradictory statements only serve to
| show the confusion of numbers coming from
| technical analysts and publications about
| Windows 7 performance.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10604962
Energy-Savings Claims Donât Add Up for Microsoftâs Windows 7
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| Microsoft is touting its energy-saving
| features with the new Windows 7 operating
| system, but is not making any specific claims
| about how much power Windows 7 can save,
| reports Fred Pearce, author of the Guardianâs
| Greenwash column.
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http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/energy-savings-claims-dont-add-up-for-microsofts-windows-7/
Vista 7 is the same old garbage. Vista + marketing.
Recent:
Digital River makes total hash of Windows 7 upgrade offer
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| Microsoft has been flooded with complaints
| from hundreds of disgruntled university
| bods who have struggled to download or
| successfully install Windows 7 files
| supplied by Digital River.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/26/microsoft_windows_7_digital_river_headache/
Windows 7 - The Reg reader review redux
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| A 6 weeks down the line, it's a dog. I need
| to make clear, this test machine only has
| Corel X3, Inkscape, and Filezilla
| installed. 7 has been slowing down terribly
| though. I've been through the Start up
| settings, and there is nothing starting up
| in the back ground. Yesterday I got to the
| log-in screen in 30 seconds, and then after
| putting in my password, it took 20 minutes
| to give me a desktop. I actually waited
| (well, went out for a fag and a tea), and
| kept an eye on it.
|
| Programs are loading slower and slower, the
| response from mouse clicks is taking longer
| and longer.
|
| I've been all over the machine with Viri
| scanners, I've checked the boot sequence,
| I've done everything in my knowledge, and I
| see no obvious reason for the slow-down. It
| just strikes me that 7 is the same as ever
| with the Windows Cruft Effect.
|
| I'm going to wait before applying it across
| proper 'production' machines. As usual for
| at least Service Pack 1, but I'm now
| watching carefully. I think in a few weeks,
| we'll see a lot of stories about 7 starting
| to grind to a halt. Many will be
| attributable to 3rd party software, but I
| know in my case there is sweet FA on this
| machine, and it's still grinding to a halt.
|
| Interesting times ahead. How long will the honeymoon last I wonder....
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/25/windows_7_reader_reviews_redux/
Subject: Tried Win7, nothing interesting.
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| If this is the best that Microsoft can do,
| and don't forget that the Vista launch had
| all the same "reworked from the ground up"
| marketing spew, then the only thing
| required for Linux to triumph is to be
| there as MS comes crashing down.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-10-26-002-39-OP-DT-MS-0000
Subject: Re: Tried Win7, nothing interesting.
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| But the biggest blow came when I played a
| while with the OS. After a while I realised
| I was just sitting in front of the screen
| with a blank stare. There was nothing
| exiting about it! No "WOW" feeling at all.
| When I first tried XP I felt interested.
| And now I have a feeling saying "well - it
| runs... so what?". Maybe I am spoiled with
| things like Mandriva 2009.1 and KDE4, but I
| did not feel the smallest bit of enthusiasm
| or excitement when I got Windows 7 running.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-10-26-002-39-OP-DT-MS-0003
Windows 7 Roundup: A Must Read for All Buyers
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| Reuters reminds us that, âLike Windows 7,
| Vista got good reviews too: As Microsoft
| Corpâs Windows 7 release approaches, early
| reviews are generally positive. But so were
| reviews for Windows Vista just before its
| launchâ. Vista got high marks before its
| release as well, with writers back then
| praising a new visual design â and glossing
| over quirks that later became common
| gripes.
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http://www.hungry-hackers.com/2009/10/windows-seven-round-up-a-must-read-for-all-buyers.html
Is Windows 7 the Greatest OS Ever? Let Me Count the Ways
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| Given that Windows XP users outnumber
| Windows Vista users almost 4 to 1, and that
| three out of four users still use the older
| version of Windows, the reigning champ in
| this area has to be Windows XP.
|
| The bottom line though is that only you can
| determine what is the best operating system
| for you. Determining the âbest' operating
| system is, in fact, a matter of subjective
| opinion. Surveys and statistics may be
| useful, but what matters is how it works
| for you to do what you want a computer
| operating system to do.
|
| It is too early to measure Windows 7
| against most of the factors I listed, but I
| do think given time it could emerge as the
| best version of Windows and maybe even the
| best operating system.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/174320/is_windows_7_the_greatest_os_ever_let_me_count_the_ways.html
Windows 7 Freebies For Twitter Fans
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| Microsoft is continuing its social media campaign to
| promote Windows 7. Twitter users who search for the
| #WinWin7 tag can win pizzas, candy, gaming keyboards and
| other "somewhat goofy" prizes, a spokesman said.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220200062
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