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[News] Vista 7 Disappoints, So Another Migration to GNU/Linux to Occur

  • Subject: [News] Vista 7 Disappoints, So Another Migration to GNU/Linux to Occur
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:43:46 +0000
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Freeing myself from the vile clutches of Microsoft

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| Iâve decided that Windows 7 holds absolutely 
| no appeal for me.  According to what Iâve 
| heard, most of the new and âimprovedâ features 
| gear more towards people who couldnât handle 
| Vista or otherwise just donât know how to use 
| a PC.  Plus, Iâve also read that it has the 
| same software compatibility issues as Vista 
| does, so thatâs no good.  And, lastly, $120 
| USD for an upgrade to the HOME version is 
| frigginâ ridiculous, especially in this 
| economy.  So, Iâm officially working on 
| leaving Microsoft.
`----

http://evilgenius180.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/freeing-myself-from-the-vile-clutches-of-microsoft/


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/


Overheard: Windows 7 is just Vista with new shade of lipstick

http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-windows-7-is-just-vista-with-new-shade-of-lipstick/


Is Windows 7 Just a Vista Service Pack?

http://seekingalpha.com/article/118240-is-windows-7-just-a-vista-service-pack


Is Windows 7 just Vista in disguise?

http://www.daniweb.com/news/post975843.html


Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just 'a lot better'

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9117399/Ballmer_Windows_7_is_Vista_just_a_lot_better_
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