Microsoft, Here's The Top 17 Ways To Screw Up Windows 7

tk - 533 days 16 hours ago

Vista is dead. Even though MS made lots of money in sales - it is dead. Coporates won't touch it. And the new Windows version is too close - so they will just skip Vista. XP is good. It works for corporates, and the installed base is too big to ignore. Same for the Office package. Many skip one generation. Office 97 was so good, that many skipped Office 2000. Some will skip Office 2003 and Offcie XP, and only jump to Office 2007. Vista was good - but in terms of timing, it is squeezed in between a very popular and stable OS, and the next one only a year or two away.

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nosmok - 533 days 15 hours ago

I wouldnt normally post but the author should do his research first.
i.e. 3. Rip off the Mac OS and Steve Jobs
"Apple’s Time Machine on windows"
"but why does every “new” Windows feature appears in the Mac first and then a dumbed-down version gets ported to the Windows world?"
Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy has been around for years, ok maybe a non tech-head didnt know where it was but facts are more important than fanboy bias. Apple's make excellent UI designed products 'Dave' accessable. (final Cut pro rules imo)
Microsoft make better business tools SQL, SQL Reporting ,(Office, Sharepoint, Great Planes)FInancial), Dynamics (supply chain, financial management, CRM) and development tools (Visual Studio)
They are apples and pears - different markets with a bit of cross over in the home user market.
Everthing is a copy of a copy, inventions and evolution goes in steps by improvement.

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Splenda14 - 533 days 14 hours ago

they messed up Vista like they did the 360

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josh14399 - 533 days 14 hours ago

just get macs in the future simple as. they maybe a bit more expensive but they are a lot faster and reliable than vista and xp put together. ive had a mac for three months now and it hasn't froze once unlike vista and xp where i had to either completely shut down or hope ctrl alt and delete work.

i know gaming isnt as fun on a mac but i dont play pc games coz they are geeky. but if more gamers actually bought macs game companies would add mac support or you could just use crossover.

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nosmok - 533 days 13 hours ago

>>they messed up Vista like they did the 360
Sorry to dissappoint you - but its just stupid fanboyism.(yes I have all 3 consoles and own a mac, PC's, and host Linux servers). I play for games not for the plastic box they run on.

xbox as 19 million worldwide sales,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
With top quality games like GoW, Halo, GTA4 plus XNA (abilty for homecoders to write games for the console which in turn helps the industy long term.)
I dont think they honestly messed up the 360. Microsoft had the first half but maybe sony will have the second. 360 and Ps3(drakes, heavenly sword, MGS) both have good games but sony is playing catch up on features - especially when they announce years in advance and dont release on time again and again.(home, ingames messaging)

Sony will prolly win long term due to blueray but to dismiss xbox 360 as messed up is just plain dumb.

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nosmok - 533 days 13 hours ago

>>i know gaming isnt as fun on a mac but i dont play pc games coz they are geeky. but if more gamers actually bought macs game companies would add mac support or you could just use crossover.

So why post that on a gaming site? why post a non gamer post on a gaming site.

Because gamers like PC's, (starcraft anyone?) Developers can write games on a pc pretty cheaply( I know I worked on a view myself and its a cheap dev environment compared with the rest). Coders dont start on a console dev kit. They cut their teeth on a PC scene then move to consoles. The dev environment on a mac is pretty crap compared to PC. Macs dont cut it in big business (what database?? ) (for all the reasons I mentioned above. And they dont cut it for games except 'PORTS' of existing PC games.

I use my PC for Dev stuff, business, and games. it rules for that
I use my mac for photoshop, quark, final cut pro. it rules for that
And I play games depending on the game not the console. Hell bomberman still rocks years on.
Try and stop being narrowminded and focus on the games or the apps, not some kind of brand loyalty.

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Bob Dole - 533 days 12 hours ago

There's only one way to screw up Windows 7: Turn it on.

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tojfs7931 - 533 days 1 hour ago

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Ignore1.2 - Yes but....
Let's face it. Microsoft is going to screw up again. And don't start it, everyone knows XP performs better than Vista without a doubt. >>>

About that?

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treacherous_gamer - 532 days 22 hours ago

I don't want to take sides, or appear fanboyish (I hate that word), but search in Google for Vista vs XP performance comparison and you'll see what I say. And just for your viewing pleasures, check out the links below:

http://asia.cnet.com/review...

Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown : Is Windows Vista Faster Than XP?
http://www.tomshardware.com...

XP vs. Vista - A Tale of Framerates
http://enthusiast.hardocp.c...

Vista vs XP: Performance tested, and Vista is slower
http://www.custompc.co.uk/n...

FYI, Vista might be slower but I've been using Vista from Day 1 for it's DirectX10 support. And nothing can bring down two Radeon HD 3870 X2s in CrossFire.

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juuken - 532 days 18 hours ago

...Sticking with XP!
In other words, they shall fluck it up!

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