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November 18, 2009 at 6:25 am
Just because it has error messages that better explain why the computer won’t do what you want it to do doesn’t mean it’s a better operating system. Go Mac. It just works.
Rating: 2 / 5
November 18, 2009 at 7:53 am
I switched from Windows to Mac about 4 years ago. Since then Macs have been close to flawless, and yes Windows had some hiccups, but I still want to keep up with it. All Macs now can run windows, as I’d like to, but the pricing/copy protection system is out of whack. Microsoft is so paranoid about piracy that it’s hugely difficult to install Windows without a new valid copy. I know that might sound like I’m just advocating piracy, but if anyone at Microsoft is listening, hear me out: Folks won’t be calling into MS and costing you money with tech support without a valid license, some just want to throw a copy on a separate partition of their Mac hard drive for occasional use. This is beneficial for Microsoft in many ways, i.e. it bumps up Windows market-share, it would probably engender more sympathy that MS is a ‘play nice’ company and not just a behemoth that needs strict regulation, if it’s priced fair it would throw a few more dollars in the MS coffer, and it would help with general PR (which MS is having a really hard time with). Either it should be more affordable for the occasional user, or made easier for folks to install while forgoing any tech support.
In the Mac world when you buy a new OS, you can install it on any Mac that can handle it (hardware-wise). It’s so easy and seamless. I understand it’s a different financial situation for MS, but they’re not helping anything with their overly strict pricing system.
I hope this review can be read without jumping into the all-too-common ‘Mac vs. PC’ fight. I’d like to imagine a world where they both learn from each other and thrive.
Rating: 2 / 5
November 18, 2009 at 8:06 am
Things I like:
Nice visual style,
rotating desktop backgrounds,
less security prompts,
Paint is improved,
IE8 doesn’t crash as often.
Things I don’t like:
Has issues recognizing internet connection,
Very expensive when compared to other operating system prices,
Programs still crashing,
Slow boot,
Slow Shut Down,
Visual effects get annoying after a while,
Windows Media Player is boring,
Features that are meant to be convenient but are not,
Can not transfer your license to a different computer,
Product Activation nag.
Overall it is a mediocre improvement from XP, great from Vista… but if you need the full install this price is unreasonable.
Rating: 1 / 5
November 18, 2009 at 9:09 am
Just to show that I’m a reviewer to be trusted, I will give my computer information: I have a MacBook Pro 15-inch with a 320gb hard drive (on the actual computer it displays it as 290) and the top notch hardware features. I run a dual boot system with Windows 7 on it so I can run all my programs that are not compatible with Mac. It splits my hard drive into a 220 drive for my Mac OS X and 72 for my Windows 7. here’s my experience of 7: love it, love it, love it!!! Let me start off with a pros and cons list:
Pros:
- as in the 7 commercial: “snappy and responconsive (spelled incorrectly purposely)”
- never a bit of lag or slowness. this thing is faster than my Mac OS X side!
- full driver support. not one problem with it yet.
- that macs crash less than Vista is true. that macs crash less than windows in general is a false statement. i’m not prepared to tell you how many of my friends’ macbooks with leopard on them have crashed in the past year (im in high school and a trained intern in IT). my computer hasn’t crashed once yet with 7
- everything looks cool, maybe cooler than mac! my friends saw me using this, apparently thought it was on Mac OS, they said without any knowledge that it was windows “that is the coolest looking screen i’ve ever seen!!.” pretty good testimony, no?
- taskbar, which is half-inspired by the mac dock, is frickin sweet! brings the best of both the dock and the windows taskbar! seriously!
- amazing compatibility. the compatibility on this thing is redesigned. i use 10 windows xp exclusive programs on here, and they work like a charm, WITHOUT EVEN ACTIVATING COMPATIBILITY MODE! this is serious! Does anyone remember the game Knights of the Old Republic? does anyone recall that it doesn’t work on Vista and won’t work with XP since it is incompatible with half of the new graphics cards? well listen to this: i got it working on Windows 7! seriously! a program that was supposed to be compatible with XP, was not, but now works on 7! ha! and this was without compatibility mode turned on!
- windows 7 themes are outstandingly beautiful. sometimes i even activate show desktop just to look at it. when i do, i let out a sigh of pleasure like this: “aaaaaaahhhhhh”
- the clean install is the fastest i’ve ever seen on a computer. seriously! it is! it usually takes on average for any os about 45 mins to an hour. on 7 ultimate it took me 25 minutes! now that’s great!
- more, but there are too many to name on such a short notice
cons:
- all but flawless. theres a few bumps here and there, but nothing that ruins my experience in the least bit. will be worked out in future updates, as they already have been
there’s one thing I must say to all of those who say this is expensive: yes. it may be expensive. but have you ever recalled that Mac computers themselves are actually on average $300 more for the same hardware? so in all these two OS’s on their respective computers are actually around the same price range. so ha!
I was going to write some more in my review, but that’s really all I can say. not a single major issue, one or two minor issues that are fixable, that’s windows 7 for you!
overall: Windows 7 is the best operating system windows has ever developed! and it’s already equivalent to Mac OS X, if not better!
Rating: 5 / 5
November 18, 2009 at 11:56 am
its death by a thousand cuts again. I just tried to copy a thumb drive ono my PC, and was told I need Administrator privilege. M’soft has got a huge problem that is not solvable by new releases: they need to run on many hardware platforms and legacy file formats. They are the victim of “combinatorial explosion” beyond their control. That, plus the virus-spyware problem, initiated my labor-saving action:
I just bought a Mac.
Rating: 1 / 5