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XP/â7â
,----[ Quote ]
| âDell estimated the percentage of
| commercial PC users who have updated to
| Microsoftâs Windows 7 as still in single
| digits.â
|
| That says it all. The most successful
| version of that other OS ever, is not being
| adopted by business who have no need of
| feature bloat and eye-candy that consumers
| lap up having few choices in retail.
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/06/24/xp7/
Utter piece of Vista.
About Expectations and Realities: Windows 7 Better than Vista
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| I've been listening that Microsoft did a
| good job regarding Windows 7. For crying
| out loud! I would like to understand what a
| good job is for the ones who share this
| idea. After all, Windows Vista was a
| disaster and anything that replaces it is
| preferable, but unlikely to be labeled "a
| good job" because of merely being
| "different".
|
| Microsoft defended Vista with every weapon
| the company had, but the attempt was a
| doomed enterprise. Users refused abandoning
| Windows XP to adopt Vista. Not even the
| Mojave experiment could change their
| perception about the substitute of Windows
| Longhorn. The last hope for Vista was the
| change from 32 bit to 64 bit systems, but
| that also failed. Nothing worked. The only
| course left was to say "Hasta la Vista!" to
| the hated OS and, thus, everyone celebrated
| the coming of Windows 7 with
| fireworks...because it had to be better
| than Vista.
|
| Yet, if Windows 7 is better than Vista
| because it is not Vista, then everything is
| BETTER than Vista. XP is better than Vista.
| XP SP2 is better than Vista. XP SP3 is ALSO
| better than Vista. Ultimately, that
| repulsive Garbage Pail Kids movie IS better
| than Vista.
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http://mandrivachronicles.blogspot.com/2010/06/about-expectations-and-realities.html
Windows fragmentation
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| Linux is regularly accused of being too
| fragmented but Microsoft has its own
| minefield to navigate.
|
| One of the regular criticisms levelled
| against Linux is that with so many versions
| available the platform is "fragmented". The
| idea is that because there are so many
| "distributions" of Linux, users will be
| confused and unsure of which to pick.
|
| [...]
|
| Desktop
|
| 1. Windows 7 Starter - The edition with
| the fewest features;
| 2. Windows 7 Home Basic - A version
| available for emerging markets;
| 3. Windows 7 Home Premium - The standard
| home user-focused edition of Windows;
| 4. Windows 7 Professional - More
| features for enthusiasts and small
| business owners;
| 5. Windows 7 Enterprise - Aimed at the
| enterprise market and sold through
| volume licensing only; and
| 6. Windows 7 Ultimate - A version of
| Windows 7 Enterprise but available to
| users as individual licenses.
|
| Mobile
|
| On the mobile front Microsoft also has a
| good handful of editions, six in fact.
|
| 1. Windows Mobile 6.x - The remaining
| Windows Mobile edition;
| 2. Windows Phone 7 - The newer
| smartphone-focused OS that has been so
| long in the coming;
| 3. Kin Phone OS - A version of Windows
| Phone 7 for the Kin phones;
| 4. Windows Embedded Handheld - The
| newest edition to the lineup for the
| Motorola enterprise digital assistant;
| 5. Windows Embedded Standard - An OS
| focused on TVs, set-top boxes and
| kiosks; and
| 6. Windows Embedded Compact 7 - A still-
| to-be-released version of Windows 7 for
| slates and tablets.
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http://mybroadband.co.za/news/columns/13263-Windows-fragmentation.html
Fragmentation, eh?
Recent:
Fragmentation good for the user, says Nokia
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| Fragmentation within mobile platforms helps handset manufacturers
| and software developers to properly address customers' needs, a
| senior Nokia executive has said.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10013788o-2000331761b,00.htm
N900 PUSHed as a hackerâs best friend
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| This past Sunday I was invited to Londonâs Southbank to take a peek
| at a number of arty hacks centred around the new Nokia N900
| tabletyphonething. The hackers involved were from Tinker.it, a
| creative consultancy that seems to specialise in making physical
| things that represent the digital world. A lot of what they do
| seems to revolve around the Arduino platform (a small
| microcontroller that can talk to sensors and various external
| modules) and Nokia gave them the task of taking us back to the
| 80âs.
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http://thereallymobileproject.com/2009/09/n900-pushed-as-a-hackers-best-friend/
Nokia launches N900 hack fest!
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| The Nokia N900 net tabletâs hardware is impressive enough, but its
| real selling point is the all new, multitasking Maemo 5 operating
| system. Espooâs proud of what it can do, and to show it off, itâs
| launching its very own, Nokia endorsed hacking competition for crafty
| coders. Want to get involved? Keep reading to find out how.
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http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/09/14/nokia-launches-n900-hack-fest/
Hands on with the Nokia N900 and Maemo 5
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| Qt will become the API across Nokia devices, which means developers might
| actually start writing applications for them. Qt is much easier for quick and
| dirty applications, and proven for heavyweights such as Google Earth, Opera
| and Skype, where high performance is a necessity.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/02/nokia_n900_maemo5/
Nokia bolsters phone lineup, prices laptop at $820
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssComputerHardware/idUSL248097020090902
Nokia World 09 brings new smartphones, netbooks
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39736291,00.htm
Nokiaâs Free Software bullshit and insults in Maemo
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| Thereâs a wiki page in Maemo explaining why there are some proprietary
| software. That page needs to be passed by the bullshit filter, like I said in
| my comment, Nokia is far from being friendly to Free Software. Theyâre
| actually quite aggressive and strongly lobby for the legalization of software
| patents in Europe. Donât be fooled by the sugar coating, they are not your
| friend. So what is in the wiki page after you pass the bullshit filter?
|
| * Brand We think that âopen sourceâ reduces our brand value
| * Differentiation Proprietary software is much better, just use it
| * Legacy We donât want to be shamed by the garbage we forcefeed upon you
| * IPR & licensing issues Software Patents are good, just buy the freaking
| licenses from us.
| * Security Since we sell dangerous products, we take your freedom away so
| you donât make the mistake of getting proof theyâre crap (like their
| batteries, which the phones must know the limits of)
| * Third party Just accept that we know best and choose from the best
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http://blog.1407.org/2009/09/01/nokias-free-software-bullshit-and-insults-in-maemo/
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