Windows 7 is worth it

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I'm amazed at how much more stable it is than vista.

But navigating, searching/finding files etc. is so much better and more intuitive. This is saving me tons of time and tons of frustration.

I turned off all windows components that it lets you except for search. Total ram use including OS is around 900MB on my computer.

If anyone is considering upgrading, it's well worth it IMO, but I'm no computer guru.
 
I like 7. Currently my desktop has been on for 55 days 21 hrs without reboot. Very stable, works well.
 
Yep. Win7 is MS's best product ever IMO. Haven't built an XP computer on my portion of the network here since we recieved the ISO image back in August.

And I hope to never have to install XP on anything ever again.
 
Originally Posted By: crw
What? When did they build Windows on top of Linux? I'm shocked!


Somebody tried with Lindows. I forget the details but it didn't work out.
 
Originally Posted By: beast3300
Originally Posted By: crw
What? When did they build Windows on top of Linux? I'm shocked!


Somebody tried with Lindows. I forget the details but it didn't work out.


I'm joking. Everyone was claiming how stable Win7 is, and so I was joking that there must be Linux underneath it. (Kind of what Mac OS-X is now.)

But since Win7 uses so much memory and isn't free, it couldn't be Linux.
 
Code:
colton@Laura ~ $ free

total used free shared buffers cached

Mem: 2072780 1909764 163016 0 524 1076112

-/+ buffers/cache: 833128 1239652

Swap: 2104504 1312 2103192

Uses a lot less ram..oh, wait. :P
 
Originally Posted By: crw
Originally Posted By: beast3300
Originally Posted By: crw
What? When did they build Windows on top of Linux? I'm shocked!


Somebody tried with Lindows. I forget the details but it didn't work out.


I'm joking. Everyone was claiming how stable Win7 is, and so I was joking that there must be Linux underneath it. (Kind of what Mac OS-X is now.)

But since Win7 uses so much memory and isn't free, it couldn't be Linux.


I understand, I remember a "Lindows" that was designed to be Linux for windows users.
 
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Originally Posted By: crw
What? When did they build Windows on top of Linux? I'm shocked!


Somebody tried with Lindows. I forget the details but it didn't work out.


That was just a graphical theme that looked like Windows, to try to make it more palatable to teh migrating Windows user.

It didn't work out because they charged money for it. I think they changed their name to Linspire. Now, their CNR (Click N' Run) system for software installation is still in use. I thought I'd read some months ago that Ubuntu was looking at using it.
 
Meh. The "Libraries" concept and the changes to the taskbar are, in my mind, quite obnoxious and irritating. That, and I dislike the "flatness" of the default Aero theme, as opposed to the more refined, polished look of Vista. Various other visual quirks (like the Start pearl having the Windows logo "flare" out instead of the background "lighting up" like it does in Vista) are minor, but nag at me.

The way the system groups related items in the taskbar is also irritating. Personally, I like the way Vista/XP do it -- separate buttons at the bottom, with the name of the program/document unless the taskbar is full, in which case the group things. Yes, I know the option can be changed, but even changing it to be more Vista/XP-like doesn't get it *quite* right.

Yes, there are a few improvements, particularly in UAC, perhaps a bit faster search speed, etc., but otherwise I don't see any major benefits of Windows 7 over, say, Vista SP2.

That, and the sleep/wake problems I've been having with 7 on my laptop that never exhibited them under Vista is also somewhat annoying. I made an image of my 7 system so I can restore it if needed and put Vista back on it. So far, no problems, and it's considerably more intuitive to use.

/I'm 27. Why do I sound like a curmudgeonly old man?
 
Originally Posted By: crw

I'm joking. Everyone was claiming how stable Win7 is, and so I was joking that there must be Linux underneath it. (Kind of what Mac OS-X is now.)


Almost correct. It is BSD that OSX is based on.
 
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and isn't free, it couldn't be Linux.


Linux does not have to be given away.

A company can charge money for a distribution and most make their money by offering a support contract; the stipulation is that they have to provide the source code for the exact product they are providing to you. You can redistribute that code, but they are under no obligation to support or bug fix it.
 
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Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
A company can charge money for a distribution and most make their money by offering a support contract; the stipulation is that they have to provide the source code for the exact product they are providing to you. You can redistribute that code, but they are under no obligation to support or bug fix it.


The best example of this is the relationship between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Centos, who recompile the RHEL source code and re-brand it, then re-distribute it for free.
 
I like my linux mint 8 free. thank you very much
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Originally Posted By: beast3300
I like 7. Currently my desktop has been on for 55 days 21 hrs without reboot. Very stable, works well.


So you aren't doing Windows updates?
 
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