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I can just see it now....

Dear Everyone,
So we haven't been totally honest with you. This version of Windows 7 you've all been testing isn't actually our newest OS, we've been keeping that under wraps for now. Instead, you've all been testing the latest beta of our operating system, Windows Vista with the newest service pack, SP2. Thanks for playing!

Enjoy!
Steve]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
I also have been thinking for some time that a good price point for Windows 7 would be like $20. Seriously, if you're upgrading from one version of Vista to the comparable version of 7, then one Jackson should cover you. Sure I'd expect them to charge a whole lot more for an upgrade from XP or a prior OS as well as full versions of 7 but let's face it the buyers of Vista have already paid for the development of 7 since they obviously didn't spend a whole lot developing Vista (or Vista with SP1 for that matter).]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
That would be the test where Randal LOL Kennedy used different rigs to test the operating systems wouldn't it?

As for the Mojave experiment, it just confirmed what we always knew: People are stupid and gullible and will, in a sheep like fashion, believe anything they're told until they actually use the damn thing.]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Feb 2nd 2009 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/foundation/toastersamp.mspx]]>Jan 30th 2009 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
Amusing, since the first time I installed Ultimate I had to upgrade from Business using their recommended Flat Install process...]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
the biggest selling point of all the new Mac's is.......wait for it.......... it can run Windows!!

Yeah...Let's buy an over priced computer so I can run boot camp...turd!!

And before you say anything else YOU think is witty... I use both Windows AND Mac (as well as Linux) but I do not waste my time talking smack on forums....in other words....GROW UP!! ]]>Jan 30th 2009 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/It doesn't, so get over it.

7 != Vista SP2

It's like saying XP was a service pack for 2000.]]>Jan 30th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
Anywho, how often does a "brand new" operating system do basically what the last one was supposed to do, but with a fatter taskbar.]]>Jan 30th 2009 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
I didn't see this fix in the list of hotfixes for SP2 beta either. Luckily this is not an issue in SP1 or Windows 7 on the same hardware, wtf Microsoft?]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Feb 20th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/but a lot of the negatiitiy will be put to rest with this release.

And after being a beta tester for windows 7 and noticing the improvement I CAN HONESTLY SAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME that microsoft is on to some amazing times ahead.]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
But I agree, I'm much more interested in testing 7. I'm just using SP2 on my 2008 workstation at work. At home I have a Macbook with 7 in bootcamp.]]>Jan 30th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 31st 2009 2:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
Morty: Well, we just bought a new place down there.

Estelle: I know, we were looking at the brochure.

Morty: What?

Helen: Why, you thinking of moving?

Frank: Not really.

Morty: Because if you are, you shouldn't. There's nothing available in that

development.

Frank: Are you telling me there's not one condo available in all of Del Boca

Vista?

Morty: That's right. They went like hotcakes.

Frank: How'd you get yours?

Morty: Got lucky.

Frank: Are you trying to keep us out of Del Boca Vista?!

here's the rest of the episode:

http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheShowerhead.htm]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
I completely agree with you. True, I have a rather nice computer (AMD X2 5200+ w/ 8 GB of DDR2 800), but 64 bit Vista is very nice. Call me shallow but I like the UI with Aero a lot, and the 64 bit support with backwards compatibility for 32 programs works very well.

I was supremely annoyed by UAC, but it is rather simple to turn off now. While this makes Vista less secure, it is still more secure than XP.

As for games, I have not really seen a decrease in performance and its nice being able to run in DX10 mode without having to download some hacked files for windows XP.

Overall, I cant really say I have had any problems with Vista... I think 90% of the people who rip on Vista either have not tried it since SP1 (which fixed a lot of issues), with the latest drivers (many companies have finally gotten on the ball and have nice Vista drivers), or have not tried Vista at all.

I feel that Vista got a bad reputation due to bad 3rd party drivers at launch, some rather annoying bugs in the release version, and the fact that they hyped up the release then delivered a product that was sub-par many people's expectations, not to mention the whole "Vista Capable" debacle.]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
Discounting 3rd party vendors, there was never a day when Vista wasn't superior to XP.

The sheeple can bite me. =)]]>Jan 31st 2009 3:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
Oh well, I'll enjoy my time in the Vista Mountains.]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/
WTH!? That's like saying you enjoyed that new sandwich someone handed you with the mold on it. It was fun and exciting trying to eat around the problem area.]]>Jan 30th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/windows-vista-sp2-rc-may-be-in-the-hands-of-testers-as-we-speak/Jan 30th 2009 5:02PM