So MS finally fixed Vista but rather than releasing it as a service pack they will want you pay another $200+? ARE YOU NUTS! And then they wonder why more and more people chose OS X despite the higher hardware cost ...
Yes we should all get free Windows upgrades for life. Bill should change his charity from curing Malaria for 3rd world kids to supplying everyone in the world with windows forever. We should also have free ice cream fridays.
"So MS finally fixed Vista but rather than releasing it as a service pack they will want you pay another $200+? ARE YOU NUTS! And then they wonder why more and more people chose OS X despite the higher hardware cost ..."
So go and pay 120+ dollars for a new "service pack" every two years, and feel better.
The last one gave you 300 new features.
Go ahead and list them. You wont, and you know why.
If you actually used the pre-beta you would know that it is alot more than just a few different lines of code. It's quite different from Vista and much better.
Service packs are roll ups of security and performance updates, the only time they added new features with one was XP SP2, and that was because SP1 was full of holes.
But feel free to pontificate like everyother sad hating geek on this page, TRY USING IT FIRST !
Here's the new features I've found on my copy of windows 7. Sounds like a little more than a hotfix/update:
* New UI Interface * New Taskbar * UAC simplification slider: You can define how and when you are prompted by the UAC, even shutting it off. * UAC definition by program: You can also exempt specific programs from UAC prompts. * Device Stage * Homegroups * Libraries in Explorer * Math Input panel * Calculator improvements * MS Paint: Welcome the ribbon. * Magnifier * Gadgets across the desktop * Simplified network connection stack * Sticky windows (my definition) * Preview Desktop * Media Player Codec Expansion: Native support for AAC, H264, divx, xvid, AVCHD, flip video * StreamOn: Ability to send audio and video output to networked A/V devices (think radios, receivers, and TV’s). * Display Color Calibration Wizard * Simplified Sideshow support * Faster Boots will parallel device loading * Simple Shutdown
For IT
* Action Center: There’s a good deal built into this function, but one of the most interesting features is a built in application that allows users record a walk through an action that generates an error and will email a system state and screenshots of each step to your IT support. * Encryption of USB keys * Workspaces Center * Lite Touch Installation * Improved Disk Defragment status * Windows Solutions Center * Better Multi monitor support for Remote Desktops and projectors
Under the hood
* Lighter footprint: Demonstrated using a 1ghz, 1 gig of ram. * Longer Battery Life * Increased Support for multicore CPUs: 250+ cores * Multitouch * Locations and Other Sensors: Added GPS integration and provisions for OS interactions with other sensors, such as accelerometers. * Credential Manager * Troubleshooting improvements w/ real world info * Less Versions/SKU’s: *Rumor*
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So MS finally fixed Vista but rather than releasing it as a service pack they will want you pay another $200+? ARE YOU NUTS! And then they wonder why more and more people chose OS X despite the higher hardware cost ...
I agree, other than the OSX part, pretty much everything beats that.
If they do go ahead and release this, and start downplaying Vista than I'm switching to ubuntu, perhaps keeping my old Vista's for gaming.
Are you sayng that for each osx version they write down a completely new base code?
Yes we should all get free Windows upgrades for life. Bill should change his charity from curing Malaria for 3rd world kids to supplying everyone in the world with windows forever. We should also have free ice cream fridays.
No, we should get a proper update, like I said, not just a few lines of code changed, and a couple of bits of useless software for 90% of people.
Service pack, you ever heard of them?
"So MS finally fixed Vista but rather than releasing it as a service pack they will want you pay another $200+? ARE YOU NUTS! And then they wonder why more and more people chose OS X despite the higher hardware cost ..."
So go and pay 120+ dollars for a new "service pack" every two years, and feel better.
The last one gave you 300 new features.
Go ahead and list them. You wont, and you know why.
@Technex
If you actually used the pre-beta you would know that it is alot more than just a few different lines of code.
It's quite different from Vista and much better.
Service packs are roll ups of security and performance updates, the only time they added new features with one was XP SP2, and that was because SP1 was full of holes.
But feel free to pontificate like everyother sad hating geek on this page, TRY USING IT FIRST !
Here's the new features I've found on my copy of windows 7. Sounds like a little more than a hotfix/update:
* New UI Interface
* New Taskbar
* UAC simplification slider: You can define how and when you are prompted by the UAC, even shutting it off.
* UAC definition by program: You can also exempt specific programs from UAC prompts.
* Device Stage
* Homegroups
* Libraries in Explorer
* Math Input panel
* Calculator improvements
* MS Paint: Welcome the ribbon.
* Magnifier
* Gadgets across the desktop
* Simplified network connection stack
* Sticky windows (my definition)
* Preview Desktop
* Media Player Codec Expansion: Native support for AAC, H264, divx, xvid, AVCHD, flip video
* StreamOn: Ability to send audio and video output to networked A/V devices (think radios, receivers, and TV’s).
* Display Color Calibration Wizard
* Simplified Sideshow support
* Faster Boots will parallel device loading
* Simple Shutdown
For IT
* Action Center: There’s a good deal built into this function, but one of the most interesting features is a built in application that allows users record a walk through an action that generates an error and will email a system state and screenshots of each step to your IT support.
* Encryption of USB keys
* Workspaces Center
* Lite Touch Installation
* Improved Disk Defragment status
* Windows Solutions Center
* Better Multi monitor support for Remote Desktops and projectors
Under the hood
* Lighter footprint: Demonstrated using a 1ghz, 1 gig of ram.
* Longer Battery Life
* Increased Support for multicore CPUs: 250+ cores
* Multitouch
* Locations and Other Sensors: Added GPS integration and provisions for OS interactions with other sensors, such as accelerometers.
* Credential Manager
* Troubleshooting improvements w/ real world info
* Less Versions/SKU’s: *Rumor*