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Asides 
The curtain has been raised (slightly) on the next installment of Microsoft’s Windows operating system – Windows 7.
Microsoft hope it will bring the internet, mobile phone and PC closer together. But reviews have so far been mixed, although reviewers have been limited to trying the (pre-beta version).
The full version is expected to be capable of working with a touchscreen screen, navigating documents and the Web similar to Apple’s iPhone. It is officially released at the end of 2009.
“I have seen the future, and it is bleak. Windows 7, the next big version, the one that was supposed to fix everything that was wrong with Vista, is here (at least in pre-beta form), and I can now say – with some confidence – that Microsoft has once again dropped the ball.
“Overall, I’m extremely disappointed with Windows 7. Far from atoning for Vista’s sins, Windows 7 simply carries them forward, visiting them upon yet another generation. Windows 7 is no panacea. Rather, it’s just more of the same: slow, bloated, and frustrating as hell.”
“When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft hasn’t just learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista. It has picked up a thing or two from Apple’s OS X, judging by first impressions.
“It’s not clear how big the changes are so far. If you put the beta-build of Windows 7 side-by-side with Windows Vista, you’d be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Yes, some of the icons look slightly different and there’s no sidebar, but it’s essentially still the Vista look and feel. But that changes when you start to use Windows 7.
“For a start the OS won’t nag you as much; many notifications are banished to a control panel, you get to approve icons before they show up in the system tray and Microsoft has reined in Vista’s useful but annoying UAC prompts; you can choose which ones you want to see or turn them off altogether.”
“Initially Windows 7 looks similar to Vista, but there a lot of new features that have been added. Under the skin, Microsoft has been working hard. Boot times have been reduced, and certainly the review laptop Microsoft provided has a fairly snappy boot time.
“Microsoft has been working with OEMs to improve battery life – simple things such as reducing the timer frequency can improve battery life by up to 10 per cent. The networking stack has had new diagnostics added to help users figure out exactly where the problem lies.
“So, is this all a big deal? It’s not a change to the fundamental core of Windows, and most of the improvements sound relatively small. But taken together, they seem to address many of the issues people have had for Windows. I’m looking forward to trying it out, starting this afternoon.”
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at 8:27 pm
yes
at 8:27 pm
you pay for what you get
im quite happy to pay for quality i kind of guess you are not. For instance, 2 cars go exactly the same speed, one is made by BMW the other is made by Toyota, why do people buy the BMW? 
btw about 30% of mac sales are from people who buy mac hardware to run windows on
at 8:27 pm
you have to own a copy of either XP or Vista preinstalled to install the upgrade over
at 8:27 pm
What they’re failing to mention is the fact that those with XP (example) can buy the upgrade versions and still be able to to do a full clean install by simply selecting the “Custom Install” box insread of clicking on “Upgrade” box.
The difference between an upgrade version versus a complete copy is what…?!?
at 8:27 pm
@RedMclaren I think it requres 1GB ram but look on the requirements page from Microsoft
at 8:27 pm
should work just about as well as xp
at 8:27 pm
Hello people! Can I install Windows 7 on this PC? It won’t play Aero, but I wouldn’t mind that but, the problem is; I have only 768MB of RAM. Can I still install it though?
at 8:27 pm
NPderive- Paying for HARDWARE….HAHA no you paying for the name. because you can buy a pc with better specs then a Macbook pro for alot cheaper than what Mac will offer. Like i did. check out ASUS laptops kick macs ass. O and this comment was made on a WINDOWS 7 operating system. Its Amazing. If i dont wanna ever do anything with a computer i will go with a mac. Except edit photos and make a video.
at 8:27 pm
djwhetzel: The difference is for the MAC you’re paying for hardware with user experience in mind. The software makes it all work very well, and the upgrade to snow leopard only cost users 30$. This is 200$ for something that I should have gotten the last time I paid 200$, which was something I should have gotten even prior to that when I paid 200$. That’s a scam if you ask me.
at 8:27 pm
Patrick’s Shirt +1 Damn I need to shop at ginx more and less american eagle… -_-
at 8:27 pm
Windows 7 on everything
at 8:27 pm
Lol, that’s so funny.
A MAC person worried about price.
at 8:27 pm
sooo expensive fuk windows man all aobut MACS snow leopard only £25 YAY
at 8:27 pm
I want Patrick’s shirt.
at 8:27 pm
LOve Win7!
at 8:27 pm
her arms are soooooooo long, if the tech thing dont work out she can come and clean the fuck out of my windows. safe
at 8:27 pm
there should be a ‘Windows 7 Uber Manch!!!’
at 8:27 pm
I listened to the hype and upgraded to Win 7 from Vista. I regret doing that, there’s nothing that was really win 7 does noticeably better than Vista, other than nice backgrounds.
Here’s reasons not to upgrade to Win 7 from Vista:
No mini player in windows media player.
More clicks to get what you want
The shut down button looks worse than vista
If you change the look of 1 of your music folders, it changes the view in all of them
at 8:27 pm
AOTS FTW
at 8:27 pm
failed top “6″ reasons not to upgrade
ima upgrade
at 8:27 pm
LOL. Windows badass
at 8:27 pm
this reminds me of Attack of the Show o.o like a lot
at 8:27 pm
yes
at 8:27 pm
Introduction video = FREE GIVEAWAYS. PC games and I phone skins. SUBSCRIBE and WATCH to win.
RyTyTech™
at 8:27 pm
no, you won’t