Windows 7 is shaping up to be a really nice OS. Honestly, I think it is good enough to win me over from OS X, as it has been my primary OS at home since the beta was officially released. No crashes, and pretty much everything is working on my HP notebook.
The only real issue I have experienced is that Google Chrome doesn't work. Win 7 actually told me when I tried to open it that it may have problems, and it does.
Infuriatingly, in Firefox, after typing an address, pressing enter does not navigate to the page, I have to click on the little "go" icon. Not sure what the issue is there, but should be easily fixed by Mozilla.
I could totally see a Fall release date, to me it seems pretty solid. In 4 years of Mac usage, I never had one kernel panic, and I expect as much on any OS. So far, Windows 7 has failed to BSOD, but to be fair, neither did Vista for the short time I used it on the HP.
Apple, your overpriced hardware (especially notebooks) has finally driven me away. I love your OS, but your prices are ridiculous, MS has shown me a viable OS that I don't mind using, and on much cheaper hardware. It's been fun, and hey, we still have the iPhone right? *cough* for now *cough* Palm Pre *cough*
Huh? I'm not trying to be biased, what do you mean? I really do own a Mac (actually 2 at the moment, 3 purchased total). I really like the OS, though I think that Tiger was just as good as Leopard, my older Mac still runs great with Tiger.
But I finally wanted a notebook, and the least expensive 15" Mac notebook is $2000. Yes, they look great with the aluminum and glass, but I'm more interested in the specs and OS. If Apple made a 15" MacBook (not pro, same specs as the 13") for around $1000, I'd have bought it.
When I bought the HP, I thought that Vista wasn't all that bad - it's ok, but Windows 7 is, in my mind, good. Maybe it's the similarity of the new taskbar to the dock on OS X, the increased speed, or I don't know what.
So, biased? Last year, I never read Engadget, I stuck to TUAW. I'm ashamed to admit that I was a fanboy. I told everyone to buy a Mac, blah blah blah, the usual spiel, Steve Jobs was god, everything. But Windows 7 has opened my eyes. I still think OS X is a great OS, but I can no longer accept the price premium on the hardware.
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Windows 7 is shaping up to be a really nice OS. Honestly, I think it is good enough to win me over from OS X, as it has been my primary OS at home since the beta was officially released. No crashes, and pretty much everything is working on my HP notebook.
The only real issue I have experienced is that Google Chrome doesn't work. Win 7 actually told me when I tried to open it that it may have problems, and it does.
Infuriatingly, in Firefox, after typing an address, pressing enter does not navigate to the page, I have to click on the little "go" icon. Not sure what the issue is there, but should be easily fixed by Mozilla.
I could totally see a Fall release date, to me it seems pretty solid. In 4 years of Mac usage, I never had one kernel panic, and I expect as much on any OS. So far, Windows 7 has failed to BSOD, but to be fair, neither did Vista for the short time I used it on the HP.
Apple, your overpriced hardware (especially notebooks) has finally driven me away. I love your OS, but your prices are ridiculous, MS has shown me a viable OS that I don't mind using, and on much cheaper hardware. It's been fun, and hey, we still have the iPhone right? *cough* for now *cough* Palm Pre *cough*
I almost believed you were unbiased.
Huh? I'm not trying to be biased, what do you mean? I really do own a Mac (actually 2 at the moment, 3 purchased total). I really like the OS, though I think that Tiger was just as good as Leopard, my older Mac still runs great with Tiger.
But I finally wanted a notebook, and the least expensive 15" Mac notebook is $2000. Yes, they look great with the aluminum and glass, but I'm more interested in the specs and OS. If Apple made a 15" MacBook (not pro, same specs as the 13") for around $1000, I'd have bought it.
When I bought the HP, I thought that Vista wasn't all that bad - it's ok, but Windows 7 is, in my mind, good. Maybe it's the similarity of the new taskbar to the dock on OS X, the increased speed, or I don't know what.
So, biased? Last year, I never read Engadget, I stuck to TUAW. I'm ashamed to admit that I was a fanboy. I told everyone to buy a Mac, blah blah blah, the usual spiel, Steve Jobs was god, everything. But Windows 7 has opened my eyes. I still think OS X is a great OS, but I can no longer accept the price premium on the hardware.
cough 'cough' cough 'cough' cough
@Nathan
The thought on here from certain people is that if you have been turned away from Apple by something else then you were never really into Apple.
Its ridiculous - I see no bias in his post at all - just someone who is objective and see computing for what it is, cost and performance (not design).
peace out!
@ Poke
If you don't know the answer to my question then just say you don't know.
As you've seen from stalking my posts, no one is responding to the question yet, so I keep asking. And btw, I'm choosing to ask people instead of researching the info on my own. What business is that of yours?
chrome works fine for me