Hello...from what I see of Windows 7 it could be called Vista2!. It appears to be built on the same code base and apparently still uses Vista's Aero Glass (remember that?). If Microsoft wants to join the OS world it has to get the idea that patents are dead. This is after all 2009 and we have been using PCs for more than a decade, so we don't need balloons to tell us everything from we are connected to we can now remove a device! We will continue to use the free OS Linux and ever growing mainstream Ubuntu.
PS. We also DO NOT want to send Microsoft a report...so stop asking.
Not vista 2, it's more like vista's attractive, muscular, and agile cousin who vista envies and strives to imitate but it is held back by it's uncontrollable weight gain and a few stomach ulcers here and there.
I, as a hardcore Linux user, hate Ubuntu. A few years ago it used to be fun, but now it's not... It has only grew significantly in one thing: Excess fat. I made the switch to Linux when Vista came out, because it was too bloated for my PC and I didn't feel like buying a new computer just to run a new OS that does not actually do anything new. (Besides looking prettier)
Now Ubuntu is just about as fat and slow as Vista.... I run my own lightweight remix of Debian Sid, with bleeding edge versions of everything. Will never replace it with any other OS.
Lightweight Debian + Enlightenment e17 = WIN
(Oh, and by the way, Microsoft copied Enlightenment with the "minimized windows are icons" thing. Really, look for old videos of e17 or Elive) (And BTW2, Enlightenment can run on your 1998 computer with all the bells and whistles. So quit saying that Win se7en is fast.)
Hey gonintento!! Are you relative with Bill Gates or all your money are invested in Windows Seven Shares ? If you Just have seen other OS's you would know how not unique are Windows Seven.
I personally use Windows Vista Ultimate and I know that Windows Seven and Vista have many but MANY similarities with windows Vista as well many similarities with OSX that are more noticable to Windows Seven.
So stop saying this crap about Windows Seven being So Wonderful and So Unique. except the fact that I 've lost TWO 500GB Drives and one Graphic Card after installing after installing windows Seven for your knowledge. They are sure Unique Betas to me in that part.
I suspect you might want to have a look at your power supply or mobo rather than blaming your operating system unless, of course, you're talking about drivers which, as you should know, aren't exactly going to be complete for a beta.
Before you troll, make sure you know your stuff. win 7 is based off of the server 2008 os which is MUCH lighter and quicker than vista. since they use a similar kernal, drivers should be, more or less, interchangeable aside from maybe a small glitch here or there. The icons on the taskbar, while similar to osx's, should be thought of as an extension of quicklaunch. I do admit that peek is alot like expose, but i find it to be more efficiant. about the hdd and graphics cards, what type of mother board and power supply are you using? I have never heard of an os 'killing' hardware, especially to that extent. that's also why you always install betas on secondary hard drives, so you can keep your data.
Stupid J@ck@ss Gonintento !! I have an ASUS P5KDeluxeWifiAP the Power Supply is a Silverstone 850W the HDD were Westendigital 500GB enterprise editions. and the GPU Was a Nvidia GTX260 from EVGA Plus I got a 2000W UPS and any other Power Power Protection tech at the Power Panel in My House. So if you think that it was because of a power problem I think you are wrong. I m running this machine with Windows Vista almost two years now with zero failures Hardware or Data And stupid Jackass I DID install W7 in a secondary HDD. So next time you ll do a assumption think again and if you want to see a troll just go and look your self in the mirror b@stard.
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Hello...from what I see of Windows 7 it could be called Vista2!.
It appears to be built on the same code base and apparently still uses Vista's Aero Glass (remember that?).
If Microsoft wants to join the OS world it has to get the idea that patents are dead.
This is after all 2009 and we have been using PCs for more than a decade, so we don't need balloons to tell us everything from we are connected to we can now remove a device!
We will continue to use the free OS Linux and ever growing mainstream Ubuntu.
PS. We also DO NOT want to send Microsoft a report...so stop asking.
Not vista 2, it's more like vista's attractive, muscular, and agile cousin who vista envies and strives to imitate but it is held back by it's uncontrollable weight gain and a few stomach ulcers here and there.
sorry, meant windows se7en, not vista 2. My bad.
Ever growing mainstream Ubuntu?
Last time i checked, linux in general grew about ~1% when it comes to market share.
As far as I can tell, it looks like it's running a similar core to Win 2008 server which is an amazing piece of software.
Win 7 is more like a desktop version of a great server OS.
I don't mind Vista on a fast PC but I think Windows 7 needs to be a helluva improvement if it's gonna get more people on board.
I'm also using a MacBook.
I, as a hardcore Linux user, hate Ubuntu. A few years ago it used to be fun, but now it's not... It has only grew significantly in one thing: Excess fat. I made the switch to Linux when Vista came out, because it was too bloated for my PC and I didn't feel like buying a new computer just to run a new OS that does not actually do anything new. (Besides looking prettier)
Now Ubuntu is just about as fat and slow as Vista.... I run my own lightweight remix of Debian Sid, with bleeding edge versions of everything. Will never replace it with any other OS.
Lightweight Debian + Enlightenment e17 = WIN
(Oh, and by the way, Microsoft copied Enlightenment with the "minimized windows are icons" thing. Really, look for old videos of e17 or Elive) (And BTW2, Enlightenment can run on your 1998 computer with all the bells and whistles. So quit saying that Win se7en is fast.)
So, spelling out Microsoft's next OS "Se7en" is the new thing? I guess I'm kind of behind. :-/
No, it just looks cool.
no thats come from david fincher se7en movie
Ah, I see. Is there anything that wikipedia can't do?
Hey gonintento!!
Are you relative with Bill Gates or all your money are invested in Windows Seven Shares ?
If you Just have seen other OS's you would know how not unique are Windows Seven.
I personally use Windows Vista Ultimate and I know that Windows Seven and Vista have many but MANY similarities with windows Vista as well many similarities with OSX that are more noticable to Windows Seven.
So stop saying this crap about Windows Seven being So Wonderful and So Unique. except the fact that I 've lost TWO 500GB Drives and one Graphic Card after installing after installing windows Seven for your knowledge.
They are sure Unique Betas to me in that part.
@Blastar
Lost two drives and a GPU? That was careless.
I suspect you might want to have a look at your power supply or mobo rather than blaming your operating system unless, of course, you're talking about drivers which, as you should know, aren't exactly going to be complete for a beta.
So which is it?
Before you troll, make sure you know your stuff. win 7 is based off of the server 2008 os which is MUCH lighter and quicker than vista. since they use a similar kernal, drivers should be, more or less, interchangeable aside from maybe a small glitch here or there. The icons on the taskbar, while similar to osx's, should be thought of as an extension of quicklaunch. I do admit that peek is alot like expose, but i find it to be more efficiant. about the hdd and graphics cards, what type of mother board and power supply are you using? I have never heard of an os 'killing' hardware, especially to that extent. that's also why you always install betas on secondary hard drives, so you can keep your data.
Stupid J@ck@ss Gonintento !!
I have an ASUS P5KDeluxeWifiAP
the Power Supply is a Silverstone 850W
the HDD were Westendigital 500GB enterprise editions.
and the GPU Was a Nvidia GTX260 from EVGA
Plus I got a 2000W UPS and any other Power Power Protection
tech at the Power Panel in My House.
So if you think that it was because of a power problem I think you are wrong.
I m running this machine with Windows Vista almost two years now with zero failures Hardware or Data
And stupid Jackass I DID install W7 in a secondary HDD. So next time you ll do a assumption think again and if you want to see a troll just go and look your self in the mirror b@stard.